The Scarborough Town Council has approved a new fiscal year budget that could increase the tax rate by 87 cents per $1,000 of valuation, following a lengthy debate at its May 20 meeting. Councilors Ed Blaise and Peter Hayes both voted against the combined municipal and school spending package, which requires $59.3 million from taxpayers […]
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Scarborough/South Portland Briefs
SMMC offers new welding program This spring and summer the Southern Maine Community College in South Portland will begin training sessions in its new welding program. The 12-week Aluminum Welding course will begin on Saturday, June 2, to be followed by an Introduction to Welding course. Additional courses in Aluminum Welding and Advanced Structural Welding […]
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Sowing success, garden club marks 40 years
A shared love of gardening, a commitment to community service and the enjoyment of each other’s company have kept the Scarborough Garden Club going strong for the past 40 years. Begun in 1975 by fewer than a dozen residents, the club has grown to be one of the largest in the Stroudwater District of the […]
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Tenant hires attorney in wake of Summer Oven pizza shop plan
A new 30-seat brick-oven pizzeria could open as soon as this summer in one of the existing buildings on the Cape Co-op property on Ocean House Road, but only if the property owner and the tenant who leases the building can reach an agreement. The Cape Elizabeth Planning Board unanimously approved the site plan for […]
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Ann Veronica shop owner set to close doors
A women’s apparel and jewelry store on Shore Road in Cape Elizabeth, Ann Veronica, is closing its doors this weekend on a high note after more than 12 years in business, says its owner and textile designer, Ann Perrino. Perrino’s mission for the business, which she said she has “more than achieved,” has been about […]
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Pond Cove Elementary celebrates Arts Day
For the 13th year, every student at Cape Elizabeth’s Pond Cove Elementary School on Friday, May 29, will participate in Arts Day, described by organizers as one of the most compelling and dynamic days of the school year. During the event, students will spend the entire school day learning about various art mediums, from painting […]
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Greetings from Zip Code 04074 (Life in the Suburbs): I’m a fraud war soldier
I’m resigning from some committees, groups, causes and activities in Scarborough. I want to commit myself instead to the War on Fraud that our governor, Paul LePage, is waging. Here are the Top Ten bills that are either in the Legislature dealing with food stamps, welfare mothers, EBT card abuse, or on criminalization of trying […]
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Editorial: We’re all thumbs
In what has become an occasional feature for this space, welcome to another edition of “We’re all thumbs,” in which the editorial staff of Current Publishing picks proverbial winners and losers, heroes and villains from recent news stories: • Thumbs UP to Maine’s war veterans. Last weekend, they were remembered with parades and ceremonies, but […]
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South Portland High School Honor Roll
Grade 12 High Honors Holly Black, Jacob Brown, Paige Carter, Lauren Magnuson, Bevan Whitehead, Abby Young. Honors Eduardo Anzurez Uroza, Alexa Betters, Janeya Blackwell-Orr, Jacob Breau, Jacob Breton, Luke Brown, Margaret Bushey, Tucker Carter, Hannah Conway, Devyn Emery, James Falconer, Gabriella Ferrell, Savannah Fields, Maella Ford, Stella Gotts, Brandon Hamilton, Joshua Kim, Sarah Leighton, Abigail […]
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South Portland High School Honor Roll
Grade 12 High Honors Holly Black, Jacob Brown, Paige Carter, Lauren Magnuson, Bevan Whitehead, Abby Young. Honors Eduardo Anzurez Uroza, Alexa Betters, Janeya Blackwell-Orr, Jacob Breau, Jacob Breton, Luke Brown, Margaret Bushey, Tucker Carter, Hannah Conway, Devyn Emery, James Falconer, Gabriella Ferrell, Savannah Fields, Maella Ford, Stella Gotts, Brandon Hamilton, Joshua Kim, Sarah Leighton, Abigail […]