The School Building Advisory Committee will work this summer to educate residents about the four options and solicit feedback.
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Old schoolhouse restoration project in Scarborough gets grant to help wrap up work
A grant from the Scarborough Community Chamber of Commerce gives the historical society a needed boost in preserving the last of the town’s 13 one-room schools that is still intact.
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Arts Calendar: July 12-19
Comedy Friday 7/12 “In Utero, a Radical Feminist Comedy Show”: 7:30 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com Friday 7/12 & Saturday 7/13 Mike Cannon: 7 p.m. Friday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $25-$35. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Wednesday 7/17 Steven Briggs: 7 p.m., […]
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Community Calendar: July 12-19
Bulletin Board Saturday 7/13-Saturday 7/20 Bluefin Benefit Battle: Fishing tournament, benefits American Cancer Society, Portland Yacht Club, 100 West Commercial St., Portland. bluefinbattle24.givesmart.com Ongoing Adult chess drop-in: 3 p.m., Saturdays. Bring a chess board if you have one. Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland. princememorial.org Bath ReStore: 1 Chandler Drive. 504-9340. habitat7rivers.org Bellows Supportive […]
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School Notebook: July 10
Mainely Character scholarships awarded Hawa Muana, a recent graduate of Deering High School, and Anna Seigel, a recent graduate of Waynflete School, have each been awarded a $5,000 Mainely Character scholarship, which is awarded annually to high school seniors who demonstrate exemplary concern for others, responsibility, integrity and courage, according to a release. Muana attended […]
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Mainewhile: Take your own good advice and go easy on yourself
If you are a regular reader of my musings, then you know that I have spent the last few weeks sitting with my mom as she died. If you are new to my writings … well, hello. That’s a big introduction. Welcome to the conversation. I am working my way through my grief, and I […]
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Letter: We must do better to address poverty and homelessness
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold an ordinance banning people from sleeping or camping in public spaces. Over the past few years, poverty has become increasingly visible in Portland. A walk through downtown Portland reveals many homeless people living on our streets. Poverty is often invisible, which is part of why homeless […]
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Letter: Add land acquisition funding to November ballot
The town of Scarborough’s Land Acquisition Reserve Fund has played an important role in conservation of town parks and public access land over the past 24 years. In that time, reserve funds have contributed to 16 projects, many of which are Scarborough Land Trust properties which are conserved and have public access. Land trust preserves […]
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Letter: Popular vote compact would disregard Mainers
Yarmouth state Rep. Art Bell’s Legislative Update stated that rural communities would have “equal sway” in in the outcome of elections if his national popular vote compact were enacted by enough states. That assertion is ludicrous. Maine, with a population of 1.385 million, would be ignored in favor of populous states such as New York […]
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Letter: 2024 Drive Fore Kids had big impact
We are judged by the company we keep. Drive Fore Kids, one of Maine’s largest multi-day events to benefit the MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital and Dempsey Center, took place June 20-23 at Falmouth Country Club. The second annual Drive Fore Kids celebrity golf tournament and new “Down on the Range” concert featuring 12 O/C, […]