It’s a new year, and I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season with family and friends. On Dec. 4, I was sworn into the 132nd Legislature along with 34 of my colleagues from all over the state of Maine and from all walks of life. We are truly a citizen legislature. I […]
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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Things to Do: Jan. 16
Thursday, Jan. 16 Cribbage Night, 6 p.m., Elements Books Coffee Beer, 265 Main St., Biddeford. Bring your own board or borrow one of ours. All levels welcome. Thursday Coffee Hour – 55+, 10 to 11 a.m., McArthur Public Library, 270 Main St., Biddeford. Light refreshments will be served. Free. FMI, email jsanderson@mcarthurlibrary.org. Saturday, Jan. 18 AMVETS Comedy […]
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SMS named state finalists in Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest
Saco Middle School has been named one of six Maine state finalists and among 300 nationwide in the 15th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition based on an eighth-grade project to create a prototype lobster buoy that monitors temperatures for climate change, ph levels and pollutants. SMS Teacher Lindsay Girard’s eighth-grade students received a $2.5K […]
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Inside Bridgton: Jan. 10
Wastewater connection help Bridgton is now offering one-time payments to assist property owners in connecting to the town’s new wastewater system. Financial assistance will be available to low-income, single-family property owners in Bridgton to help with the connection. The Select Board will review the applications and vote to approve funding at its first meeting of […]
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Community News: Jan. 16
Thornton Academy adds two new trustees to board Ron Schneider and Paula Scully and have joined the Thornton Academy Board of Trustees. Schneider is general counsel and vice president of Legal Affairs at the University of New England. A graduate of The Roxbury Latin School, Bates College, and the University of Maine School of Law, […]
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UNE professor part of groundbreaking study on wetland carbon storage
The recently published research utilized a novel method involving tea leaves to study carbon sequestration in wetland ecosystems across 28 countries.
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In the Know: Town manager looks back at efforts of active community
As 2024 comes to a close, I look back positively on the influence that many engaged community members have had on notable efforts this past year. The year started with fresh results of a community survey – the second in three years – as well as other feedback on various topics from residents ranging from […]
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Letters to the editor: Jan. 9
Don’t hate Musk’s wealth On numerous social media platforms, barely a week goes by without someone complaining about Elon Musk’s wealth (currently $442 billion). Every such posting is usually followed by the hateful comments of envious trolls listing all the good that could be done if that money was taken from him and distributed to […]
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Community News: Jan. 12
Cuddledown donates to veterans’ organization Cuddledown, a provider of luxury bedding and home essentials, donated bedding to the Travis Mills Foundation. The contribution will support post-9/11 recalibrated veterans and their families attending the foundation’s programs, which focus on improving the lives of those impacted by combat-related injuries, according to a foundation press release. The donation […]
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Things to Do: Jan. 9
Thursday, Jan. 9 Thursday Coffee Hour – 55+, 10 to 11 a.m., McArthur Public Library, 270 Main St., Biddeford. Light refreshments will be served. FMI, email jsanderson@mcarthurlibrary.org. Next Stop Comedy, 8 p.m., Banded Brewing Co., Building 13-W, 32 Main St, Biddeford. A night of stand-up comedy featuring the funniest comics from Boston and beyond. Pottery […]