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Community meeting on Scarborough’s climate change and resiliency priorities takes place Feb. 23

Scarborough will hold a virtual community meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. to allow the public an opportunity to weigh in on Scarborough’s climate change and resiliency priorities. Town staff will provide an overview of vulnerable infrastructure and there will also be time for participants to suggest additional priorities. Scarborough is looking to apply for […]

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Council corner: A more complete Scarborough

“If you aim for nothing, you’ll hit it every time …”  So we should probably pick a target. The Scarborough Town Council has been deliberating areas of focus for the coming year.  Getting seven councilors to align can be a challenge, but we agreed on a number of topics.  The most prominent goal relates to […]

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Expanded library services in Scarborough needs library expansion

Hello Scarborough Community, We are the leadership team of the Scarborough Public Library and we want to tell you about the exciting developments our Library is planning. Today the library is seriously under-sized for a community of 22,135 residents, and more so than any other comparable library in Maine. The present library building dates from […]

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NRCS selects new district conservationist for Cumberland and York Counties

SCARBOROUGH —The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has selected Luis Aponte as new district conservationist for Cumberland and York Counties. Aponte, who most recently served as an NRCS District Conservationist for Oxford County, started his new position on Feb. 13, and is based at the Scarborough Field Office. He replaces long-time District Conservationist Wayne Munroe […]

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Catholic Charities Maine Board names new chair and vice chair and welcomes new members

Catholic Charities Maine has named Lauren Moody as its new board chair and Jared des Rosiers as board vice chair. Both will serve for two years. Moody is a parishioner of Prince of Peace in Lewiston. She serves as an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. She is […]

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From Augusta – Ensuring access to prescription drugs and protecting Mainers

In our community, I know that many of us have concerns about the cost of health insurance and the availability of life-improving or live-saving medications. Just this year, drug companies have raised the wholesale retail prices on 450 medications. As for medication availability, recent surveys have revealed doctors and physicians struggling with burdensome prior authorization […]