Town staff worked long days and nights in support of our coastal neighborhoods during back-to-back storms on Jan. 10 and 13 that brought historic tides and flooding to many areas of town. Scarborough’s coastal neighborhoods were particularly affected with more significant damages to both public infrastructure and personal property damage. Both storms required an “all […]
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Portland Water District Trustees approve combined $108.7 million operating and capital budget for 2024
Portland Water District’s Board of Trustees approved a combined $60.1 million water and wastewater operating budget and a $48.6 million capital budget for 2024 at the Nov. 27, public meeting. The capital budget allocates $13.4 million to water projects, $9.4 million of that to replace aging water mains. An additional $32.8 million is targeted for […]
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Ecomaine challenges Maine students to innovate and upcycle waste
Maine’s sustainable waste management leader encourages students to repurpose waste items into usable creations, diverting them from landfills.
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Applicants sought for Scarborough School Building Committee
The Scarborough School Board and Scarborough Town Council have come together to create a new School Building Committee. The board and council collaborated to develop a Phase One governance document and have opened the committee to applications effective Jan. 18 and will close the application at close of business on Feb. 9. The charge of […]
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Empowering kids through baking in Scarborough
Kids learning the magic of baking at MePowered Pastries in Scarborough.
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Navigating parenthood through the lens of neuroscience
In ‘Mother Brain,’ health and science journalist Chelsea Conaboy explores the profound neurobiological adaptations of parenthood at the Scarborough Public Library Jan. 25.
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Scarborough Ordinance Committee tackles odor challenges of marijuana cultivation facilities
Some residents of Pine Point and the Pleasant Hill neighborhood have lodged odor complaints about marijuana cultivation facilities operating near them.
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Author Mary Morton Cowan presents on Maine’s logging heritage
Author Mary Morton Cowan will unravel the history of Maine’s logging heritage, from colonial times to the early 20th century, in a presentation at the Scarborough Publish Libray on Feb. 4.
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From Augusta – Victims of Crime Act funding supports essential services
The second legislative session is back in full swing, and I am excited about the work I’ll conduct as senate chair of the Judiciary Committee this year. A large focus of my work this session is addressing the shortfall in the funding Maine receives through the federal formula-based Victims of Crime Act. The Victims of […]
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Local residents earn academic honors
Rachel Frizzle, resident of Scarborough, a member of the class of 2025 majoring in Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was a member of a student team that recently completed an intense research project titled “Reykjavik Reflections: Passing On Our Experiences in Iceland.” Local students named to the Husson University President’s List, Dean’s List and […]