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Scarborough, Maine is located in Cumberland County. Zip codes in Scarborough, ME include 04074, and 04070. More Scarborough information.

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Thursday May 31 | SeacoastOnline

Portsmouth area Senior News

Mary Parish Hall on Chestnut Street in Dover from 1 to 5 p.m., June 20 and 21. Both days must be attended to receive credit for the course.

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Wed May 30, 2012

Bangor Daily News

Scarborough man to serve 6 months, repay $50,000 in theft from Legion

A Scarborough man who bilked an American Legion post out of $50,000 and used a portion of it to open a Portland bar was sentenced Tuesday in York County Superior Court to five years in prison with all but six months suspended.

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Tue May 29, 2012

Kennebec Journal

Vatican transfers Bishop Malone to Buffalo

Bishop Richard J. Malone, the head of the Catholic Church in Maine, was in Aroostook County last week speaking to a parish.

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Mon May 28, 2012

Kennebec Journal

Summers makes fourth try for Congress

Occupation: Secretary of State; Former New England Regional Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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Herald Gazette

Scarborough | $1,285,000

Premier oceanfront condo at gated Atlantic House Community. 4 BR, 3.5 BA of spectacular living.

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Fri May 25, 2012

Bangor Daily News

Ex-Maine police officers claim law enforcement failed in its duty to confiscate Lake's guns

Steven Lake arrested in June 2010 for allegedly holding his wife and children hostage in a bedroom and threatening to kill them and-or himself.

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Wed May 23, 2012

WCSH 6 Portland

Hannaford selling only sustainable seafood

Scarborough, Maine - Officials at Hannaford say from now on you can be assured that all of the seafood sold in their stores comes from sustainable fisheries.

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WMTW-TV Auburn

Supermarket issues policy for seafood safety

Scarborough-based Hannaford Supermarkets has announced a first of its kind policy to ensure all the seafood it sells is sustainably harvested.

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Tue May 22, 2012

Examiner.com

Consider a Maine road trip

When visiting Maine, forget all about the lobster and other great seafood. You need to go there to see the strange stuff! If you have any doubts that Maine is home to the strange, please keep in mind it is the home of writer Stephen King and you can't get much stranger than him.

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Sat May 19, 2012

WMTW-TV Auburn

Traffic on Maine Turnpike should be back to normal

The Maine Turnpike Authority was warning drivers they should expect delays between Exit 45 in South Portland and Exit 44 in Scarborough, but now says traffic should be back to normal.

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Fri May 18, 2012

Bangor Daily News

Hampden postal facility workers, supporters grateful for Susan Collins' efforts

Employees of the Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Center in Hampden discuss the future of their workplace with U.S. Sen.

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Sun Journal

Wilton receives $10,000 from former paving company owner

Jack Gibson remembers the towns that supported his paving work over the years. Now he's in a position to give them some help.

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Thu May 17, 2012

Sun Journal

Stumped in Scarborough: Town sees little demand for wood from historic elm

The final piece of Elsie the stump of what was one of the town's last giant elms was pulled Wednesday, erasing from the Oak Hill landscape all that remained of the beloved tree that stood for about 150 years.

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Wed May 16, 2012

Sun Journal

Early arrival of soft-shell lobsters perplexes Maine lobster industry

Part of the fleet of fishing boats moored at Pine Point in Scarborough. Lobstermen there and across southern Maine report an earlier shed in the lobster population than they've ever seen, but are unsure what that means for the rest of the season.

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Tue May 15, 2012

Boston Herald

Maine man to be buried in casket made from tree he revered

The man who spent the last years of his life fighting in vain to save Herbie, the oldest known American elm tree in New England, made his living in the forestry business, clearing and selling trees across southern Maine.

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Sat May 12, 2012

Bangor Daily News

South Portland man seriously injured in motorcycle accident

A 26-year-old South Portland man suffered serious, life-threatening injuries early Saturday morning when the motorcycle he was driving went off the road in Scarborough, according to a report from WGME 13 .

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WMTW-TV Auburn

Man injured in Scarborough motorcycle crash

Scarborough police said at 5:38 a.m. Saturday, dispatch received a call reporting a motorcycle crash in the area of 158 Pleasant Hill Road.

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Thu May 10, 2012

WCSH-TV Portland

Scarborough HS goes into brief lockdown

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Scarborough High School went into a brief lockdown Thursday morning after a unidentified young male allegedly entered the building.

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Foster's Daily Democrat

Mellon completes Navy training

Navy Seaman Douglas A. Mellon recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois.

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Wed May 09, 2012

WDBO-AM Orlando

Obama support of gay marriage buoys ME advocates

Just as President Barack Obama 's views on gay marriage have evolved, Maine residents have also changed their minds on the issue since voters repealed the state's gay marriage law in 2009, gay marriage supporters said Wednesday.

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