🌱 What anglers pulled from the surf at Higgins Beach on Labor Day

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In today's newsletter:

• What anglers pulled from the surf at Higgins Beach on Labor Day
• How Scarborough field hockey is handling a tough 0-3 season start
• Why protesters lined Route 1 near Scarborough's ICE facility this week

Also on today's calendar: Cobble to Cobble and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Warmer; a morning shower, with a high of 85 and low of 55 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 74, low: 47.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Large white shark reeled-in at Maine's Higgins Beach on Labor Day (wcvb.com) — A large white shark was briefly reeled in and released at Higgins Beach in Scarborough on Labor Day, adding to a summer of frequent shark sightings off the local coast. Drone operator Kevyn Fowler captured the moment and believes it's the same shark he filmed earlier, near where a lifeguard was dragged underwater at Scarborough Beach State Park earlier this season.
   

• Cheverus field hockey takes command in win over Scarborough (pressherald.com) — Scarborough High's field hockey team fell 4-0 to powerhouse Cheverus in Portland, dropping the Red Storm to 0-3 on the season. Cheverus controlled possession and corners throughout, while Scarborough Coach Kyla Wigant said her squad needs to play more aggressively and find its offensive "hunger" as the tough early schedule continues.
   

• Activists protest against ICE outside facility in Scarborough (fox23maine.com) — Demonstrators gathered along Route 1 in Scarborough on Tuesday to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the July shooting of Biddeford resident Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero. Three groups rallied near the Scarborough ICE facility, carrying signs criticizing Trump administration immigration policies and calling for justice, while both federal officials and the Maine Attorney General continue investigating the shooting.
   

📸 Around Scarborough

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Scarborough

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 27
• Cobble to Cobble →
  Exchange Street, Exchange St, Portland
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

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
• Bird Walk →
  Pleasant Hill Preserve, 256-280 Pleasant Hill Rd, Scarborough
  8:00 am
• PYP x PALMAR COLLECTIVE: Yoga & Surf: Session 2 →
  Bliss Street, 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
Sunday September 20
• Scarborough Farmer's Market →
  259 U.S. 1, Scarborough
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• Ketcha Outdoors at Prouts Neck Country Club →
  Prouts Neck Country Club, 499 Black Point Road, Scarborough
  9:00 am
• The 5 Checkpoints of Retirement →
  Anjon's Ristorante, 521 US-1, Scarborough
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 10
• Spanish Conversation Group →
  Main Library, 482 Broadway, South Portland
  12:00 pm
• Board of Harbor Commission Public Hearing - HYBRID →
  South Portland, ME Calendar, 2 Portland Fish Pier - Suite 105, Portland
  5:00 pm
• Conservation Committee - HYBRID →
  South Portland, ME Calendar, 829 Sawyer Street, South Portland
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does any one know of a person plowing this winter in Scarborough.
  Driveway off Blackpoint. Flexible morning plow time. (Nextdoor Mid-Black Point)
• We are looking for a heavy-duty professional cleaner who can come in to a rental unit and remove the cat odors from a single bedroom with wall to wall carpeting.
  Please give us some recommendations of folks you know do a thorough job. Thanks! (Nextdoor North Scarborough)

• It'll Be Pizza posted a job opening for Manufacturing Sanitation Team Member in Scarborough. Apply here.
• HomeTeam Pest Defense posted a job opening for Pest Control Technician in Scarborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scarborough here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Portland

• New report finds little short-term health risk from air pollutants in South Portland, Portland (newscentermaine.com)
• South Portland could consider municipal ICE policy (pressherald.com)
• South Portland could expand bus routes in western part of the city (pressherald.com)

Cape Elizabeth

• Lakes Region Senior Center Art Show (gorhamtimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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