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FROM THE FRONT PAGE
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Development and sea level rise are threatening the Scarborough Marsh. Read more of The Maine Monitors series on salt marshes in Maine.
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Scarborough Marsh, seen here at sunrise last August, is 3,200 acres and is the largest contiguous salt marsh in Maine. (Gregory Rec / Portland Press Herald).
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MORE NEWS
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Scarborough is entering the second phase of its push for a solution to the school district's overcrowded and aging buildings. A new committee will be formed to hire a consultant, vet four potential projects, engage the public and come up with final recommendations for the School Board.
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In The Know: The Scarborough Town Council approved additional changes to the cannabis licensing ordinance in July, its second successive year making amendments. Read more from Assistant Town Manager Liam Gallagher.
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And you can always see all of this week's news in the Leader online.
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
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Lights pour down on the Cliffy Kippy Mitchell Sports Complex in Scarborough on Friday night for Scarborough Summerfest. The Community Services department estimated that over 2,500 people attended throughout the evening. (Contributed / Scarborough Community Services). Have a photo you'd like to contribute to Scarborough Now? Email it to editor@intheleader.com.
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POLL
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How many days have you been to this beach this summer?
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None
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1-4
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5-9
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10+
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Check out next week's edition of Scarborough Now for the results!
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY
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Ninth graders joined the high school for the 1969-70 school year.
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Aug. 22, 1969: The Portland Evening Express reported that Scarborough High School was to become a four-year school.
Twenty-six classrooms were added to accommodate 175 ninth-graders that were set to join the school and prepare for future enrollment increases.
Click here to read more of this story from 1969 in our archives at Newspapers.com.
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VISIT OUR ARCHIVES
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THINGS TO DO
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Author Teri Anderholm will give a book talk at Scarborough Public Library on Sept. 10 at noon. Anderholm's story, Inn Mates, is a chronicle of two Bostonians operating an inn in Bar Harbor and the many life lessons they learned from guests along the way. Registration is required. To do so, click here.
MePowered Pastries on Route 1 in Scarborough will be hosting a special "Bake & Learn" session on Sept. 15 to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. Attendees can make a dish, learn Spanish and take part in crafts. For more information, including how to purchase tickets, click here.
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VISIT OUR EVENTS CALENDAR
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
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"We are really excited to drive toward a solution that the community will support."
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- School Board Chair Shannon Lindstrom
on the district's push for a school project.
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Drew Johnson is a reporter for the Sentry and the Leader. Though he is from Massachusetts, Drew grew up going to his family’s lake house in Denmark, Maine, learning to snow ski at Shawnee Peak and water ski on Moose Pond. While he started as a
“Vacationlander,” Drew has adopted “the way life should be” motto and moved to Portland in September of 2021. Contact him at djohnson@intheleader.com.
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