Comedy Thursday 8/15 New England’s Funniest Comedian, Round 2: 8 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $15. 21-plus. auramaine.com T.J. Miller: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $25. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com Friday 8/9 & Saturday 8/10 Tyler Fischer: 7 p.m. Friday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., […]
Scarborough Leader
News from Scarborough from Mainely Media.
People and Business: Aug. 7
Hires, promotions, appointments Blake Hamel was promoted to assistant vice president, commercial services officer at Maine Financial Group, working at the Scarborough office. He has been with the company for five years. Joe Atwood of Falmouth was hired as a broker/sales agent at The Dunham Group. He is the owner of X-Golf, a virtual golf […]
Mainewhile: Letting the horses decide and reflections on connection
The Olympics are on – but it’s taken me a while to warm up to it. My own favorite event, the equestrians, has come in under a dark cloud. Did you hear about this? A British equestrian was eliminated for cruelty to a horse. This made me angry, and sad, but not surprised. In fact, […]
Scarborough Meetings: Aug. 2-9
Thu. 8/8 5 p.m. Finance Committee Zoom, Town Hall Fri. 8/9 8 a.m. Long-Range Planning Zoom, Town Hall
Book on Scarborough history back by popular demand
The Scarborough Historical Society has reprinted 1,000 copies of the comprehensive book on town history.
Council Corner: Investing in public safety and conservation this November
This November three capital requests may be on the local ballot: Body-worn and in-car cameras for the Police Department for about $1 million, a fire truck replacement for approximately $1 million and a request to replenish our land bond fund for $6 million. Under the Town Charter, it is the Town Council’s responsibility to put […]
Scarborough’s Summerfest right around the corner
Food, live music, ponies, the popular 5K and Kids Fun Run and more are on tap for the Aug. 16 family event.
Arts Calendar: Aug. 2-9
Comedy Friday 8/2 & Saturday 8/3 Jenny Zigrino: 7 p.m. Friday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $29.44. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Friday 8/9 New England’s Funniest Comedian, Round 1: 8 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $15. 21-plus. auramaine.com Friday 8/9 & Saturday 8/10 Zigrino: 7 p.m. Friday, 7 and […]
Community Calendar: Aug. 2-9
Bulletin Board Friday 8/2 AARP Coffee and Conversation: 10 a.m., AARP Maine State Office, 53 Baxter Boulevard, Portland. Free. states.aarp.org/maine/coffees Friday 8/2 & Saturday 8/3 Higgins Beach Art and Craft Show: 9-4 p.m., Higgins Beach Clubhouse, 49 Greenwood Ave., Scarborough. [email protected] Saturday 8/3 Pokemon and Beer Meetup: Card and game trading, 2-5 p.m., Definitive Brewing […]