SCARBOROUGH, Maine/PIERMONT, N.Y. – Pauline Eunice Levin, age 93, passed Aug. 10, 2020, at her home in Scarborough. She was born in Montreal in 1926, to John Harry Mathewson, a celebrated U.S. Naval officer and highway safety engineer, and his wife, Betty, a nurse, teacher and championship girls’ basketball team coach. As a “Navy brat,” […]
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Scarborough residents earn honors, graduate
Charlotte Pratt and Caroline Arpin were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore. Lexie Jamieson graduated Cum Laude after majoring in politics and Spanish at Bates College in Lewiston. Jamieson, the child of Neil D. Jamieson Jr. and Heather L. Jamieson of Scarborough, is a 2016 graduate […]
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Project GRACE school supplies drop off on Aug. 30
SCARBOROUGH — Project GRACE is giving families preparing to go back to school some assistance with “Investing in Student Success,” a drive-thru collection for back-to-school supplies. From 2 to 3 p.m. on Aug. 30 at the Public Safety Building parking lot on 275 U.S. Route 1, people can drop off supplies to volunteers, said Jodi […]
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Two mail-sorting machines removed at USPS processing center in Scarborough
‘The damage is done. Those machines aren’t coming back,’ says the local union president.
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Young Portlander Volunteers To Go To Vietnam
Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1947, David Graham moved to Maine with his family when his father was transferred for work. He grew up in the Woodford’s Corner area of Portland and attended Deering High School. In 1966, the Vietnam War waged on and 19-year-old Graham decided to enlist. “I wanted to see the world,” […]
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Waddles for a Cause
SCARBOROUGH — The second annual charity golf tournament, hosted by Waddles For A Cause, will be taking place on Sept. 14 at Nonesuch River Golf Course and will support Maine families dealing with childhood cancer. Beth Corbeau, a local business owner and one of the event’s organizers, said that last year’s event was successful and […]
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Alliance hosts Maine Lighthouse Experience
SCARBOROUGH — From Sept. 5-12, the Eastern Trail Alliance is hosting a virtual event, Maine Lighthouse Experience, where participants can choose from courses of 25 to 100 miles, all along the Eastern Trail. The organization is encouraging people to personalize the experience however they wish, Jon Kachmar, executive director said. In previous years, the event […]
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Scarborough hires new assistant town manager
Liam Gallagher has worked for the town as human resource director for three years.
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Letters to the editor, Aug. 14
Taking down mural is the right move To the editor, Recently, the Scarborough Board of Education voted to remove the Native American Chief mural from Plummer Gymnasium at Scarborough High School where it has been since the 1990s. The mural is effectively the last vestige of the former mascot, which was replaced by the “Red […]
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Protecting our natural resources protects Maine’s future
We have dealt with so much this year. While we have experienced deep loss, stress and pain, we have so much to be grateful for. The strength of our community motivates me to keep going. I am also grateful for the strong showing of our Legislature this year to support policies that protect our natural […]