WELCOME TO THE SCARBOROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

It is our mission to provide to the best of our abilities diverse, safe, quality, and cost-efficient services. We accomplish this through communication, coordination, and education in a professional and timely manner for the Town of Scarborough.

WHAT'S NEW

NEW! Like Us on Facebook and Twitter and WIN!

What a great way to get up-to-the-minute updates on our youth and adult programs, to access information about upcoming special events, and to ask quick questions without picking up a phone!

Like Us on Facebook and Twitter by March 30, 2012, and you will be entered for a chance to win great prizes:

• One week of Community Services Summer Day Camp ($225 value)
• Two day-passes to Funtown/Splashtown USA ($77 value)

Earn extra entries in our contest by sharing us with your friends or tweeting about our offer!

Not on Facebook or Twitter? Registration is quick and easy!

Please visit our Facebook Fan Sweepstakes as well as our Twitter Fan Sweepstakes today!

Any questions, please contact us at 730-4150.

Community Services . . . What We're All About

Read an article about what Community Services does ... from recreation and child care to fields, facilties, beaches and cable television...and so much more!

Basketball Practice and Game Schedules Available

Practice Schedules for Grades 1-2, Grades 5-6, and Grades 7-8 girls and boys basketball teams are now available to view online.

Game schedules may be viewed on our Youth Recreation page.

Changes to Community Services Child Care Program Starting Fall 2012

Due to the construction of the new Wentworth School and consequent relocation of Bessworth, the Bessworth Beginners Pre-School program will no longer be offered past June 2012.

Summer day camp for 2012 will be offered for children entering Grades K through 9 - - No pre-school day camp program available.

Eastern Trail Construction Completion – Saco/Old Orchard Beach Section

The Eastern Trail announced as of January 23, 2012, that construction is now complete along its newest section, stretching from Thornton Academy in Saco to Milliken Mills Road in Old Orchard Beach. This includes a new bridge that spans Route 1 in Saco just north of Ross Road.

Attention now turns to a 0.8-mile section in Scarborough that will include a bridge to span the Nonesuch river – already in the planning stages – and connect to the southern York County communities through which the trail will be developed, including Wells, Eliot, Kittery, and the Berwicks.

Please click to read the full Eastern Trail press release. To schedule a no-cost Eastern Trail slide show, send an email to eta@easterntrail.org or call the ETA’s office at 284-9260.

For more information, please check the Eastern Trail website.

View Town Meetings As They're Happening!

You may now view all town meetings as they are taking place on our live-streaming link.

Past meetings may be viewed on our video-on-demand site.

April Vacation Experience Camp

Register your Grade K through 8 student for our April Vacation Experience Camp (April 17 through 20). Participants will enjoy many activities during the week, including a Portland Sea Dogs game and a movie a Cinemagic (movie to be announced). For more information, please call us at 730-4170.

We also have spaces still available in our February Vacation Experience Camp (February 21 through 24).

Advisory Board Meeting

The next meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at 6:00 p.m. in the Town Manager's Conference Room of Town Hall. The agenda will be available online the week prior.

NEW! Adult Hula Hooping Class

Get fit or stay fit with an exercise hula hoop! Learn moves that will tone your middle, strengthen arms, legs and back with a custom made, adult-size hula hoop. Even if you have never hooped before, you will be hooping and smiling in class in no time. This class is cardio-packed so bring a water bottle, wear comfortable shoes and cotton-based clothes. Hula hoops are provided by the instructor for class but may be purchased for $20 to $25 for home use.

Please see our Adult Recreation page for class details.

Winter/Spring 2011/2012 Brochure and Registration

The Winter/Spring 2011/2012 Brochure is available for online viewing. If you would like to pick up a printed copy, there will be limited quantities in the Community Services Office and the Bessworth Child Care Building. Registration for winter and spring activities begins Monday, November 7. You may register online for most activities, but must come in person to register for our snow sports and child care programs.

Forms of Payment

Community Services accepts cash, checks, or debit cards at the counter in Town Hall. For online registrations only, we accept credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, or Discover) or debit cards.

For more information regarding credit card acceptance in the participating Town Hall offices, including the use of convenience fees, please refer to the Town of Scarborough homepage at www.scarborough.me.us.

COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS

For comments, suggestions, or questions, please email:
comserv@ci.scarborough.me.us

COMMUNITY SERVICES STAFF

Name	Phone	E-Mail
Bruce Gullifer, C.P.R.P. Director	730-4150
Marcia McGinnis Office Manager	730-4152
Raelene Bodman Child Care Manager	730-4171
Steve Quirk Facilities Manager	883-7645
Debbie Jones Program Coordinator	730-4156
Andrea Zglobicki Program Coordinator	730-4172
Audra Keenan Program Coordinator	730-4170
Ryan Colpitts Program Coordinator	730-4153
Bill Reichl Recreation Manager	730-4155
Steve Kramer Facilities Scheduler	730-4154
Nicole Hall Secretary/Receptionist	730-4158
Ken Kennedy Municipal Building Maintenance	730-4068
Ron Palmer Municipal Building Maintenance	730-4069
Eric Huntington Cable Operations Manager	730-4160