The citizen advisory committee will help guide the city’s Community Health Needs Assessment, which will be used to address gaps in city services.
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Moms in recovery get a hand with college prep, career planning
A partnership between the McAuley Residence in Portland and Southern Maine Community College aims to ease the way for the women, while also providing enrichment opportunities for their children.
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South Portland council prepares once again to take up dog rules
The council will vote on recommendations from the Dogs & Sharing Public Spaces committee, but must come up with its own solution for Willard Beach use.
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Great-grandfather’s cow pasture now part of Scarborough preserve
Doug and Connie Libby make sure the land that has been in his family for nearly a century will be free from development as part of Warren Woods.
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Scarborough volunteer recognized for ‘passion, dedication’
Art Dillon was named Volunteer of the Year and Scarborough Community Services Hub was also recognized by the Maine Recreation & Parks Association.
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Johnson resigns from Scarborough Town Council
Town Councilor Paul Johnson resigned from the Scarborough Town Council this week to accept a position with the Greater Portland Council of Governments as its senior economic development manager. Johnson will manage the agency’s revolving loan programs and will develop a new GPCOG service, providing planning services to cities and towns and developers to help […]
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Cape Elizabeth town budget proposal has little impact on taxpayers
The budget is up 9%, but an increase in expected revenues means the town’s portion of the property tax rate will go up 3 cents.
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Scarborough Planning Board, Costco grapple over parking
Board members are not pleased with the size of the planned parking lot, but Costco says the size is not an option.
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South Portland dog committee ‘a hung jury’ on Willard Beach
While the committee has been able to come to some consensus, including abolishing leash rules at Hinckley Park, members were unable to decide how to deal with dogs on the beach.
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Homeless in Cumberland County: Homelessness strains South Portland services to the limit
Hotels in the city have become homeless shelters as other facilities overflowed.