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Preschools fear rules will force closure (Printed Aug. 6, 2010)

Letter: Now what with fees? (Printed June 18, 2010)

School budget passes on second vote, parties pick candidates (Printed June 11, 2010)

District teachers get new contract (Printed June 11, 2010)

Contracts for dispatchers, firefighters pass council (Printed May 28, 2010)

Council balks at spending surplus funds (Printed May 28, 2010)

School board adds to budget (Printed May 21, 2010)

Rejected (Printed May 14, 2010)

Farewell to art show? (Printed May 14, 2010)

Council approves town budget (Printed May 14, 2010)

Budget nears referendum (Printed May 7, 2010)

Resident outlines savings ideas (Printed May 7, 2010)

Known voice jumps in race (Printed April 30, 2010)

Public works honors retiring workers (Printed April 30, 2010)

Final budget expected to add to tax bill (Printed April 30, 2010)

Education budget will add taxes (Printed April 23, 2010)

Sewer, stormwater projects under way (Printed April 23, 2010)

Council, police agree on contract terms (Printed April 16, 2010)

Acrimony yields as project costs balloon (Printed April 16, 2010)

Community Forum: Know about bond before casting vote (Printed April 16, 2010)

Play ball (Printed April 9, 2010)

Town eyes borrowing for computer purchase (Printed April 9, 2010)

Community Forum: Legislature hitting busy home stretch (Printed April 2, 2010)

Letter: Kudos to town staff (Printed April 2, 2010)

School budget cuts positions (Printed March 26, 2010)

Proposed 2011 town budget adds 55 cents to tax rate (Printed March 26, 2010)

Town will buy beach, riverfront land (Printed March 26, 2010)

Letter: No special treatment due (Printed March 19, 2010)

Storms of the century (Printed March 12, 2010)

More state aid will sway budget choices (Printed March 12, 2010)

Letter: Benefit of mild winter? (Printed March 12, 2010)

Upset at cuts, parents crowd school meeting (Printed March 5, 2010)

Letter: Health class is essential (Printed March 5, 2010)

Letter: Maintain school funding (Printed March 5, 2010)

Town to borrow $4.7M (Printed Feb. 26, 2010)

Letter: Fund classrooms first (Printed Feb. 26, 2010)

Letter: Preserve swimming funds (Printed Feb. 26, 2010)

Wants vs. needs (Printed Feb. 19, 2010)

Fighting for French (Printed Feb. 19, 2010)

Making health choices (Printed Feb. 19, 2010)

Groups seek to ensure play open to all (Printed Feb. 19, 2010)

Letter: Education is an investment (Printed Feb. 19, 2010)

Garnishing wagers (Printed Feb. 12, 2010)

Town suspends some credit card payments (Printed Feb. 12, 2010)

Letter: Give school districts more insurance options (Printed Feb. 12, 2010)

Letter: Cutting languages is short sighted (Printed Feb. 12, 2010)

Letter: School funding requires compromise (Printed Feb. 12, 2010)

Letter: Caught without a sticker of support (Printed Feb. 12, 2010)

State gives schools good news and bad (Printed Feb. 5, 2010)

Route 1 fixes may be funded soon (Printed Feb. 5, 2010)

Town services shrink as state revenue falls (Printed Jan. 29, 2010)

Letter: School survey available (Printed Jan. 29, 2010)

Cuts, not surplus, may bridge budget gaps (Printed Jan.22, 2010)

Letter: Continuing concern over school group (Printed Jan. 22, 2010)

Officials to discuss school funding (Printed Jan. 8, 2010)

Commissioner warns of future school cuts (Printed Jan. 8, 2010)

Cape residents sound off on park fees (Printed Jan. 8, 2010)

Year in Review (Printed Dec. 31, 2009)

Letter: Don’t be proud of tax rate (Printed Dec. 31, 2009)

Letter: Organizer responds to school group criticism (Printed Dec. 25, 2009)

Letter: Loss of conservative voice will hurt Scarborough (Printed dec. 25, 2009)

Advocacy group draws criticism (Printed Dec. 18, 2009)

School district to ask town for more funds (Printed Dec. 11, 2009)

Town secures two grants totaling $353K (Printed Dec. 11, 2009)

Letter: Bond will help trust’s work (Printed Dec. 11, 2009)

$1.3 M plan to alleviate neighborhood flooding (Printed Dec. 4, 2009)

Amid school budget woes, some say enough cuts (Printed Nov. 27, 2009)

Payne Road solution approved, funding an issue