BERWICK – This past summer was slated to be the 50th and final season of Hackmatack Playhouse, a performance theater in Berwick. In a shift welcomed by decades of supporters, brothers Conor and Aram Guptill have stepped in and will continue on the tradition of Hackmatack, in a role their father and grandfather held before […]
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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TA Middle School Honor Roll Announced for First Quarter
The following students made the first quarter honor roll at Thornton Academy Middle School in Saco: 6th Grade First Honors: Clara Dudley, Tucker Boucher, Sean Cleary, Blake Daigle, Caleb Do, Evan Gregoricus, Marissa Hanf, Mackenzie Hebert, Silas Johnson, Henry Litwinetz, Jacob Litwinetz, Brady Lydon, Olivia Martin, Otis Sommer, Grayson Vire, Catherine Waterhouse. Second Honors: Bryce […]
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Guest Column: Remembering our veterans
Saturday, Dec. 17, was a day to make its citizens proud in Biddeford. Over 3,000 wreaths were placed on grave sites all over the city by volunteers who paid their respects to the veterans buried there. The snow and rain and wind came just as wreaths were being delivered on the 16th and continued as […]
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Maine Genealogical Society holds Zoom meeting Jan. 7
The Greater Portland Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society is offering a free online (Zoom) meeting on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 1 p.m. The guest speaker will by Roberta Ransley-Matteau of the Osher Map Library who will present “Getting By: The Immigrant Working Class on Main Street in Biddeford, 1880-1932.” The program is about immigrant […]
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Obituary: Dwight T. Dean
BIDDEFORD — Dwight T. Dean, 70, of Biddeford, Maine, passed away at Southern Maine Health Care on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. He was born in Shelby, Montana, on July 4, 1952, son of George and Ruth (Brophy) Dean. At a young age his family moved to Polson, Montana, where he was educated in the local […]
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Things to do, Dec. 22
Old Orchard Beach Methodist Church, at the corner of Washington and Fountain avenues, will host a Christmas Eve service on Saturday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m., and a service at 9:30 a.m., Christmas Day, Sunday, Dec. 25.
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Obituary: Ruth McKenney Desrochers
SACO — Ruth Ernestine McKenney Desrochers, passed away peacefully on Friday Dec. 16, 2022 with family by her side. She lived and loved for 97 years and will forever be remembered as a sweet and gentle soul, someone who was always willing to share her love and kindness to all who had the good fortune […]
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Beyond the Headlines: Marriage equality fight continues
Growing up I never thought it would be possible to get married. I always felt like that right wasn’t afforded to me as a citizen of this great country. When you are treated like a second class citizen as a young person, it has a profound impact on how you view the world around you. […]
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Guest Column: A Congressional session to be proud of
I’ve often thought that Maine is just one big small town connected by long roads. Well, in the past year or two, those roads have gotten steeper and bumpier as we dealt with an unprecedented pandemic and the resulting economic troubles. As we faced the historic challenges, something impressive happened. We came together and lent […]
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Letters to the editor, Dec. 23
Thanks to police On a cold Dec. 15 morning, the Scarborough Police, and many who serve in the Town of Scarborough, met at Memorial Park to remember the loss of my husband, Jim Durant, who perished at an accident scene while volunteering for VIPS (Volunteers in Police Service.) on Dec. 15, 2006. I would like […]