Access to reliable connectivity causes a divide between youth who have access and those who do not. Currently, 35 percent of low-income households lack any access to broadband service at home. This leads to an issue known as the “homework gap” among students who lack proper internet access. To close this gap, UScellular has launched […]
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Council shouldn’t alter The Downs from growth cap To the editor, I am seeing a movement to grant The Downs developers their request for an exemption to the Growth Ordinance. If the TIF that The Downs developers were granted was approved while the Growth Ordinance was in place, then an exemption would substantially alter the […]
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Piper Shores matches $3,000 towards Fuller Farm Preserve improvements
SCARBOROUGH — Since spring of 2021, Scarborough Land Trust has undergone a series of trail and infrastructure improvement projects at one of its most highly-visited preserves, Fuller Farm Preserve, according to a Land Trust press release. These improvements are ongoing, and include a redesign of the parking lot to accommodate more vehicles, the rerouting of […]
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Summerfest vendor and food truck applications available
SCARBOROUGH —The Scarborough Community Service Hub in Scarborough is now accepting applications for vendors and food trucks for this year’s Summerfest event. Summerfest is Scarborough’s largest community event and is scheduled for Aug. 19 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Businesses that would like to be part of the event should complete applications before July […]
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Scarborough residents make North Yarmouth Academy Honor Roll
North Yarmouth Academy students living in Scarborough Leader who attained honor roll status for the first semester include: High Honors Grade 10: Jaxon Bradbury Grade 11: Michala Wallace Honors Grade 6: Ellenore Seely Grade 12: Noah Cannon, Emilia McKenney, and Raphael Tessier of Scarborough and Riviere-Rouge, Quebec, Canada
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Timothy Thorsen announces candidacy for Maine State Senate
SCARBOROUGH — Timothy Thorsen, a retired U.S. Marine colonel, has announced he is running to represent the people of Senate District 30 in the Maine Senate. The district includes the entire town of Gorham and part of Scarborough. “Now is the time when concerned citizens need to step up to serve. I am ready to […]
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Swat teams help police negotiate with man allegedly trespassing in Scarborough building
SCARBOROUGH — Scarborough Police, along with two police swat teams negotiating with a man trespassing at a Scarborough building to surrender. Police arrested Adam Jutkiewicz, 35, for trespassing inside a maintenance building on Scarborough Downs Road who refused to come out of the building. Scarborough Police, along with the Southern Maine Regional Swat team and […]
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Volunteer opportunities with the Center for Grieving Children
The Center for Grieving Children, typically located in Portland and Sanford, Maine, and currently doing programming online, announces upcoming volunteer info-sessions and is currently filling two Facilitator training classes. The one hour info-session, which takes place on Zoom, provides information for anyone interested in learning about becoming a peer group facilitator, and other opportunities to […]
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Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution announces employee promotions
SACO — Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, Maine’s oldest bank, recently made numerous promotions across a variety of departments and branches. • Melissa Boilard has been promoted to Vice President, Employee Talent & Relations Manager. Boilard joined the Bank in 1997. She spent her first few years in the Retail Department before joining the Human […]
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Bishop Deeley announces priest assignment for St. John Paul II Parish
SCARBOROUGH — Fr. Alex Boucher has been appointed parochial vicar of St. John Paul II Parish, which includes: St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, Scarborough; Holy Cross Church, South Portland; St. Bartholomew Church, Cape Elizabeth; and Holy Cross School, South Portland. Fr. Boucher currently serves as parochial vicar at St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish, which includes: Holy Family […]