Historical society holds annual meeting The South Portland Historical Society will hold its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, at the Community Center, located at 21 Nelson Road. The event will feature a presentation, entitled “South Portland Historical Society’s Technology Brings the Past to Life,” by Kathryn DiPhilippo, the society’s executive director. […]
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Banjo concert set Doc’s Banjo Band will be in concert at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, at Scarborough Terrace. This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Call Elizabeth at 885-5568 to RSVP. Enjoy a toe-tapping afternoon of music as the band performs old-time banjo favorites. Fairy House Fest […]
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Scarborough briefs
Banjo concert set Doc’s Banjo Band will be in concert at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, at Scarborough Terrace. This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Call Elizabeth at 885-5568 to RSVP. Enjoy a toe-tapping afternoon of music as the band performs old-time banjo favorites. Fairy House Fest […]
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Scarborough needs to live within its means We didn’t have much when I was growing up. As a matter of fact, we had less than that. I learned a valuable lesson because we had so little. I was constantly after my parents to buy things all our neighbors seemed to have and we did not. […]
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Greetings from Zip Code 04074 (Life in the Suburbs): Welcome back Maine Legislature
A decade or so after they had retired, and had finished producing fine cinematic artistic creations, The Three Stooges were done. Moe, Larry and Curley had a great career, a great run but did not want to do “reunions,” appearances in the Catskills, or Palm Beach, or even military USO appearances. One of them told […]
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Editorial: Teacher improvement bill just an unfunded mandate
Democratic state Sen. Rebecca Millett’s recently submitted bill, An Act to Improve the Quality of Teachers, is an attempt to right the ship of Maine’s public education system. However, the Legislature would be wise to quash it, since it would almost certainly add another mandate to local taxpayers, one we doubt will be funded as […]
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Work begins to open Benjamin Farm to public
The Scarborough Land Trust has begun work at the Benjamin Farm property to provide public access and protect wildlife habitat. On May 5, excavators began removing the remains of the old farmhouse at the front of the property on Pleasant Hill Road. The building had deteriorated significantly over the years and was beyond repair, according […]
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Restaurant proposed in Cape
A public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, during the Cape Elizabeth Planning Board meeting on a proposal to add a 30-seat restaurant inside one of the seven existing buildings on the Cape Co-op property on Ocean House Road. Property owner Nick Tammaro, who runs Tammaro Landscaping and Property Service on the site, and […]
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Restaurant proposed in Cape
A public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, during the Cape Elizabeth Planning Board meeting on a proposal to add a 30-seat restaurant inside one of the seven existing buildings on the Cape Co-op property on Ocean House Road. Property owner Nick Tammaro, who runs Tammaro Landscaping and Property Service on the site, and […]
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Merits, pitfalls of school budget hike debated
The majority of those who spoke at a public hearing on Scarborough’s proposed new fiscal year budget last week were in favor of the $3.3 million increase in school spending, which includes $935,000 for laptops for each high school student. However, a handful of people at the May 6 meeting also told the Town Council […]