The survey will be distributed to a random sample of residents.
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News from Scarborough from Mainely Media.
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Scarborough Beach sand is back where it belongs
The state park will reopen Monday after sand that covered the parking lot after the January storms is removed and other storm-related damages are repaired.
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In the Know: Town of Scarborough presents fiscal year 2025 budget
The municipal budget was formally presented by the town manager and superintendent of schools to the Town Council on Wednesday, March 27. The total combined budget came in at a 6.46% net budget increase, considerably lower than the three-year average of 8.2%. While the budget review is starting far closer to the stated Town Council […]
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Scarborough’s proposed town-school budget up 6.4%
The $87.4 million proposal aims to retain staff and maintain the quality of municipal services, town officials said, while adding additional school personnel and making other investments.
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Arts Calendar: April 5-12
Comedy Friday 4/5 Balderdash Academy Improv: 7 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $20 advance, $24 at door. thehillarts.me Soggy Po Boys; Cilla Bonnie: 8 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $12. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Saturday 4/6 Casey Crawford: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $20. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Sunday […]
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Community Calendar: April 5-12
Books/Authors Saturday 4/6 Debra Spark author talk: “Discipline,” 10 a.m., Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland. princememorial.org Steve Almond author talk: “Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow,” 7 p.m., Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St., Portland. printbookstore.com Sunday 4/7 Samara Cole Doyon book launch: “Next Level: A Hymn in Gratitude for Neurodiversity,” […]
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People and Business: April 3
Hires, promotions, appointments Annika Bannon, Ian Corbett and Kieran Donaghey were hired at Northern Light Mercy Hospital as primary care providers. Bannon, working with women’s health and social determinants of health, and Corbett, with a special interest in osteopathic manipulative medicine, will practice in South Portland. Donaghey works with chronic disease management, men’s health, behavioral […]
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Mainewhile: Climate change imperils even our pancake syrup
The dangers and pitfalls of climate change are many – and terrifying. The United Nations lists hotter global temperatures, increasingly severe storms, drought, sea level rise, ocean life die-off, land species die-off, plant die-off, loss of adequate food supply and increased health problems from all of the above as well as degraded atmosphere just to […]
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Scarborough Meetings: April 5-12
Mon. 4/8 6 p.m. School Building Advisory Zoom, Public Safety Tue. 4/9 5:30 p.m. Coastal Waters/Harbor Committee Town Hall Tue. 4/9 6:30 p.m. Shellfish Conservation Town Hall Wed. 4/10 4 p.m. Communications Committee Town Hall Wed. 4/10 5 p.m. Appointments/Negotiations Committee Town Hall Wed. 4/10 6 p.m. Ordinance Committee Zoom, Public Safety Wed. 4/10 7 […]
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Community News, March 29
What are you looking for in new superintendent? The Scarborough School Board is in the process of hiring a new superintendent and would like community input. The board would like residents to tell them what knowledge, skills, and personal and professional characteristics they feel are important in a superintendent. People can provide input in either […]