Scarborough Leader
News from Scarborough from Mainely Media.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Online art auction for Presente! Maine’s ICE bail fund
From June 27 to June 29, Mainers for Humane Immigration will hold an online art auction at: https://app.galabid.com/icebailart/items to raise money for Presente! Maine’s ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Bail Fund. A week ago, five men were picked up by state police on Route 295 outside Gardiner, and then transferred to Border Patrol, because they […]
advertisement
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Maine’s longest, continuous-running, charity, co-ed basketball event ‘virtual’ creativity raises $36,000 in ‘real’ funds for Maine Children’s Cancer Program
SCARBOROUGH — Faced with a pandemic and health protocols limiting or prohibiting indoor gatherings, the 27th Annual C-U Swish-Out Childhood Cancer Challenge, organized and presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union, was at risk for being cancelled for the first time in its history. However, based on feedback from past participants and strong support […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Scarborough residents receive academic honors, graduate
Narissa Libby, a resident of Gorham, graduated magna cum laude from Lasell University in Newton, Massachusetts, with a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training. York County Community College in Wells held it’s 26th Annual Commencement Ceremony at the Sanford Performing Arts Center on May 14.The following local students earned certificates and/or degrees: Jonah Averill of […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Army veteran served during Vietnam, offered Purple Hearts
Lester Beaupre is the May Veteran of the Month at Maine Veterans’ Homes – Scarborough.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Mapping Maine with the Osher Map Library
Bicentennial-themed programs that were postponed because of COVID-19 in March 2020 have been rescheduled by Scarborough Public Library. The Library will welcome Dr. Matthew Edney on Sunday, June 27 at 2 p.m. via Zoom. Dr. Edney curated the Osher Map Library’s Maine Bicentennial Exhibition, Mapping Maine: The Land and Its Peoples, 1677-1842. Using digital images […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Meeting House Farm wants to allow farmstead on property in Scarborough
Some neighbors oppose this.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Ecomaine tagging program to reduce contamination is expanding
The program’s success prompts growth.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Town & Country FCU’s ‘Non-Profit A Day in the month of May’ impacts 31 non-profits in Cumberland and York Counties
SCARBOROUGH — With non-profits still facing financial challenges as a result of the pandemic, Town & Country Federal Credit Union’s ‘Local Helping Local’ initiative provided much needed support and awareness to hundreds of non-profits during May. The credit union recently concluded its successful ‘Non-profit-a-Day’ in the month of May campaign that resulted in 31 non-profits […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Scarborough Comprehensive Plan nears adoption, public hearings in June
What will our town look like in the next five, 10, 15 years? This question was central to discussions as the Town of Scarborough’s Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) developed the 2021 Comprehensive Plan. The goal of a Comprehensive Plan is to plan for and guide future growth and development in alignment with the community’s […]