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In the Know: Register for fall rec programs
New community programs for kids, teens, and seniors started this month and registration is open. The Town of Scarborough Community ServiceDs department is excited to offer extracurricular and early learning programs for children as the school year starts back up. This is a great opportunity for your children to begin exploring their interests, building skills, […]
Hannaford to open second Scarborough supermarket
New Payne Road store will offer customers time-saving features, including a pharmacy and Hannaford To Go online ordering.
Councilors Corner: Embrace Scarborough’s changes
Change is a funny thing. It is inevitable in one’s life and yet as humans we resist it with every ounce of our being. Change makes us uncomfortable. It evokes a fear of the unknown. But, when handled correctly, it is the catalyst for the better. I was born in Portland and raised in South […]
Mateja Group raises funds for Alzheimer’s Association
SCARBOROUGH — The Mateja Group at Keller Williams Realty has chosen the Alzheimer’s Association Maine Chapter as the Mateja Gives nonprofit for the month of September. Throughout September, $100 from each real estate transaction will be donated to the Maine Chapter, directly supporting the care, support, and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. Mateja Gives […]
Letters to the Editor, Sept. 23
Town should provide fiscal impact To the editor, I attended the Town Council’s 9/7/22 meeting, at which the $12.9M Library bond referendum was placed on the November ballot. During the meeting, the TC Chair and Town Manager illustrated a lack of concern for their responsibility to taxpayers and an utter disregard of town fiscal policies. […]
Online genealogy meeting takes place Oct. 1
The Greater Portland Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society is offering an on-line (Zoom) meeting on Saturday, Oct.1, beginning at 1 p.m. The meeting is free and open to all. Guest speaker Craig Siulinski will discuss “Using Blogs for Preserving and Sharing your Family’s History,” which will show how blog writing can by easy, enjoyable, […]
Scarborough fiscal year 2022-2023 property tax rate set
The 2022-2023 property tax rate has been set by the Town Assessor, committed on Aug. 25, 2022. The Town of Scarborough’s new tax rate is now set at $15.39 per $1,000 of property value for the 2023 fiscal year, which runs from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The new rate applies to the […]
Celebrate the richness of French-language cinema Sept. 23-24
The nonprofit organization Alliance Française du Maine (AFDM) is sponsoring the first annual Festival Champlain — a free French language film festival open to all – on Sept. 23 and 24 in Portland. In collaboration with the French Embassy, The Villa Albertine, the Consul General of France in Boston Mustafa Soykurt, and the Maine Honorary […]
Georgia woman dies after falling from cliff in Scarborough
Scarborough police identified the woman as 54-year-old Romona Gowens of Calhoun, Georgia.