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Scarborough is located on the coast of Maine six miles south of Portland.  As a pleasant commuter town with its own vibrant business community and shopping areas, we cater equally well to the needs of summer visitors. 

Whether for a weekend getaway or summer vacation, we offer a choice of romantic inns, motels, campgrounds and a variety of restaurants.

Besides many fine places to walk and explore, recreational amenities include golf, tennis, bowling, kayaking, short track speedway and indoor carting.

Among Scarborough's most beautiful features is the scenic 3,100-acre Scarborough Marsh.  The salt marsh is crossed by meandering tidal rivers and streams and is a habitat for a broad array of wildlife and birds.  The marsh estuary opens to a coastline flanked by miles of sandy beaches from Pine Point to the South, Ferry Beach, Prouts Neck, Scarborough Beach and the quiet coastal community of Higgins Beach to the North.

With a population of 17,000, Scarborough is Maine's second fastest growing community.

 

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The Scarborough Community Chamber advocates for, promotes and develops local business and our community. We lead by education, networking, marketing and generating opportunities for active business members to succeed.

 

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Membership Meeting

Thursday 2/18/10

7:30am - 9am

23 Washington Ave.
Scarborough, ME 04074

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Board of Directors Meeting

TUESDAY 2/15/10

Cabela's Conference room

12-1:30pm

 

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Lunch & Learn

2/24/10

Scarborough Public Library

12-1:30

 

The Scarborough Community Chamber is holding a Lunch and Learn at the Scarborough Public Library . Gretchen Henn, Business Counselor and Program Director of the Maine Women's Business Center, Coastal Enterprises, Inc., will present Tips for Starting a Home-Based Business.  Feel free to bring a bag lunch.

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Welcome to Our Newest Members

 

 

68 Mussey Road

Scarborough, ME

 

 

Nadeau Active-Family Chiropractic

 

360 US Route 1, Ste 201

Scarborough, ME

 

 

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Southern Maine

7 Bridges Dr

Scarborough, ME

 

 

 

153 US Route 1

Scarborough, ME

 

 

 

353 Pine Point Rd

Scarborough, ME

 

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October 20, 2009

Long-Term Economic Development Vision for Scarborough

SEDCO and the Scarborough Community Chamber (SCC) have been working on a long-term economic development Vision & Plan for Scarborough for the past year.  Business and key stakeholder input was sought back in March 2009 and a draft is currently in the process of being distributed to key stakeholders and the public.  To view the draft, click here.  Public comment sessions will be held at Town Hall the morning of Monday, November 16, 2009 and the evening of Tuesday, November 17, 2009.  To send your comments electronically, please contact: VisionComments@maine.rr.com.  Thank you for being a part of this important process.

www.scarborougheconomicdevelopment.com/vision.aspx

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Scarborough resident honored by regional chamber of commerce

The organization presented lifelong resident  Art Dillon with its 2009 Volunteer of the Year award at the chamber's 155th annual meeting.

Though surprised by the honor, Dillon gave a gracious acceptance speech in front of about 550 people at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland, and even thought to plug next summer's Concerts in the Park series, Scarborough Community Chamber President Michelle Raber said Wednesday.

"Art is a quiet guy but he gets stuff done, so it's nice he won," Raber said. "He doesn't call a lot of attention to himself; he just puts his nose to the grindstone. ... Everybody on our board loves him."

Dillon credited his parents, Art and Kay Dillon, with instilling in him and his two younger brothers a desire to give back to the community.

A 14-year employee of Haven's Candies, he is a master candy maker and the company's vice president of operations. With a wife and two daughters that he said "definitely come first," Dillon said he strives to balance his time between family, work and volunteer service.

And much of his volunteering does involve his family, including coaching his daughters' softball, soccer and basketball teams. Though he is sometimes paid for umpiring youth and adult softball games, Dillon also serves as a volunteer umpire for many games – about 80 this summer, he said.

In addition, his love of sports and recreation made him a natural to serve on the town's Community Services and Recreation Advisory Board.

Though he said his work is his second priority, he is able to incorporate his Chamber involvement with his job.

"Working with the Chamber of Commerce is kind of a hand-in-hand thing; it's part of my work as I represent Haven's Candies – a good symbiotic relationship," he said. "I'm grateful for the time Haven's does allow me to do this. There are definitely times I'm out of the building that my boss would prefer I not be."

Dillon has been a member of the local Chamber for 12 years and currently serves as its vice president. He also chairs its summer Concert Series, held in Memorial Park. The series began years ago with four concerts a summer, held in the Scarborough Public Library during the month of July, he said. Back then, each drew a crowd of 40 to 50 people.

When Memorial Park opened in 2005, the series moved to the new venue and Dillon fell into the leadership position, initially along with Kevin Freeman, when an accident forced the previous chairman to resign.

