The Margaret Chase Smith Library is pleased to announce the theme of its tenth annual Margaret Chase Smith Essay Contest. In light of the recent anti-discrimination referendum vote in Maine and debates over two Supreme Court nominees, we invite Maine high school seniors to submit essays explaining their views on the role the government should […]

The Margaret Chase Smith Library is pleased to announce the theme of its tenth annual Margaret Chase Smith Essay Contest. In light of the recent anti-discrimination referendum vote in Maine and debates over two Supreme Court nominees, we invite Maine high school seniors to submit essays explaining their views on the role the government should […]

Scarborough Downs will have a grand opening of its Winner’s Circle room to seniors on Thursday, Feb. 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jose Duddy will perform and a buffet lunch will be served. As news about the opening reached the community, several businesses stepped forward to donate items. La-Z-Boy has donated a chair. […]

The Pond Cove Parent’s Association is hosting its sixth annual craft night Monday, Feb. 6 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. There will be up to 10 different craft stations from sports banners to valentine cards. The cost is $3 per child, and all materials will be provided. For more information, contact Vicki Kennedy at […]

Richard Coyne, a graduate of Scarborough High School, made the dean’s list for the fall semester at Alfred University in Alfred, N.Y. Coyne, a senior in the College of Business, had to earn at least a 3.3 grade point average to make the dean’s list.

Stop playing On Jan. 22, police ordered two males to stop playing on the Wentworth Intermediate School playground with air guns. Located teen On Jan. 19, police received a report of a missing 19-year-old female who had not been heard from since Christmas. Police located the teen at a Portland shelter four days later. Drugs […]

Rep. Darlene Curley, R-Scarborough, does not want to see a bill she has sponsored to curb drivers under suspension from becoming watered down during the legislative process. “I’m a little disappointed that some of my colleagues want to make it weaker,” Curley said. “When you and your family get in the car in the morning […]

Join thousands of cyclists as they ride across the Massachusetts in the 27th annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, the nation’s original bike-a-thon for charity that raises more money than any other athletic fundraising event in the country. Held on Saturday, Aug. 5, and Sunday, Aug. 6, the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge is open to 4,000 cyclists who come from […]

Looking for a house in Scarborough without a large checkbook is a difficult task, maybe even impossible. Just ask Raelene Bodman. Bodman, a 1993 Scarborough High School graduate and child care manager for Scarborough Community Services, has been unsuccessfully searching for home in town for about six months. Bodman and her husband Michael Bodman purchased […]

There are no chocolate mints on the pillows for travelers on one of HaveHeart’s volunteer vacations. There are no multi-story casinos, no theme parks, no shopping malls, no neon signs luring money-wielding tourists. Instead there are hillsides dotted with homes made of wood and tin scraps, children scavenging through the local dump and little electricity. […]