The Maine family-run restaurant and brewery has opened a new location in the Cabela’s plaza.
Scarborough Leader
News from Scarborough from Mainely Media.
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Job Corps enrolling youth in training programs
Job Corps is currently enrolling youth 16-24 years old, who are interested in learning career training in areas such as Automotive, Welding, Health care, Electrical, Culinary Arts, among others, through free training. Virtual and online learning options available. Earn HSD/HSE and a driver’s license at the same time. Housing and meals included at no additional […]
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New Ventures Maine offers tuition-free classes Winter 2023
New Ventures Maine (NVME) will offer tuition-free online workshops and classes for winter 2023. NVME self-paced and interactive online workshops are designed to help people in Maine gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to start a business, build a career, and manage money, according to an organization press release. The full class schedule with new […]
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Maine Genealogical Society holds Zoom meeting Jan. 7
The Greater Portland Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society is offering a free online (Zoom) meeting on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 1 p.m. The guest speaker will by Roberta Ransley-Matteau of the Osher Map Library who will present “Getting By: The Immigrant Working Class on Main Street in Biddeford, 1880-1932.” The program is about immigrant […]
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Guest Column: A Congressional session to be proud of
I’ve often thought that Maine is just one big small town connected by long roads. Well, in the past year or two, those roads have gotten steeper and bumpier as we dealt with an unprecedented pandemic and the resulting economic troubles. As we faced the historic challenges, something impressive happened. We came together and lent […]
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Letters to the editor, Dec. 23
Thanks to police On a cold Dec. 15 morning, the Scarborough Police, and many who serve in the Town of Scarborough, met at Memorial Park to remember the loss of my husband, Jim Durant, who perished at an accident scene while volunteering for VIPS (Volunteers in Police Service.) on Dec. 15, 2006. I would like […]
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Finding Our Voices gets Camden National Bank funding to expand youth education
Finding Our Voices has received an $8,000 grant from Camden National Bank for its Youth Healthy-Relationship campaign, bringing the bank’s total funding of the grassroots, survivor-powered nonprofit in the three years of its existence to $38,000. This grant will expand the group’s groundbreaking work educating young people across Maine on what is healthy and what […]
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Astronomy club holds meeting Jan. 6
The Astronomical Society of Northern New England (ASNNE) will hold its next monthly meeting on Friday, Jan. 6 at 7:3 p.m. at The New School, 38 York St. in Kennebunk. The Business Meeting, also open to the public, commences at 7 p.m. The January meeting agenda includes: Bernie Reim’s “What’s Up for the Month” and […]
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Scarborough Kiwanis holds sock drive
The Scarborough Kiwanis club is holding a sock drive to benefit Preble Street in Portland, which provides services to empower people experiencing problems with homelessness, housing, hunger, and poverty. The club is collecting new adult-sized socks, hats, and gloves through Jan. 7. Donations can be dropped off at Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, 41 Gorham […]
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Maine Bureau of Highway Safety reminds drivers: Drive sober or get pulled over
With the holiday season approaching, Maine law enforcement agencies will be increasing their efforts to reduce impaired driving. Law enforcement presence will be increased during The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign. This campaign, which encompasses the holiday season, will run through Jan. 1. The focus will be […]