🌱 How will Scarborough boys soccer reload after last year’s state title?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Scarborough boys soccer reload after last year's state title?
• Scarborough community remembers the long life of Susan Lelie Sargent

Also on today's calendar: We are Hiring! Cooks, Servers, Dishwashers, Caregivers and Med Care Managers and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: An a.m. shower; turning sunny, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy and not as warm, temps: high: 67, low: 63.
• Thursday: Warmer; a morning shower, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Meet 10 southern Maine boys soccer teams to watch in 2026 (pressherald.com) — Scarborough High's boys soccer team enters this season defending its Class A title but replacing nine starters, with senior defender Papa Osei anchoring a retooled lineup. A statewide preview also highlights other top contenders like Gorham, Yarmouth, and Brunswick, giving Scarborough fans a sense of how the Red Storm stack up in a competitive southern Maine field.
   

• Obituary: Susan Lelie (Soyias) Sargent (pressherald.com) — A longtime Scarborough resident, Susan Lelie (Soyias) Sargent spent most of her 90 years growing up, working, and raising a family connected to the community before later moving to Florida. Her obituary reflects on her decades of hard work, devotion to animals, and deep family ties, with relatives recently gathering in southern Maine to honor her life.
   

📸 Around Scarborough

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Scarborough

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 9
• We are Hiring! Cooks, Servers, Dishwashers, Caregivers and Med Care Managers →
  1 Huntington Common Dr, Kennebunk
  11:00 am
Sunday September 27
• Cobble to Cobble →
  Exchange Street, Exchange St, Portland
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Falmouth at Scarborough →
  11 Municipal Dr., Scarborough
  6:15 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Wednesday Bird Walks at Scarborough Marsh →
  Scarborough ME
  8:00 am
• ME Santa Supper – Scarborough, ME →
  Sea Dog Brewing Company, 1 Cabela Blvd, Scarborough
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Maine Outdoor Film Festival →
  Memorial Park, 5 Durant Drive, Scarborough
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Autumn & Ales 5K, 10K, and 1/2 Marathon →
  Scarborough ME
• PYP x PALMAR COLLECTIVE: Yoga & Surf: Session 2 →
  Bliss Street, Scarborough
  8:00 am
• Bird Walk →
  Pleasant Hill Preserve, 256-280 Pleasant Hill Rd, Scarborough
  8:00 am
• Cruise & Crunch: Slow-Paced Community Bike Ride →
  Scarborough ME
  11:00 am
• Pizza and Music in the Yard FT. Aidan Boardman →
  Frith Farm, 61 Ash Swamp Road, Scarborough
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 8
• Groupe de Discussion en Français →
  Main Library, 482 Broadway, South Portland
  10:15 am
• Destination Storytime at Bug Light Park! →
  Bug Light Park, South Portland
  10:30 am
• SMCC Student Block Party →
  Southern Maine Community College, 2 Fort Road, South Portland
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Back Cove - Missing Cat 🐈‍⬛
  Missing 1 year old tuxedo cat named Peppermint (peppermint schnapps) Very friendly and curious. I'm his mom's cleaning client but worried sick about… (Nextdoor Pleasant Hill West)

• Phenom People posted a job opening for Customer Service Part Time in Scarborough. Apply here.
• Town Of Scarborough posted a job opening for Permit Coordinator in Scarborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scarborough here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Portland

• 8 Maine events this week include 'The Producers,' Maine Apple Sunday (pressherald.com)
• Diverse 'Jesus Christ Superstar' cast includes Colleen Clark in lead role (pressherald.com)
• Hannaford agrees to settle class action lawsuit for nearly $9 million (wgme.com)

Cape Elizabeth

• 'It's killing fish': Westbrook pet store hearing complaints of unusable tap water in fish tanks (wmtw.com)

Westbrook

• Westbrook pet store is warning that tap water could be killing fish (wgan.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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