Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center received some improvements Saturday morning, including a new rail fence, courtesy of an Eagle Scout project organized by Ethan Nadeau of Saco. Helping Nadeau’s effort were fellow Scouts from Troop 371, including Evan Kane of Scarborough. The Earth Day-inspired cleanup was a collaboration among a number of local organizations including Friends of […]
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Piper Shores expansion sails through approval process
The Scarborough Planning Board has given its preliminary seal of approval to an expansion at the Piper Shores retirement community that would add new memory care services for residents, among other upgrades. The board voted 5-0 in support of the plan during a meeting held last week. Now the project must also get approval from […]
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Committee revives debate on use of fireworks
In a close vote three years ago Scarborough decided not to ban the sale and use of consumer fireworks, but the debate has never really died and now the Ordinance Committee is once again reviewing the town’s options. Under a local law, fireworks can be let off five days a year – Dec. 31, Jan. […]
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Petition asks city to reconsider Martin’s Point plan
Residents “wholly against” a proposal by Martin’s Point HealthCare to purchase and redevelop the city-owned lot at the corner of Ocean and Sawyer streets presented a petition containing more than 200 signatures to the South Portland City Council last week. In presenting the signatures at the April 22 council meeting, resident Adam Lampton said concerned […]
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Petition asks city to reconsider Martin’s Point plan
Residents “wholly against” a proposal by Martin’s Point HealthCare to purchase and redevelop the city-owned lot at the corner of Ocean and Sawyer streets presented a petition containing more than 200 signatures to the South Portland City Council last week. In presenting the signatures at the April 22 council meeting, resident Adam Lampton said concerned […]
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Petition asks city to reconsider Martin’s Point plan
Residents “wholly against” a proposal by Martin’s Point HealthCare to purchase and redevelop the city-owned lot at the corner of Ocean and Sawyer streets presented a petition containing more than 200 signatures to the South Portland City Council last week. In presenting the signatures at the April 22 council meeting, resident Adam Lampton said concerned […]
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Making healthy choices in South Portland Walking through Somerville, Mass., on my way to the dentist, I could always pick out the Italian gardens. They were so gorgeous, full of flowers and vegetables, with vines creating an area for the family to sit in the shade. There were always huge sunflowers, interspersed with marigolds, and […]
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Making healthy choices in South Portland Walking through Somerville, Mass., on my way to the dentist, I could always pick out the Italian gardens. They were so gorgeous, full of flowers and vegetables, with vines creating an area for the family to sit in the shade. There were always huge sunflowers, interspersed with marigolds, and […]
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Making healthy choices in South Portland Walking through Somerville, Mass., on my way to the dentist, I could always pick out the Italian gardens. They were so gorgeous, full of flowers and vegetables, with vines creating an area for the family to sit in the shade. There were always huge sunflowers, interspersed with marigolds, and […]
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Politics And Other Mistakes: The gentleman is a dope
Neo-Prohibitionists opposed to legalizing marijuana in Maine need not worry about coming up with a political strategy for defeating that initiative. The pro-pot crowd has done it for them. There’s little doubt that if the state’s voters were asked to decide a simple referendum question about whether adults should be able to indulge in cannabis-related […]