The Scarborough Academic Decathlon team took home another state championship last weekend, earning its 17th title in the 21 years the competition has been held in the state. This year, the Scarborough team was the top scorer in the 18-team competition held Saturday at Deering High School. The team featured the state’s top two scorers- […]

A group of Pond View Drive residents spoke out against a proposal to use their road as part of the Eastern Trail during a presentation Monday night, telling planners they do not want their neighborhood connected to the system. “You have to find some way to ensure the neighborhood that our situation will remain the […]

A traditional St. Patrick’s Day dinner will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at St. Maximilian Kolbe, 150 Black Point Road, Scarborough. Baked ziti is also a menu choice. Tickets cost $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $4 for children, (age 4 and under, free). The dinner is sponsored by the […]

It’s hard to believe an inactive landfill can go nearly 20 years without being closed, slowly leaking its contents into the ground we all walk on and the water we all depend on. Department of Environmental Protection regulations dictate that owners of landfills close them a year after they’ve stopped using them as a dump. […]

The First United Methodist Church is hosting a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 18. The church is located at 179 Ridgeland Ave. in South Portland. For more information, call 767-2688.

Cape Town Councilor Mike Mowles and lawyer Jennifer Duddy, who will face off in July for the Republican spot in the November election for the House District 121 spoke at the Cape Elizabeth Republican caucus Saturday. Duddy announced her campaign at the caucus. State Representative and South Portland resident Kevin Glynn is running for the […]

Following a recent string of home burglaries in Scarborough, including two last month, Scarborough police are reminding resident to lock their doors. Last month, there were several break-ins where police said the burglar entered homes through unlocked garage doors and gained access to the house. The burglaries occurred late at night when the homeowner was […]

The Women’s Council of St. John’s the Evangelist in South Portland are hosting a retreat on March 24. Rev. Michael Gendreau will speak at the retreat. The program will start at 9:30 a.m. in the church’s Parish Center at 29 Aspen Ave. The group will attend noon Mass at St. John’s Church, which will be […]

When Donna Chapman started looking into turning her family’s property off Route 22 in Scarborough into an equestrian center in 1998, she was surprised by what she found. Chapman discovered she might never be able to use the property because it had been a landfill, and state regulations restrict owners from doing almost anything with […]