Scarborough Leader - Portland Press Herald

September is National Preparedness Month

by Catherine Bart September 11, 2020September 3, 2020

People should make plans for emergency scenarios.

Calendar, Sept. 11

September 11, 2020September 4, 2020

Kiwanis Club selling mums The Scarborough Kiwanis club will be selling mums this fall in the parking lot of the Scarborough branch of Saco & Biddeford Savings from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, as well as at Ron Forest & Sons Fence Company Monday through Friday, Sept 14 to 18 during regular business […]

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State guidelines impacts students and others visitng Scarborough library

September 11, 2020September 3, 2020

SCARBOROUGH — Because of restrictions put in place because of the coronavirus, students who normally visit the library after school to study, meet with friends or wait for rides will be limited. According to a library press release, children are allowed in the building for a brief visit as individual visitors or as part of […]

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Help our community: Fill out the Census

by State Sen. Linda Sanborn September 11, 2020September 3, 2020

This year doesn’t just mark Maine’s bicentennial or the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. It’s also the year of the Census. The Census is a survey that the U.S. Government conducts every 10 years to gather information about people living in the U.S. to inform policy planning, access to resources and funding, and to […]

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Trucking for Kids Convoy to be held Sept. 20

September 11, 2020September 4, 2020

The Trucking for Kids Convoy event will be held on Sept. 20, according to the Maine Professional Drivers Association and its committee that organizes this annual event. In light of the COVID-19 situation, it has been extremely difficult for Camp Sunshine and Camp POSTCARD to raise funds this year “and we want to help,” according […]

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Letters to the editor, Sept. 11

September 11, 2020September 4, 2020

Elect Sophie Warr to HD 29 To the editor, This is a letter of support for Sophie Warren, who is running for the Maine House of Representatives in the Nov. 3 election as an Independent. The seat she is running for is Scarborough coastal district 29. I have known Sophis and her family since we […]

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Scarborough residents have several options for property tax relief

by Emily Behn Scarborough Assessing Coordinator September 11, 2020September 3, 2020

The Town of Scarborough has several forms of tax relief available to residents who are looking for assistance with their property taxes. The Town of Scarborough Property Tax Assistance Program for seniors is one of those programs. If your annual property tax burden exceeds 5 percent of household Adjusted Gross Income, then you may be […]