Dillon, still the chairman, said the series has expanded to six concerts a summer, with some drawing crowds of more than 2,000 people. These days, the event offers a free shuttle from the Scarborough High School parking lot to the park, the Rotary Club is in charge of concessions and the high school auditorium is available in case of inclement weather.

"He's the organizer, the champion of that program; it's easily our biggest fundraiser of the year," Raber said. "He definitely makes everybody around him better. He's a class act."

SCARBOROUGH — A man familiar in Scarborough for his volunteer work was recently honored for his service by the Portland Regional Chamber.

Peggy Roberts can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 125 or proberts@theforecaster.net.

 

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Lunch & Learn

TBA

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2010 Summer Concert Series

July 1 - August 5

Memorial Park

Click here for concert photos

 

7/1 - Guv'nors

7/8 - Don Campbell Band

7/15 - Bellamy Jazz Band

7/22 - Motor Booty Affair

7/29 - Awesome 80's

8/5 - Tony Boffa Band

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2009 SPONSORS

 

Platinum Sponsors

Biddeford Savings Bank Pine Point Center

 

Gold Sponsors

 

 

 

Piper Shores Saco & Biddeford Savings Passionate Stitches
cPort Credit Union Scarborough SUBWAY Current Publishing

Orthopedic Physical Therapy Associates

Capt'n Eli's Soda

Amtrak Downeaster

Beech Ridge Motor Speedway

 

Silver Sponsors

 Scarborough Downs

Fredrick Bros. Oil

Michelle Raber - State Farm

Maine Indoor Karting

Sudzie Autowash

Dr. Ravin Family Dentistry

Dunstan & Oak Hill

Concord Group

Acapello Salon

Optimal Performance Physical Therapy

Classic Flooring

Cricket & Co.

Little Dolphin School

Dairy Corner

Coffee News

 

Concessions provided by

Scarborough Rotary Club

 

For sponsorship information, contact

Art Dillon at havens@havenscandies.com or 772-1557

 

Thank you to all our sponsors and volunteers that made this event possible.

CLICK HERE FOR PAST CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS

 

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Annual Meeting June 3rd, 2009

 

Officers and Board of Directors elected

 

Officers

President - Michelle Raber - State Farm Insurance

Vice President - Art Dillon - Haven's Candies

Treasurer - Maureen Weeks - Biddeford Savings

Secretary - Jim Gove - Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution

Past President - Bob Nadeau - Gorham Savings Bank

 

Directors - Term Expires 2012

1. Ginie Thorp - The Forecaster

2. Tom Doherty - Camp Ketcha

3. Nancy Crowell - Scarborough Public Library

4. Andrea Killiard - Piper Shores

 

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Community Initiatives...

 

Scarborough Career Development Council

A joint initiative between the

Scarborough Community Chamber

and

Scarborough High School

On Wednesday, April 15, 2009 from 7:30-11:00am, the fourth annual Scarborough Community Chamber sponsored Career Expo will be held again at Scarborough High School.  2009 marks the fifth year of the Career Development Class at Scarborough High School supporting juniors and seniors as an elective class for providing career information with respect to educational requirements, training, and career resources for a wide variety of jobs and careers.  The Career Expo has an entirely new format this year.  Special thanks to all the volunteers who are helping out; every profession the students were interested in, we now have a volunteer for.  Any questions, please contact Jim Gove at shscareerdev@gmail.com

Scarborough Career Development Council

Career Development Partnership with Scarborough High School

The keys to the future of the Scarborough Business Community
are handed from one generation to the next

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Member Benefit

  • As a reminder, any Chamber member is welcome and encouraged to include something along the lines of “Proud Member of the Scarborough Community Chamber” or “Proud Member of the Portland Regional Chamber” plus the respective logo on their letterhead or communications, if they would like to do so. If you need a file of the Chamber logo for your letterhead, just contact Chamber Staff or a Board member.
  • The Scarborough Community Chamber has begun keeping track of how long Scarborough Chamber businesses have been in existence, so that we can help you celebrate your big anniversaries, etc. Please take a minute to e-mail your business’ year of creation to Julie Bassett (jbassett@maine.rr.com) so that it may be added to our records.
  • Scarborough Community Chamber is now on Facebook and LinkedIn. Just search for “Scarborough Community Chamber” under “Groups,” submit a request to join and you will be approved. These groups are open for any member of a Scarborough Community Chamber business. Start a discussion with your peers on one of these sites today!
     

Get Involved

Chamber members get the most out of their membership when they get involved, and we always have opportunities. Are you interested in being part of the voice of business in Scarborough? Would you like to help put together next summer’s excellent Concert series? Do you like to write articles? Do you want to help high school students explore careers? Our Board members will be more than happy to talk with you about how you can get involved in these and other valuable efforts. Please contact any of us to see how you can get the most out of your Chamber membership.

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 This month's Spotlight on Local Business...

 

 

 

We partner with the Portland Regional Chamber which provides countless tangible

 benefits to over 1,400 members and their 62,000 employees.

 

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