SCARBOROUGH (AP) — Scarborough voters have overturned an ordinance that requires dogs to be leashed year-round on town property. The law was enacted by the town council in October in response to the threat of a $12,000 federal fine after an unleashed dog killed an endangered piping plover chick on a town beach in July. […]
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Two fires destroy Scarborough homes Saturday, injuring two
SCARBOROUGH — Two elderly residents were injured jumping from a burning Prouts Neck home early Saturday morning in one of two fires that destroyed homes. Firefighters arrived at the first fire at approximately 5:41 a.m., and the large home at 29 Winslow Homer Road was engulfed in flames, Scarborough Fire Chief Michael Thurlough said. “Our […]
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H.S. soccer: Scarborough repeats in A states
BATH — Scarborough rallied with a goal late in regulation and then won in the first overtime to beat Hampden Academy 2-1 in the Class A boys’ state soccer final Saturday at McMann Field. It is the second straight state title for the Red Storm and fourth in the past six years. Hampden was shooting […]
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Scarborough woman adopts kitten that survived microwave
WESTBROOK — A kitten that was put in a microwave in Maine when it was 8 weeks old has been given a new home. Mary Byram of Scarborough will take home Miracle after winning a lottery held by the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland. Two 15-year-old South Portland girls have been charged with animal […]
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Bid to overturn new dog leash law on Scarborough beaches fails
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — The battle over whether unleashed dogs should be allowed on Scarborough’s town-run beaches is not over. The town council earlier this month approved an ordinance that requires dogs to be leashed year-round on all town property after an unleashed dog killed a protected piping plover chick on Pine Point Beach in July. […]
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Scarborough council approves tough new leash law
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — The Scarborough Town Council has approved an ordinance that requires dogs to be leashed year-round on all town property just months after an unleashed dog killed a protected piping plover chick on a beach. The decision made Wednesday means that a $12,000 fine proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will […]
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Scarborough nonprofit collects millions of dollars in usable medical supplies thrown out by hospitals
SCARBOROUGH — Not far from a bin filled with $25 adhesive bandages, nurse Elizabeth McLellan checked the expiration dates on a number of bags of IV solutions, each one worth about $100 in the American medical supplies market — and as it turns out, each one with a usable lifespan that reaches deep into 2014 […]
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Man struck by train at Scarborough intersection
SCARBOROUGH — Scarborough police confirmed Sunday morning that one person was struck by a southbound Amtrak Downeaster train near the Black Point Road underpass at about 8:15 a.m. The male victim — whose name has not been released — apparently ran in front of the train while trying to cross the tracks between the crossing […]
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Man hit by Amtrak train in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — Officials say a man has been seriously hurt after being struck by an Amtrak passenger train in Scarborough, Maine. Authorities say a man whose identity has not been released was struck by the train at about 8:15 a.m. Sunday where the tracks pass under Black Point Road near Highland Avenue. The south-bound […]
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Scarborough Downs says no ‘current plan’ to expand gambling despite amendment
SCARBOROUGH — Town Councilors will be asked Aug. 21 to consider an ordinance amendment that would simplify any future casino gambling referendum. The proposal would amend the pending Crossroads Planned Development District ordinance, which creates a 450-acre mixed-use zone around Scarborough Downs. The amendment will allow casino gambling in the new zone, if voters approve […]