Bulletin Board Through 12/20 Scarborough Kiwanis Sock Drive: Drop off at Scarborough public schools, Town Hall or Ron Forest and Sons Fence, 354 Payne Road. [email protected] Friday 12/20 Annual Homeless Persons Memorial Vigil: 4:30 p.m., candlelight procession starts at MaineHealth-Preble Street Learning Collaborative at 20 Portland St. and proceeds to Monument Square, Portland. facebook.com/PrebleStreet Goosepoop’s […]
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News from Scarborough from Mainely Media.
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Largely positive start for Scarborough winter teams
Red Storm competitive on the hardwood and ice.
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Mainewhile: A rough draft of how life should be
Here we are in mid-December. Everyone doing OK? I hope all of you are getting an ample supply of cookies, eggnog and merriment. I have decided to give myself the gift of using this space to sketch out my ideal community. Right here, in black and white, the way I wish life would be. Now, […]
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In The Know: Scarborough Community Services winter offerings
With the chilly weather taking hold, Scarborough Community Services is here to brighten your season with a variety of fun indoor activities and events: Special Events Register at http://tiny.cc/SCSevents. Gingerbread House Decorating Dec. 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $8 per gingerbread house. What better way to get ready for the holidays than by decorating a gingerbread house? […]
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Scarborough Meetings: Dec. 13-20
Fri. 12/13 8 a.m. Long-Range Planning Zoom, Town Hall Mon. 12/16 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Mon. 12/16 6:30 p.m. School Building Committee Zoom, High School Wed. 12/18 5:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Thu. 12/19 7 p.m. Board of Education Town Hall
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Proposed wetland setbacks in Scarborough draw fire
The proposal would require new developments to maintain a 25-foot buffer from adjacent wetlands. The council voted, 5-2, to send it to the Planning Board for review and a public hearing, after lengthy debates.
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Land trust adds to Pleasant Hill Preserve
The Scarborough Land Trust announced last week that it has acquired 25 acres of undeveloped forested land adjacent to Pleasant Hill Preserve. The land, formerly part of 162 Spurwink Ave., increases Pleasant Hill Preserve’s footprint to 186 acres and connects it to 300 acres within the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge and 17 acres of […]
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Scarborough’s Open Space Plan available soon
A draft of Scarborough’s new Open Space Plan will be available later this month for residents to review and provide input. The plan, developed by the town’s Ad-Hoc Open Space Committee is intended to help guide and prioritize land conservation efforts in town. This summer, the committee held community workshops and staffed a table at […]
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Scarborough transportation study nearing completion
The town is seeking a final round of input from residents before finalizing the study, which will be the first comprehensive transportation study in town since 2005, and presenting it to the Town Council in March.
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Forum: Abdi Nor Iftin belongs here as much as anyone does
I read, with deep sadness, the column by Abdi Nor Iftin last week where he stated he was “taking a step back, but not giving up.” I am not sure what has happened in this country, but this level of hatred is mind boggling. I have known Iftin for three years and have read his […]