Land trust tour On April 15, a group of 18 people led by Alan Stearns, executive director of the Royal River Conservation Trust, ventured out on a walk down an old logging road near the junction of Church and Gloucester Hill roads. The property is owned by Don and Lynne Chandler. According to RRCT’s website, […]
2021
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside Windham: April 23
Lend a hand for Mother Earth Earth Day is celebrated in April every year, and this year the Windham Parks & Recreation department is challenging Windham residents to participate in earth-friendly efforts by taking part in its Take 5 Windham! initiative. Visit a local park or preserve and pick up five pieces of trash to […]
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Inside Bridgton: April 23
New business opening Nicholas Orgo of M.A.N.E. Catering and Events is opening a new venture, Stella’s on the Square, in the former Tom’s Homestead Restaurant at 6 North High St. In addition to a new home for his catering business, Orgo will offer a takeout meal service and provide a space to host special events, […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Scarborough High Student to attend West Point
SCARBOROUGH — Aiden J. Joyce of Scarborough has accepted an offer to attend the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree nominated Joyce to the Academy in December 2020. In his letter requesting a nomination, Joyce wrote, “The structure and rigidity of West Point would make my college experience as […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Amirault Scholarship awarded to student from Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — A student from Scarborough says se believes in the value of hard work and in the importance of sharing their gifts with others. He and another student have been named the winners of the 2021 Lila Grace Sullivan Amirault Scholarships. Logan Granger, a Scarborough resident and senior at Cheverus High School in Portland, […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Tom Purcell: The high price of a modest roof
The cost of construction materials has gone through the roof – if you can still afford a roof, which isn’t very affordable right now. All I wanted to do was build a modest roof over my modest deck at my modest house. But a year of government pandemic policies and the law of unintended consequences […]
Posted inReal Estate, Real Estate Feature
Taxes are due soon and homeowners have advantages
Basic reminders for renters, home owners and potential home sellers, as this year’s May 17 filing deadline is coming up.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Gordon Weil: ‘Cancel culture’ is a false claim
“That’s all she wrote.” Explaining this familiar American sentence, a British authority wrote that it means, “it’s all over; there’s no more to be said.” That’s what we used to think about history. You found out what happened and wrote a big book about it. While that belief was never true, it is now strongly […]
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Commentary: Maine should make it easier for EV drivers to plug in, charge up
Installing easily reached high-capacity quick-charge stations on our state’s highways is a prerequisite to progress in the sale and use of EVs.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Give back in Scarborough through reusable bag program
The program aims to eliminate single-use plastics while donating to local nonprofit.