SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Board of Education approved $12,000 worth of donations that have been made to support the district’s nutritional programs during the Covid-19 pandemic. Between March 17 and May 3, various community members donated over $10,000 to the school district’s Backpack Program, and over $1,000 was donated to the school’s nutrition program, according […]
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Scarborough school year to end June 10
Four staff days were moved to August in order to give extra time to prepare classrooms for next fall.
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Scarborough teacher tells national leaders about town’s education challenges
The National Education Association is launching a campaign to support students during this pandemic.
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Maine veteran celebrates 100th birthday
Maine Veterans Home resident Frank Averill celebrated turning 100 on May 5.
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Scarborough author releases children’s book
Amanda Morin, a Scarborough resident, has written her first book for children about understanding empathy.
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Scarborough Farmers’ Market to open first Sunday in June
As in years past, the Scarborough Farmer’s Market will open for the season on the first Sunday in June, this year that is June 7. It will be open every Sunday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Oct. 25 on Route 1 in front of the Scarborough Town Hall in the parking lot.
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Scarborough School & Municipal Budget in process, more to be done
The Town Council and Board of Education have reviewed available economic data, met with state representatives and local business leaders, worked with their respective administrators, listened to feedback from constituents, and worked collaboratively to create a budget that works for our community. There is much more work to be done. Both elected groups are committed […]
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The human toll of COVID-19
I don’t think any of us could have imagined, even just a few months ago, that we’d be in the situation we are today: Our kids are out of school and businesses have closed. Workers have been laid off, had their hours reduced, or have been asked to work from home or keep working while […]
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Letters to the editor, May 15
To the editor, Are you kidding me, with all that has been going on we have a proposed 2 percent tax increase. First we got slammed with a revaluation, then Coronavirus 19 and then the economy took a dump. What is the Council and Manager thinking of? People are out of work, never mind thinking […]
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Sam L. Cohen Foundation commits $1 million to support COVID-19 response and recovery in Cumberland and York counties
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sam L. Cohen Foundation has committed $1 million in 2020 to provide support to organizations and projects directly responding to populations most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences. The Foundation’s grants are targeted to nonprofits that serve southern Maine’s most vulnerable and affected citizens. The Board of […]