Fri. 3/14 8 a.m. Long-Range Planning Zoom, Town Hall Mon. 3/17 6 p.m. School Building Advisory Zoom, Town Hall Mon. 3/17 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 3/18 4:30 p.m. School Budget Workshop Zoom, Wentworth Tue. 3/18 6 p.m. Firing Range Committee Zoom, Public Safety Wed. 3/19 5 p.m. Rules/Policies Committee Zoom, Town […]
Southern Maine Weeklies
News from the Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Courier, Kennebunk Post, Scraborough Leader and South Portland Sentry.
Posted inKennebunk Post
Arundel-Kennebunk-Kennebunkport superintendent announces resignation
After nearly five years as superintendent, Dr. Terri Cooper will leave her position at the end of the school year.
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Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
Community News: March 20
Thornton hockey team wins championship The Thornton boys hockey team won its fourth Class A state championship, beating Kents Hill in the championship game 3-2 on March 8 at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. Goalie Drew Johnson, with 27 saves, led the third-seeded Trojans, with goals by seniors Cam Cyr and Brady Pecora, and […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
Library Links: Saving green while wearing green this month at Libby Library
March brings with it longer days and warmer temperatures as well as a blossoming of activities at Libby Library in Old Orchard Beach We warm things up with our annual March Quilt Exhibit which began Saturday, March 1 and going through the end of the month. These beautiful works of art will put a smile […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
Public hearing scheduled for Cape Elizabeth’s $86.5 million school project
The public hearing is scheduled for Monday, March 24.
Posted inScarborough Leader
Amid flurry of amendments, Scarborough council passes new beach fees
Parking is now at a $20 flat rate, non-resident beach passes are capped at 350 at $200, and part-time residents can get a resident beach sticker.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
From Augusta: Lowering costs, protecting older Mainers and retirees from fees for paper statements
These days, things are just too expensive. We feel it at the grocery store and at our kitchen tables. Recognizing this, I remain committed to helping cut costs where I can, and I’m pleased to write that I presented one of my bills to help lower everyday costs for Mainers last week. Before the Joint […]
Posted inScarborough Leader
Scarborough High School students view, experience Shakespeare
Every year, Portland Stage Co. performs a Shakespeare play for Maine high school students.
Posted inScarborough Leader
Council Corner: A housing to-do list
One of the goals established by the Town Council in February is to “develop a basis for defining an affordable and workforce housing policy.” Regardless of the extent to which individual members support additional housing development in Scarborough, there was unanimous agreement that we should make sure we are fully informed about the market and […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
A Window on the Past: Neville Chamberlain and the Munich Agreement
Let’s step back in time to September 1938. The man pictured here is Neville Chamberlain, who played an integral part in today’s story. We really need to go back another 20 years, to 1918 and the end of World War I. That war brought an end to the 800-year Austro-Hungarian Empire and part of that […]