It’s raining again today, as it has for much of this summer. So instead of trudging around in the mud all day, questing for corn, spuds and the rest, my attention turns briefly to finding a topic timely and perhaps of interest to the reader. As we approach the end of summer, September beckons and […]
Dina Mendros
Dina is Executive Editor for the Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, the Kennebunk Post, the Scarborough Leader and the South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Sentry. She is a born and bred Mainer living in Saco.
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Obituary: Yvette Loranger
Yvette Loranger, of Saco and formerly of Biddeford, Maine passed away peacefully at the age of 102 at the Wardwell Assisted Living Facility in Saco on Aug. 22, 2023. Yvette was born on Dec. 30, 1920, in Biddeford, Maine. She was the daughter of Joseph and Delia Baillargeon and was raised with two brothers and […]
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Local residents earn academic honors
Grace Keenan from Scarborough has been named to St. Lawrence University’s Dean’s List for achieving academic excellence during the Spring 2023 semester. Keenan is a member of the Class of 2025 and is majoring in anthropology. Keenan attended Scarborough High School. Easy Ocampo, of Scarborough, was named to first honors on the Clark University Dean’s […]
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Scarborough man dies after vehicular accident
SCARBOROUGH — A Scarborough man died after Scarborough Fire and Police Departments responded to a reported motor vehicle crash on Route 1 at the Comfort Inn at 2:36 a.m. on Monday. When they arrived, emergency personnel found the lone male, 40-year-old Mudimbiyi Kalombo, unresponsive in the vehicle, police said. Life saving measures were performed and […]
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Letters to the editor, Sept. 1
New, unified elemtary school best solution To the editor, Our primary schools have creatively saved taxpayer money at our youngest learner’s and teacher’s expense. My mother, an educator in Scarborough for 42 years, spent her last 13 years in Scarborough teaching in a portable trailer. She retired 8 years ago and the now 21 year […]
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Land purchase bond question for new K-2 school on Scarborough Town Council Sept. 6 agenda
The Scarborough Town Council will resume discussions on the strategic school solution and potential land purchase at a public hearing on Sept. 6. The agenda includes a public hearing and second reading on a ballot question for a $160M K-8 strategic school solution to address the inadequacies in three K-2 primary schools and the middle […]
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In the Know: 2023-2024 tax rate set
The 2023-2024 property tax rate has been set by the town assessor; it was committed on Aug. 16. The Town of Scarborough’s new tax rate is now $15.97 per $1,000 of property value for the 2024 fiscal year, which runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The new rate applies to the taxes […]
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Scarborough girls break state record
SCARBOROUGH — A group of four Wentworth students broke a state record at the USATF Maine State Track & Field Championship meet held at Cony high school on Aug. 12. The Scarborough Track Club girls 4x100m relay team broke the age 9 and 10 Maine state record by running a time of 1:03.57. The previous […]
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Saco & Biddeford Savings contributes $50,000 to hospice sustainability project
SACO, ME (August 24, 2023) – Saco & Biddeford Savings, a leading community bank in Maine, is proud to announce its donation of $50,000 to Hospice of Southern Maine’s Gosnell House Sustainability Project. This significant contribution aims to support Hospice of Southern Maine’s ongoing efforts to create a sustainable and energy-efficient facility for their patients […]
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While National Nonprofit Day, was Aug. 17, the Maine Office of the State Treasurer (OST) and Maine Association of Nonprofits (MANP) want Maine nonprofits to know about available resources in unclaimed property. Maine is currently home to approximately 7,000 nonprofit organizations. On National Nonprofit Day, we celebrate the incredible organizations across our state working every […]