When it meets on Nov. 4, the Scarborough Town Council is expected to approve a $17,000 expenditure to install a parking meter that would control on-street parking at Higgins Beach next summer season. During a meeting on Oct. 7, a majority of councilors approved adding the words “metered parking” to the ordinance governing the parking […]
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Thurlow wins Fire Chief of the Year award
Mike Thurlow, the fire chief in Scarborough for the past 14 years, has won the Chief of the Year award from the Maine Fire Chiefs’ Association. Thurlow received the award during a special ceremony on Oct. 7, and on hand to help celebrate were Scarborough Town Manager Tom Hall and town councilors Shawn Babine and […]
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Greetings from Zip Code 04074 (Life in the Suburbs): Jackie Turner left a legacy
Jackie Turner died this year. Her memorial service was the other day. For those who care about Scarborough, its history, what it is today – and more important what it has NOT become in this yuppie suburban landscape nowadays – Jackie Turner was a key figure in the l980s. She was a Scarborough native, a […]
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Editorial: No on Question 1
Nov. 3’s statewide ballot deserves more consideration than it is receiving – especially Question 1, which would significantly impact the electoral process in Maine. The new law, if passed, would require politicians to disclose their top three donors on all political ads so the electorate would know who or what is funding their campaign. It […]
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Ice arena hits funding skids
The Friends of Scarborough Hockey will disband if $2 million isn’t raised by spring. Despite its best efforts, a group of hockey enthusiasts hoping to build a new $5.5 million ice arena in Scarborough has hit a roadblock in raising the necessary funds. The result is that the Friends of Scarborough Hockey could disband. However, […]
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Cape reconsiders Fort Williams fee
For the third time in a decade, Cape Elizabeth councilors could take another look at whether to charge parking fees in Fort Williams Park as one way to generate revenue. Cape Elizabeth purchased the park from the federal government in 1964 and has never charged visitors to visit. The idea resurfaced last week when Jim […]
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Carrington hired as city clerk in South Portland
South Portland has hired Emily F. Carrington as its new City Clerk, according to a press release issued by Mayor Linda Cohen on Tuesday. Carrington will take the place of longtime clerk Susan Mooney. Her first day on the job will be Wednesday, Oct. 28, and she’ll be officially sworn in during a special ceremony […]
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Scarborough cancels council meeting
SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough Town Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 21, has been canceled due a lack of quorum as a result of the absence of several councilors. All agenda items will be moved to the meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. Call the clerk’s office at 730-4020 for more information.
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Boys Soccer: Red Storm swamp Mustangs
It wasn’t hard for Scarborough to dispatch visiting Massabesic on Thursday night, Oct. 15: Once Jacob McGarvey put them on top midway through the first half, they stayed on top and eventually claimed a 4-0 W. But it wasn’t exactly easy, either, as head coach Mark Diaz attested. “Nothing surprises me in this league,” Diaz […]
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Boys Soccer: Red Storm swamp Mustangs
It wasn’t hard for Scarborough to dispatch visiting Massabesic on Thursday night, Oct. 15: Once Jacob McGarvey put them on top midway through the first half, they stayed on top and eventually claimed a 4-0 W. But it wasn’t exactly easy, either, as head coach Mark Diaz attested. “Nothing surprises me in this league,” Diaz […]