Scarborough Middle School teacher Tom Griffin challenged his students: raise $500 for the Maine Children’s Cancer Program, and he’d (gulp!) jump into frigid Sebago Lake during the annual ice fishing derby last month. The kids delivered and so did Griffin, joining dozens of hearty souls who hit the 40 degree water – oh, so briefly […]

Scarborough Middle School teacher Tom Griffin challenged his students: raise $500 for the Maine Children’s Cancer Program, and he’d (gulp!) jump into frigid Sebago Lake during the annual ice fishing derby last month. The kids delivered and so did Griffin, joining dozens of hearty souls who hit the 40 degree water – oh, so briefly […]

Scarborough kindergarten registration will be held at Wentworth Intermediate School March 27 through March 30. Registration will be by appointment only. Please call Pleasant Hill School at 730-5250 to make an appointment. This registration is for children who will be 5 years old by Oct. 15 and will be entering school in September.

A step toward making Knightville the commercial-residential neighborhood envisioned in the city plan was described by developers at a City Council workshop Monday night. Building contractors Paul Leddy and Peter Hauser presented plans and artist’s concepts for Mill Cove Landing, a development of 27 condominiums and four retail businesses that would occupy nearly the entire […]

Hospice of Southern Maine has cleared the first hurdle in its plan to build an 18-bed hospice house in Scarborough. The Zoning Board of Appeals granted the agency a special exception last week. The special exception was necessary in order for the project to move to the Planning Board. Jody Deegan, chief executive officer of […]

Sixteen area students have recently earned promotions in the karate program at Northern Chi Martial Arts Center in Scarborough. Savannah Belisle, Connor Gervais, Meaghan Martin and Colleen Morehead of Scarborough, and Grace Collomy of Gorham earned the rank of orange belt. Ben Bergeron of Scarborough earned his purple belt. Stephanie Cange and Molly LeComte of […]

Maine Transplant Program Box About 65 patients a year receive transplants through the program. Transplant Coordinatior Roxanne Taylor, a registered nurse, said about 50 percent of organs come from living donors, usually a family member or close friend. Organs are collected and distributed regionally from a nationwide program called the United Network of Organ Sharing. […]

Scarborough Triad will be meeting at 1 p.m. Monday, March 20, at the Scarborough Police Department. The discussion topic will be safety in the home. A representative from Project G.R.A.C.E. will also be speaking.

The Cape Elizabeth School Jazz bands and combos will be entertaining the Cape Elizabeth community once again. The annual Jazz Cabaret will be held on Friday, March 24 at 7 p.m. and again on Sunday, March 26 at 2 p.m. This year, the entertainment will include percussionist student Jeffrey Witherell, a high school junior who […]