SCARBOROUGH — The annual Summerfest drew hundreds to the Clifford Kippy Mitchell Field at Scarborough High School. Vendors, a 5K, community info booths, an alternative rock band, Bounce Zone, roaming train, troop of pirates, dunk tank, sports and a fireworks finale made the festival a picturesque summer event. Entering the fest, attendees were met with […]

SCARBOROUGH — SeedMoney, a Scarborough-based nonprofit, is offering 255 challenge grants totaling $40,000 to schools, community gardens, food banks and other nonprofit causes interested in starting or sustaining food garden projects. SeedMoney employs a model it calls crowdgranting in which its grant is used to leverage donations from individual donors. It provides applicant projects a […]

SCARBOROUGH — Sanford (Sandy) Prince IV said he’s excited to get to work serving the students of Scarborough Public Schools. “My role is to come in and continue Scarborough’s education projects,” Prince said. “And, it’s also to strive always to make things even better.” Prince began his role as interim superintendent on Aug. 1. He […]

SCARBOROUGH — Project G.R.A.C.E. is partnering with a library, church, and local banks to collect backpacks and supplies for families in Scarborough. Board President Bert Follansbee said that, for a family struggling to pay bills, filling a backpack with supplies can be a strain. “There’s a lot of need at back to school time: clothes, […]

SCARBOROUGH — Environment Maine is asking the public to Give Bees a Chance at their Community Action Event on Saturday, Aug. 10, from noon to 2 p.m., at Frith Farm. “Millions of bees are dying off, with alarming consequences for our environment and our food supply,” Environment Maine State Director Carissa Maurin said in a […]

SCARBOROUGH — The town council approved the allocation of $300,000 to the Bessey Commons II affordable housing project on July 17. The funding would serve alongside $100,000 allocated last year, to leverage proposed housing expansion to future investors. The funds would come from the town’s $1.2 million Affordable Housing Initiative and bring the project’s overall […]

SCARBOROUGH — The Downs master plan for development is proceeding on schedule, with some units in the residential zone, between Route 1 and the racetrack, beginning occupancy last week. Crossroads Holdings LLC, a partnership of the Scarborough-based Risbara Brothers Construction and Michaud Properties, is responsible for The Downs master plan, a $621 million development. The […]

SCARBOROUGH — Canine Movement Lab is a holistic dog school founded and owned by Leah Twitchell and based in Scarborough. In her training techniques, Twitchell works directly with dog’s “natural prey drive” to tap into their “true wilderness,” Twitchell said. She shapes obedience from this “wild state of being.” Twitchell’s philosophy is that dogs are […]

Scarborough Historical Society and Scarborough Public Library invite quilters from the Scarborough community to create a quilt square representing a suggested theme related to the town and its history. Squares will be sewn into a commemorative quilt to recognize the bicentennial of Maine’s statehood being celebrated in March of 2020. Fifty completed squares are needed […]

SCARBOROUGH — The town council approved the allocation of $300,000 to the Bessey Commons II affordable housing project on July 17. The funding would serve alongside $100,000 allocated last year, to leverage proposed housing expansion to future investors. The funds would come from the town’s $1.2 million Affordable Housing Initiative and bring the project’s overall […]