YORK COUNTY — The Oldies Dance Group is aware that fans of rock n’ roll music are also exceptionally generous and that was evident once again at the Rock n’ Roll Oldies Benefit dance held last fall to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Portland. The dance raised $8,346 to donate to the Ronald McDonald […]
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: Marcel R. Desrosiers
SACO — Marcel R. Desrosiers, 93, of Saco, Maine, passed away on Jan. 12, 2023 at Seal Rock Health Care. Marcel was born on Feb. 18, 1929, to Willie and Bernadette (Poulin) Desrosiers. He was educated in Lewiston, Maine, and moved to Biddeford in 1947. Marcel worked for Bates in Lewiston and Biddeford Box before […]
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Obituary: Joseph Dutremble
Hampton, NH — Joseph Emmanuel “Mel” Dutremble, 88, of Hampton, NH, formerly of Ipswich and Danvers, Massachusetts, passed away in the early hours of January. 14, 2023, after a period of declining health. Born in Biddeford, Maine on April 6, 1934, he was the son of the late Ernest and Yvonne (Corriveau) Dutremble and loving […]
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Scarborough residents achieve academic honors
The following Scarborough students made the Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina: Cara Shelton, a Junior Elementary Education major, and Steven Shelton, a Sophomore Biblical Counseling major. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2021-2022 […]
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Vivid Motion Dance holds auditions for its spring show double feature
Ages 9 and over of all dance experience levels are invited to audition Feb. 4 at 9:30 a.m.
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From Augusta: New session of Maine Legislature kicks into high gear
The Maine Legislature has started up the 2023-24 session, and we are all eager and ready to go! Constituents in my district spoke with me during the reelection campaign this past fall that they wanted me to continue to focus on fighting climate change. That is a logical request for citizens of a town with […]
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Wreaths Out day is Jan. 17
Wreaths Across America announces that all the Biddeford cemeteries will participate in the “Wreaths Out” day at all the Biddeford cemeteries on Tuesday, Jan. 17. As part of the Wreaths Across America (WAA) and to prevent the wreaths from deteriorating to the point of being disrespectful to the veterans buried there, the public is invited […]
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Obituary: John Amato (1932-2023)
KENNEBUNK — John Lawrence Amato, of Kennebunk, passed away on Jan. 6, 2023, at Huntington Commons with his wife and two daughters by his side. He was born March 1, 1932, in Portland, Maine, to Dominic and Mary (Maiorano) Amato. He attended Portland Public Schools and graduated from Portland High School in 1950 and Coburn […]
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MaineCF grants available to support hospice services
Grants are available from the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Hospice Fund to support hospice programs in Cumberland and York counties. Preference will be given to proposals that raise community awareness of hospice and bereavement services; increase the utilization and/or the quality of end-of-life services; and support hospice volunteers and the recruitment of volunteers, including outreach, […]
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Maine CASA to hold training March 21-24
For those interested in advocating for the best interests of a child, the Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program is holding its spring training for volunteer advocates March 21-24. This free, four-day training is designed to prepare attendees for certification as volunteer guardians ad litem (GALs) in Maine child protection cases. Trainees may participate […]