Holy Cross Catholic School is hoping the public will come through with the dollars needed to supply each of its students with a computer, to bring the institution on par with its public school peers. That’s because, while most students and teachers in Grades 7 and 8 get free laptops through the Maine Learning Technology […]
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Higgins in the crosshairs
SCARBOROUGH – Two years after Barabara and Vin Bombaci were married in 1958, they bought a cottage in the Higgins Beach community, on Pearl Street. “We didn’t have a house, we didn’t have anything, our parents thought we were insane,” said Barbara Bombaci on Friday, with a laugh. “We had a friend that said, you […]
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City sees the light
South Portland officials are mulling the installation of a solar power array to be built atop the old city landfill off Highland Avenue that, when complete two years from now, could power up to 80 homes. And that’s just the first phase of a project that promises to the first of its kind in the […]
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City sees the light
South Portland officials are mulling the installation of a solar power array to be built atop the old city landfill off Highland Avenue that, when complete two years from now, could power up to 80 homes. And that’s just the first phase of a project that promises to the first of its kind in the […]
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New home for business boosters
The Scarborough Economic Development Corporation and the Scarborough Community Chamber of Commerce opened a joint office last week on the second floor of the Willowdale Place building at 360 U.S. Route 1, providing the town’s business community a single location to access both organizations. Located on the second floor of the building, in Suite 203, […]
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New home for business boosters
The Scarborough Economic Development Corporation and the Scarborough Community Chamber of Commerce opened a joint office last week on the second floor of the Willowdale Place building at 360 U.S. Route 1, providing the town’s business community a single location to access both organizations. Located on the second floor of the building, in Suite 203, […]
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Feds to provide free fire alarms
A new program launched this week aims to install up to 6,000 smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms free of charge in the homes of high-risk residents throughout southern Maine. A collaborative effort of Southern Maine Community College, the Maine Fire Marshal’s Office, the Maine Center on Deafness and fire departments in Scarborough and Falmouth, […]
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Feds to provide free fire alarms
A new program launched this week aims to install up to 6,000 smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms free of charge in the homes of high-risk residents throughout southern Maine. A collaborative effort of Southern Maine Community College, the Maine Fire Marshal’s Office, the Maine Center on Deafness and fire departments in Scarborough and Falmouth, […]
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Casa breaks ground on new $6.2 million home
SCARBOROUGH – Residents of the Casa Inc. home for the intellectually disabled in Scarborough, will soon have a new home, thanks to a $6.2 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program. Located on Gorham Road in Scarborough, Casa’s Intermediate Care Facility is the only one of its kind in Southern Maine, […]
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Casa breaks ground on new $6.2 million home
SCARBOROUGH – Residents of the Casa Inc. home for the intellectually disabled in Scarborough, will soon have a new home, thanks to a $6.2 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program. Located on Gorham Road in Scarborough, Casa’s Intermediate Care Facility is the only one of its kind in Southern Maine, […]