SCARBOROUGH – With the summer season seemingly already at hand, based on recent weather at least, the Scarborough Town Council has taken several steps to address longstanding issues at Higgins Beach. At its April 18 meeting, the council voted 5-1, with only Councilor Karen D’Andrea objecting, to post “No Stopping” signs on Bayview Avenue, to […]
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Conflict charge on Scarborough pesticide flap heads to hearing
SCARBOROUGH – Within 24 hours late last week, Scarborough did two 180-degree turns on an updated pesticide-use policy, ending up exactly where it started – with the exception that one town councilor now faces a censure hearing regarding conflict-of-interest charges. When the Town Council appeared to overturn its nascent pest control policy April 18 with […]
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South Portland students learn to lead
COW ISLAND – On Thursday, Amber Escobedo-Winkle was not at her computer, in front of the television, or any other place she might ordinarily spend a spring vacation afternoon. Instead, the South Portland seventh-grader was several dozen feet up in the air, atop a zip line staring down at a vast expanse in front of […]
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LOOKING BACK – Issue of April 25, 2002
(Editor’s note: Looking Back is a weekly column including news items reported 10 years ago in The Current, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in September 2011.) Issue of April 25, 2002 A house next to the Blue Point Elementary School on Pine Point Road in Scarborough was advertising itself on the Web as a swingers […]
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LOOKING BACK – Issue of April 25, 2002
(Editor’s note: Looking Back is a weekly column including news items reported 10 years ago in The Current, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in September 2011.) Issue of April 25, 2002 A house next to the Blue Point Elementary School on Pine Point Road in Scarborough was advertising itself on the Web as a swingers […]
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Amid pesticide debate, bids in on Scarborough field care
SCARBOROUGH – While members of Citizens for a Green Scarborough are trumpeting a turf maintenance bid opened Friday as proof that organic solutions can save money, Town Manager Tom Hall says to hold the phone. On Friday, Community Services Director Bruce Gulifer opened three bids received for field treatment services this year, ranging from $22,845 […]
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Amid pesticide debate, bids in on Scarborough field care
SCARBOROUGH – While members of Citizens for a Green Scarborough are trumpeting a turf maintenance bid opened Friday as proof that organic solutions can save money, Town Manager Tom Hall says to hold the phone. On Friday, Community Services Director Bruce Gulifer opened three bids received for field treatment services this year, ranging from $22,845 […]
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EDITORIAL – Officials must accommodate public comment
At an April 2 meeting of the Westbrook City Council, James Tranchemontagne, a resident and local business owner, rose to speak during the public comment period. Reading from prepared remarks, Tranchemontagne, a member of a group known as Westbrook Taxpayers United, said irresponsible spending and a misguided attitude toward economic development are hurting the city, […]
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – 4/26
Scarborough spending too high Thank you for all the residents of Scarborough who spoke out against the exuberant budget proposed by the town (especially the school budget) for the next fiscal year. I have attended budget meetings for 20 years, and they always yield the same ratios. Most public comments come from “concerned moms,” friends […]
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STORM REPORTS – Teens helping teens at Scarborough High School
It is well known that when teenagers have a problem, they will talk to their peers before talking to an adult. Scarborough High School’s Natural Helper program is based on this understanding and provides training to students selected by their peers as someone they can trust. The Day One Natural Helpers of Maine program was […]