SCARBOROUGH – Scarborough has a choice: It can raise property taxes, or it can cut services. Town Manager Tom Hall says that’s because the budget for FY 2013 starts short $2 million, based on cuts in state revenue sharing, a shrinking take on excise taxes and, most importantly, the drying up of federal stimulus and […]
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LOOKING BACK – Issue of Feb. 7, 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 Feb. 7, 2002 The Town Council could ban video and casino gambling in town, potentially blocking a state referendum that would bring video gambling to Scarborough Downs. […]
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Scarborough man's donation to provide $10,000 grants for students
SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough School Department has received a significant offer of support from a Scarborough community member who has a passion for improving public schools and helping students in need, the department said in a press release. Louis Fineberg has made a generous donation to the newly organized Scarborough Education Foundation. The donation will […]
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Scarborough man's donation to provide $10,000 grants for students
SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough School Department has received a significant offer of support from a Scarborough community member who has a passion for improving public schools and helping students in need, the department said in a press release. Louis Fineberg has made a generous donation to the newly organized Scarborough Education Foundation. The donation will […]
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South Portland business owners decry Knightville parking changes
SOUTH PORTLAND – Fearing devastating consequences, business owners in South Portland’s Knightville section complained bitterly to the City Council Monday about a plan to eliminate angled parking on Ocean Street. At issue is a $1.44 million utility upgrade that will force the reconstruction of 1,300 feet of Cottage Road and Ocean Street from April to […]
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South Portland business owners decry Knightville parking changes
SOUTH PORTLAND – Fearing devastating consequences, business owners in South Portland’s Knightville section complained bitterly to the City Council Monday about a plan to eliminate angled parking on Ocean Street. At issue is a $1.44 million utility upgrade that will force the reconstruction of 1,300 feet of Cottage Road and Ocean Street from April to […]
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South Portland names Officer of the Year
SOUTH PORTLAND – Officer Scott Corbett has been named the South Portland Police Department’s Officer of the Year for 2011. Corbett joined the department in 1998 and is assigned to second-shift patrol with his partner, K-9 Harley. “Scott is recognized within the department for his consistent, proactive and thorough performance, always looking beyond the obvious […]
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Scarborough couple bringing national breakfast chain to Route 1
SCARBOROUGH – A national breakfast chain based in Colorado is coming to the East Coast, starting in Scarborough. Founded in 1987, The Egg & I boasts 51 restaurants in 10 states, but none any further east than Alabama. The Maine location, run by franchise owner Martin Mason, of Scarborough, is slated to open in mid-May, […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – An SOS for the BLT
I don’t spend a lot of time wondering what the average entomologist (bug expert) is thinking from one minute to the next. And I’d be willing to bet a week’s pay you don’t spend much time either, unless you’re somehow involved, one-way or another, with an entomologist. Although I’m not a gambler, I’d be willing […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – An SOS for the BLT
I don’t spend a lot of time wondering what the average entomologist (bug expert) is thinking from one minute to the next. And I’d be willing to bet a week’s pay you don’t spend much time either, unless you’re somehow involved, one-way or another, with an entomologist. Although I’m not a gambler, I’d be willing […]