Officials say Scarborough High School track and turf has reached its lifespan

A bond for up to $1.9 million to renovate will be on the Nov. 2 municipal ballot.

South Portland celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day

SOUTH PORTLAND — Oct. 11, 2021 marked the third-year recognition of celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day and first ever observance in South Portland. The event sponsored by South Portland’s Human Rights Commission welcomed roughly 75 people gathering to commemorate the indigenous lands and members of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The holiday was formerly recognized as Christopher Columbus’ […]

Kennebunk Land Trust holds walk

Join the Kennebunk Land Trust for an educational Forestry Walk on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 10 a.m. The walk will take place at Mousam River Wildlife, a 38-acre preserve located in the heart of downtown Kennebunk. Maine district forester, Oliver Markewicz, and local forester, Alex Peacock, will highlight elements of this mixed conifer forest. It’s […]

Improving our Local Foods Fund is a win for students and farmers

Last month, I wrote about all the new changes our students will experience this school year as a result of measures we passed in the Legislature. One of those measures involved making Maine one of the first states in the country to guarantee free meals for all students, regardless of income. Interestingly enough, this past […]

Scott & Sunny Townsend Team welcomes new agent partner

Scarborough native Dan Fahey is a new Agent Partner witht he Scott and Sunny Townsend Team. Fahey has over 15 years of experience in helping hundreds of buyers and sellers with their real estate goals in southern Maine. In his career, Fahey has helped hundreds of clients buy and sell homes, always focusing on being […]

Yay for the Saco Recycling Center!

I will start by sharing that I live in Camden, not Saco, but almost every other Saturday this past summer I made one or two trips to the Saco Recycling Center. I have been helping a friend clean out a large garage and a basement where “stuff” has been resting unattended, unused, and accumulating dust […]

Scarborough Letters to the Editor, Oct. 22

Vote Trapini-Huff for School Board To the editor, I wanted to put in a good word for Jillian Trapini-Huff. She is running for Scarborough school board. We are electing three people to the school board this fall in Scarbrough. I think she would be a great choice as one of them. Jillian is smart, informed, […]

Join the Kennebunk Land Trust for an educational Forestry Walk on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 10 a.m. The walk will take place at Mousam River Wildlife, a 38-acre preserve located in the heart of downtown Kennebunk. Maine district forester, Oliver Markewicz, and local forester, Alex Peacock, will highlight elements of this mixed conifer forest. It’s […]

No injuries after vehicle catches fire on the turnpike in Scarborough

The passenger was a Biddeford resident.

Obiturary: Anita E. Mokarzel

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Anita E. Mokarzel, 93, of East Grand Ave passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2021, with her family at her side. She was born May 1, 1928, in Portland the daughter of Cosmo and Grace Galli Romano. She attended Portland schools and graduated from Portland High School, where she was a cheerleader. […]