BIDDEFORD — Venture Solar leased 19 Pomerleau St. from MEC Realty, Inc. The company will use the more than 10,000-square-foot industrial facility for its office and warehouse needs. Noah Stebbins represented the landlord, and Claire Richardson represented the tenant. Venture Solar is based in Connecticut, with seven offices on the east coast. This will be […]
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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A budget to help all Mainers
In the early hours of Wednesday, June 28, the Legislature’s budget committee completed their work on the biennial budget. They spent the entire night on Tuesday negotiating and voting on every line item of the budget, each of which would help improve the lives of Mainers. Their hard work and long hours at the negotiating […]
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Next phase of Route 1 traffic signal upgrades now complete
Route 1 traffic signals in Scarborough are being upgraded in a phased approach to improve traffic flow. Most recently, new adaptive traffic signals have been installed along Route 1 from Municipal Drive to the 701 Connector by the Maine Medical Center campus. The upgrade goes into effect in mid-July. An adaptive traffic control system (ATCS) […]
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Scarborough Historical Society launches outreach program
As one more way to fulfill its mission to share Scarborough’s rich history, the Scarborough Historical Society is offering a representative to present one of four possible programs to other groups in the area. In an effort to make people more aware of our exciting heritage, the SHS is sending Linda Snow McLoon to present […]
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Recently approved school budget explained
The Scarborough Schools Leadership Council and Board of Education are pleased to present our FY 24 Budget. The detailed budget development process begins with our “level services” budget, which equates to the resources required to maintain the same programs and services that the school district currently provides. Overall, our expense increase of 5.78% is in […]
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Scarborough likely to transfer four properties to land trust
The Scarborough Town Council recently gave initial approve to transfer four small town-owned properties along the Nonesuch River to the Scarborough Land Trust.
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AACOM announces Jane Carreiro, DO, as new chair-elect of Board of Deans
The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) elected of Jane Carreiro, DO, as the new chair-elect of its Board of Deans in June. Dr. Carreiro is vice president of Health Affairs and dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of New England (UNE COM). She succeeds Shane Speights, DO, who […]
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Saco & Biddeford Savings pledges $30,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine
SACO — Saco & Biddeford Savings, Maine’s oldest bank, pledged a $30,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine (BGCSM), which will help BGCSM expand its programming in York County. The programming at Biddeford Middle School is led by Zack Mullin, who joined the BGCSM in 2021. In a recent study by […]
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Biddeford High School quarter 4 honor roll
Grade 12 HIGH HONORS Katelyn Ashenfelter, Abigail Bickford, Drew Bouchard, Matthew Bouthillette, Ella Burnell, Peter Burton, Nicholas Carpenter, Baylee Cheetham-Wilmot, Mackenzie Day, Mariah Desrochers, Charlotte Donovan, Ellie Fournier, Hunter Frechette, Helena Gabryszewski, Kaylie Hammond, Brianna Haskell, Amber Huot, Emery Hutchins, Kayleigh Keely, Kalvin Kheang, Annika LeBlond, Hannah McCurry, Lexie Meserve, Brady Nielsen, Emma Paquet, Laura […]
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The Ecology School announces 200-acre addition to regenerative agriculture learning campus along the Saco River
American Farmland Trust and Hannaford Charitable Foundation contribute $100,000 each in support of a major land acquisition.