The Scarborough Town Council was expected this week to set the third school budget referendum for Tuesday, Aug. 4. Last week, voters rejected a second school spending package, with a majority saying the proposed budget was too low. The Town Council and Board of Education must now wrestle with what the previous two failed school […]
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Third school budget vote expected Aug. 4
The Scarborough Town Council was expected this week to set the third school budget referendum for Tuesday, Aug. 4. Last week, voters rejected a second school spending package, with a majority saying the proposed budget was too low. The Town Council and Board of Education must now wrestle with what the previous two failed school […]
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Pesticide ban plods forward
Even though a majority of councilors in South Portland support a ban against the use of pesticides, they agreed this week that taking a slow and steady approach would be best. During a workshop Monday, the council took nearly three hours of comment on the proposed pesticide ban, which was first brought forward by the […]
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Pesticide ban plods forward
Even though a majority of councilors in South Portland support a ban against the use of pesticides, they agreed this week that taking a slow and steady approach would be best. During a workshop Monday, the council took nearly three hours of comment on the proposed pesticide ban, which was first brought forward by the […]
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Cape Elizabeth/Scarborough Briefs
Tall ships to draw crowds at Fort Williams On Saturday, July 18, the “tall ships” are coming to Portland Harbor at 1:45 p.m., beginning with a “Parade of Sail” past Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth. Up to 14 ships are expected to sail in the parade, stretching out single file for more than 2 […]
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Ferry Village seen as ripe for community garden
A successful community garden does more than give people a place to grow produce. It can also stimulate friendship, beautify the neighborhood, build new skills and encourage self-reliance. These are just a few of the reasons that Joan Herzog, a resident, wants to establish a community garden in the Ferry Village neighborhood of South Portland. […]
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South Portland felon pleads guilty to gun charge
U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced Friday that Sean Johnson, also known as “Thomas Butler” and “Wayne Sunderland,” 32, of South Portland, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to Delahanty, on May 23 Johnson pulled alongside another vehicle with two occupants stopped at […]
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South Portland felon pleads guilty to gun charge
U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced Friday that Sean Johnson, also known as “Thomas Butler” and “Wayne Sunderland,” 32, of South Portland, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to Delahanty, on May 23 Johnson pulled alongside another vehicle with two occupants stopped at […]
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Maiers donate land to Scarborough Marsh
Scarborough residents Jim and Liz Maier recently donated approximately 2 acres of land to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, which manages the Scarborough Marsh. Located off Black Point Road, near the Libby River, the 2.16-acre parcel consists of upland woodlands and wetlands and provides a protective buffer to the 3,200-acre Scarborough Marsh […]
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Maiers donate land to Scarborough Marsh
Scarborough residents Jim and Liz Maier recently donated approximately 2 acres of land to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, which manages the Scarborough Marsh. Located off Black Point Road, near the Libby River, the 2.16-acre parcel consists of upland woodlands and wetlands and provides a protective buffer to the 3,200-acre Scarborough Marsh […]