I am both pleased and saddened with the fact that my assistant town manager has been appointed as the new Wells town manager. During her three-year tenure with the town I suspect many of you have had interactions with Larissa, perhaps it was in the course of her normal duties around Town Hall. If not, […]
Scarborough Leader
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Goodwill NNE Ramps up recruitment for AmeriCorps
LEWISTON — Goodwill Northern New England is actively recruiting over 50 national service members to serve in yearlong AmeriCorps programs in the cities and rural towns of Maine. AmeriCorps members are being called to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic: assisting with remote learning in high-needs schools, delivering provisions to those facing food insecurity, mobilizing volunteers […]
Suspect arrested in car theft
Women who wasin the vehicle was released unharmed.
Scarborough Police Department selected as P.A.A.R.I. Recovery Corps host site
Applications open for AmeriCorps VISTA member to address opioid epidemic.
Scarborough working on 5G ordinance
SCARBOROUGH — The town’s Ordinance Committee said that it is willing to put in the work to draft a 5G ordinance that will serve as a fair and equitable compromise between residents and telecommunication providers. On July 9, the committee discussed issues that have come up through not having a clear ordinance with the new […]
Tour of Scarborough garden takes place Aug. 1
Eddie Woodin opens up his chemical-free garden to the public.
Maine Vets 5K goes virtual this year
The event benefits the Maine Veterans Home-Scarborough.
Customers flock to nail salons as they reopen
Operators wish they had more to time to close and reopen.
Don Campbell Band performs at the Clambake
SCARBOROUGH — The Clambake Seafood Restaurant has been hosting The Don Campbell Band throughout this summer on an outdoor stage, the latest performance was on July 16. Lead singer songwriter Don Campbell said that the shows are a “win-win,” as loyal patrons of The Clambake, on 354 Pine Point Road, Scarborough, get to enjoy seafood […]
Getting Maine’s economy better after COVID
Even though the pandemic and the economic dislocation it has caused are far from over, now is the time to start making plans for economic recovery and take steps towards building Maine’s post-COVID economy. To that end, Gov. Janet Mills set up an Economic Recovery Committee. The Committee consists of business people, elected officials, academics […]