SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough Town Council recently approved the town’s participation in the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Act program, a program facilitated by Efficiency Maine to help residents conduct weatherization upgrades at their homes. South Portland and Cape Elizabeth may soon follow suit. SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough Town Council recently approved the town’s participation […]
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Sifting sand for trash
SCARBOROUGH – In less than an hour Sunday, more than 30 volunteers at Pine Point Beach picked up close to 1,000 cigarette butts and 325 pieces of plastic and other discarded items on a one-mile stretch of the beach around Hurd Park. “We know from previous events and the tallies from national and international cleanup […]
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Sifting sand for trash
SCARBOROUGH – In less than an hour Sunday, more than 30 volunteers at Pine Point Beach picked up close to 1,000 cigarette butts and 325 pieces of plastic and other discarded items on a one-mile stretch of the beach around Hurd Park. “We know from previous events and the tallies from national and international cleanup […]
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Scarborough Downs releases details of Biddeford hotel, racino project
BIDDEFORD – Scarborough Downs and Ocean Properties, LTD, a hotel management and development company with numerous properties in Maine, are proposing a hotel, entertainment and racino complex in Biddeford, the companies announced today at a press conference in Biddeford. Last month, Scarborough Downs officials announced their intention to move the racing facility to Biddeford and […]
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Scarborough Downs releases details of Biddeford hotel, racino project
BIDDEFORD – Scarborough Downs and Ocean Properties, LTD, a hotel management and development company with numerous properties in Maine, are proposing a hotel, entertainment and racino complex in Biddeford, the companies announced today at a press conference in Biddeford. Last month, Scarborough Downs officials announced their intention to move the racing facility to Biddeford and […]
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A VOICE FROM CAPE – The good and bad in Cape
The Municipal Operations Review Committee, set up to evaluate municipal services, is about to review the results of a recent survey in which town residents had an opportunity to give their views. As I write, I do not see the survey results on the town website, but a spreadsheet of the survey results can be […]
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A VOICE FROM CAPE – The good and bad in Cape
The Municipal Operations Review Committee, set up to evaluate municipal services, is about to review the results of a recent survey in which town residents had an opportunity to give their views. As I write, I do not see the survey results on the town website, but a spreadsheet of the survey results can be […]
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City proposal includes ban on BB guns, slingshots
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland City Council is on the verge of prohibiting the possession of non-lethal weapons on public property – despite pleas from residents calling the proposal a violation of civil rights. At its meeting Monday, the council voted 6-1 to amend a city ordinance to make possession in public places of […]
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Mooney is city clerk of the year
SOUTH PORTLAND – When Susan Mooney began working for the city of South Portland in 1976, she didn’t expect that would still be at it, some 34 years later. That years-long dedication of service to the city was recognized earlier this month when on Sept. 9, Mooney, South Portland city clerk since 2001, was named […]
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Scarborough police log – 9/23
Arrests Sept. 13 Nicholas Nash Spaulding, 20, of Lyman, at Mussey Road and Honan Road on charges of violating bail condition of release, operating when license is suspended or revoked and failure to register vehicle. Sept. 14 Heather A. Dixon, 22, of Saco, on Cabela Boulevard on an outstanding warrant. Sept. 15 Mark W. Eason, […]