The town council has not yet acted on proposed amendments to town ordinances to allow for more affordable housing projects, and won’t until a public hearing on the subject scheduled for September.
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South Portland and Scarborough news from The Forecaster.
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South Portland explores floating a $4.5 million land bank bond
The city wants to put the borrowing issue on the ballot this fall as a referendum question.
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Scarborough Library art sale to promote local ‘Sketchers’
The Library Sketching Group, colloquially known as the “Sketchers,” will be selling their work in a first-ever exhibition on library grounds.
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Local officials readying for fall election nominations
Council and school board seats will be on the ballots in South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth.
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Low police morale likely cause of lengthy chief searches in Scarborough, So. Portland
Officials acknowledge that increased scrutiny and calls for police department de-funding are leading to a dearth of qualified candidates.
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Scarborough, New Hampshire shop owner to pay child labor fines
Abel Schultze, owner of two markets, including On The Vine in Scarborough, admitted employing 15-year-old workers, but only due to a lack of workforce brought on by the pandemic.
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Quartet finishes South Portland-Boston walk for Jimmy Fund
The group, literally following in the footsteps of what their fathers did 48 years ago, raised about $40,000 for cancer charity.
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Tri for a Cure hosts part-virtual fundraising event in South Portland
The annual fundraiser for the Maine Cancer Foundation had to go virtual due to the pandemic last year, but this time around there will be one component, a 5K road race, that participants may do in person if they wish on July 18.
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Free school meals in Maine will end stigma, advocates say
Anna Korsen said the new state initiative, just the second in the nation, “has the potential to be the most important piece of child hunger policy” in the state.
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Abbott Labs layoffs hit immigrants where they live – and work
Abbott announced last week it laid off 400 people in the Westbrook and Scarborough testing facilities, and more than half of them are now seeking help with housing issues, including eviction.