The Town of Scarborough is hosting its first ever Sustainable Scarborough Day on Sunday, Oct. 1, bringing together everyone from the environmentally conscious to the eco-curious for a day of learning and fun. The inaugural event will be held from 10 a.m.-2: p.m. at Wentworth School, 20 Quentin Drive on the municipal/school campus. Meet with […]
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Posted inMaine, News
Jefferson man dies after car strikes pole in Chelsea
Kevin Martin, 28, died Wednesday after losing control of his vehicle on Togus Road, police said.
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Large turnout in Augusta for contentious hearing on clean car and truck mandate
More than 150 people gathered for the forum to argue about whether Maine should adopt California-style electric vehicle standards.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough council pushes ahead with school project in hopes of renegotiating deal with The Downs
The Town Council must give the school project final approval by Sept. 6 to place it on the November ballot.
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Electrical problem sparks fire at Backyard Farms in Madison
The fire occurred Thursday and heavily damaged a building that houses several offices and which is adjacent to one of the tomato producer’s large greenhouses.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape plans workshop on Gull Crest as affordable housing site
A report said a potential parcel at the town recreation fields is “feasible but challenging.”
Posted inNew England, News
Mother drowns trying to rescue son at popular New Hampshire waterfall
The child slipped and fell into a pool and could not escape the fast, circulating current, police said.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Tipton resigns from South Portland school board to run for city council
South Portland Board of Education member Elyse Tipton has resigned to run for the District 5 City Council seat this November. Her resignation takes effect Nov. 1. As of Thursday, she had yet to file nomination papers as a council candidate. The deadline for all candidates to file is Sept. 8. Tipton, who has served […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Maine Idea: There’s a reason senators don’t serve for life
The infirmities of aging have been much debated as they apply to recent presidents, but mostly ignored when it comes to the U.S. Senate, where there’s evidence of actual disability. The most prominent example is Diane Feinstein, the California Democrat who made the apparently unwise decision to run for reelection in 2018 to a fifth […]
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Tom Purcell: Paying attention pays off
by Tom Purcell, August 14, 2023 Declining attention spans have reached epidemic levels. That’s what Adam Brown, co-director of the Center for Attention, Learning and Memory at St. Bonaventure University in New York, tells Time. That’s certainly the case with me. As I struggled to write the first three paragraphs of this column, I searched […]
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