The Scarborough Town Council will hold a public hearing and likely grant final approval to a proposal to redevelop the historic Southgate House in Dunstan on Aug. 19. The nearly $9 million project requires a contract zone. At a meeting July 15, the council approved the project on first reading. Avesta Housing, based in Portland, […]
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Southgate House redevelopment set for approval
The Scarborough Town Council will hold a public hearing and likely grant final approval to a proposal to redevelop the historic Southgate House in Dunstan on Aug. 19. The nearly $9 million project requires a contract zone. At a meeting July 15, the council approved the project on first reading. Avesta Housing, based in Portland, […]
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Third time a charm?
The Scarborough Town Council offers a $43.4 million school-spending package that faces voters Aug. 4. Scarborough Town Manager Tom Hall said this week he hopes the Town Council can “deliver a solution (on the school budget) that the majority can support.” The council was set to hold a special meeting on Wednesday, July 22, after […]
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New stop signs to slow traffic
In an effort to slow traffic in the Scamman Street neighborhood, the South Portland City Council has authorized the installation of several new stop signs. At its meeting Monday the council agreed with neighbors and Police Chief Ed Googins that the stop signs were necessary, particularly with redevelopment of the armory moving forward. Last fall […]
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Additional state aid to allow for tax relief
With the new state budget finalized, the South Portland School Department is expecting to receive $844,204 more in general aid to education. On Monday, the City Council approved using $480,000 of that new money to help offset the tax rate for the current fiscal year. Meanwhile, the school department will keep the remaining $364,205 for […]
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Council weighs strategies to further protect open space
It’s been 14 years since the city of South Portland has reviewed the status of its open space and with recent controversy regarding possible development of two city-owned lots the City Council has decided now is the time to take action. At a workshop last week the council agreed it’s critical to “reaffirm the city’s […]
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Westbrook Street lot preserved from development
The long-raging debate regarding the fate of the city-owned lot at the corner of Westbrook and Main streets in South Portland is finally over. On Monday the City Council approved a conservation easement that will permanently protect the 2-acre lot from development in a 6-0 vote with Councilor Maxine Beecher absent. The decision capped a […]
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Politics And Other Mistakes: Giving the game away
The only things stopping the Democratic Party from taking control of both chambers of the Maine Legislature in the 2016 election and the governorship in 2018 are two words: Sculptured abs. Wait, that can’t be right. Even with a six pack on every Dem candidates’ gut, they’d still lose way more than they’d win. Let’s […]
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Volunteers an essential Tri ingredient
Before sunrise on July 26, the first swarms of cyclists, runners and swimmers, dressed in athletic apparel, will arrive at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland for the state’s largest cancer-fighting fundraiser. Renee Bunker of Portland, like many other volunteers who make sure the event runs smoothly, will be right there waiting to show […]
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Agency on aging seeks health planning volunteers
SCARBOROUGH – The Southern Maine Agency on Aging is holding two, half-day training programs for advance health planning facilitators on July 29 and Aug. 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at its Scarborough offices. Anyone interested in becoming a certified health planning facilitator should call 396-6547 or email [email protected].