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Today’s edition · Sat., Nov. 7

Market Basket opens in Scarborough; 8 towns cap mobile home rents

Plus, eight Maine towns just capped mobile home lot rent increases.

The Daily Portland team2 stories14 sources4 min read

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Market Basket opens its fourth Maine store at the Downs in Scarborough

The new Scarborough Market Basket by the numbers

80,000 sq. ft.
for the new Scarborough store
350
jobs the store adds
550 acres
across the Downs development

Sources: Mainebiz, WGME

If you've been waiting on a new grocery option, Market Basket opened its fourth Maine store at 70 Market St. in Scarborough on Friday morning. WGME says it's Scarborough's third major grocery store, and a spokesperson says the store has already hired 350 employees.

The store joins Market Basket locations in Topsham, Westbrook and Biddeford. Mainebiz reports it's expected to be the first retail tenant in ' Town Center. It sits near the Costco in the Innovation District, north of the Town Center.

  • Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday
  • Sunday hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Selection: over 50,000 products
  • Location: corner of Market Street and Scarborough Downs Road

Market Basket arrives as the Downs' first Town Center retailer

  1. 1917Market Basket's first store opens in Lowell, Massachusetts.
  2. 2023Costco opens in ' Innovation District.
  3. Nov. 6Market Basket opens its fourth Maine store at the Downs.

Sources: Mainebiz, WGME

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Voters in eight Maine towns approved limits on mobile home lot rent increases

If you live in a mobile home park, this week's votes matter. Voters in Augusta, Eliot, Farmington, Jay, Oakland, Standish, Wells and Wiscasset approved lot rent protections this week. The rules vary, but most tie hikes to a percentage of inflation and follow a state-drafted sample.

1,700+families protected across 53 Maine mobile home parks

That's the number of families the eight votes cover, according to Centralmaine.com.

Source: Centralmaine.com

In Standish, 75% of voters said yes. Theresa Kim, who spent two years working on the ordinance, pays about $672 a month at Pine Tree Estates and says her is up 25% since 2022.

Three of four Standish voters backed the ordinance

75%Standish voters who approved the ordinance

Source: Centralmaine.com

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Standish voters who approved the ordinance75%
  • Wells: one increase per 12 months, with 90 days' notice
  • Wiscasset: a six-month moratorium on lot rent increases, per the Bangor Daily News
  • Statewide: 16 Maine towns have passed such measures

News Notes

Plan 2040

City officials are developing Portland's Plan 2040 to guide growth and development over the next decade, covering housing, economic growth, climate change, infrastructure and public spaces. Mayor Mark Dion said the city needs to ensure Portland remains a place "where people from all backgrounds can afford to live." Mainebiz

South Portland AI

The School Board votes Monday on a moratorium on student AI use through the 2026-27 school year for pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. If it passes, all staff would need two hours of AI awareness training and three hours of AI literacy training by the end of the school year. The Portland Press Herald

Crown Jewel

Great Diamond Island's Crown Jewel is for sale, with LandVest listing the business and real estate at $1.25 million. The 30-seat, 1,500-square-foot restaurant sits in Diamond Cove and is closed for the season. The Portland Press Herald

Football

Third-seeded Windham upset second-seeded Portland, 21-14, to reach the Class A North championship game. Second-seeded Bonny Eagle beat Massabesic, 35-20, as Lucas Klehn ran for 230 yards. Yarmouth won the 8-man Large South final, 68-34, over Spruce Mountain. The Portland Press HeraldThe Portland Press HeraldLewiston Sun Journal

Windham upset Portland while Bonny Eagle and Yarmouth reached finals

  • Windham21
    Portland14
    FinalClass A North semifinal
  • Massabesic20
    Bonny Eagle35
    FinalClass A South semifinal
  • Spruce Mountain34
    Yarmouth68
    Final8-man Large South final

Sources: The Portland Press Herald, Lewiston Sun Journal

Field hockey

Cheverus will try for its fourth straight state Class A title Saturday at 11:05 a.m. at Edward Little High School in Auburn, where 17-0 Cheverus faces 17-0 Mt. Ararat of Topsham. Freeport meets Nokomis in the B final at 1:05 p.m. Bangor Daily News

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The Wrap

Thompson's Point is getting a head start on winter. First Tracks: Northeast Snow Show wraps up Sunday, Nov. 8, a two-day celebration of skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, nordic, and the outdoor winter lifestyle. With showers in the forecast, it's a cozy way to dream of snow. Let it snow.

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  1. Fri., Nov. 6Portland will reopen Catafalque Drive through Payson Park on Nov. 16
  2. Thurs., Nov. 5Market Basket opens its fourth Maine store in Scarborough on Friday
  3. Wed., Nov. 4Portland OKs $735,000 for a winter warming shelter
  4. Tues., Nov. 3Portland picks the Riverside warming shelter, and United adds California flights
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Market Basket opens in Scarborough; 8 towns cap mobile home rents

Plus, eight Maine towns just capped mobile home lot rent increases.

The TLDR

  1. Market Basket opens its 4th Maine store in Scarborough
  2. Eight Maine towns cap mobile home lot rent increases
  3. South Portland's School Board votes Monday on an AI ban
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  3. Centralmaine.com2 hours ago

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    The results mean that more than 1,700 families will be protected from cost hikes that affordable housing advocates say have become excessive.

  4. Centralmaine.com2 hours ago

    Youth field hockey is growing. High school coaches hope it will save the sport.

    The high school game has seen turnout decline steadily, but more attention toward drawing children to the sport is getting results.

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