SCARBOROUGH — The Mateja Group at Keller Williams Realty has chosen the Alzheimer’s Association Maine Chapter as the Mateja Gives nonprofit for the month of September. Throughout September, $100 from each real estate transaction will be donated to the Maine Chapter, directly supporting the care, support, and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. Mateja Gives […]
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.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the editor, Sept. 23
Don’t use flag to express hate To the editor, Lately I have been both surprised and saddened by the increasing use of the American flag to crudely express anger and hatred, whether it be on yard signs, bumper stickers, or flying from the back of a vehicle. One sunny afternoon this week I went for […]
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Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Our Sustainable City: Park(ing) Day
If you attended Portland’s Park(ing) Day last week, you got a glimpse of how public space could be used in a world without parking. Imperative to meeting our greenhouse reduction goals will be shifting some (or all) of our trips to other modes of travel — such as public transportation and biking. As we do […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor, Sept. 23
Town should provide fiscal impact To the editor, I attended the Town Council’s 9/7/22 meeting, at which the $12.9M Library bond referendum was placed on the November ballot. During the meeting, the TC Chair and Town Manager illustrated a lack of concern for their responsibility to taxpayers and an utter disregard of town fiscal policies. […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor, Sept. 23
Two at-large council seats on South Portland ballot To the editor, South Portland voters will vote for two of the four candidates running for City Council this fall, not just one. There is a lot of confusion in the community about this. The 2022 City Council election will fill two at-large seats. These two councilors […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Cape Elizabeth students named National Merit semifinalists
Two seniors from Cape Elizabeth High School have been named National Merit semifinalists. Nora Lane and Amy Rasco have been recognized with this honor based on their performance on the PSAT administered in October. They now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,250 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million that […]
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
All aboard Pumpkin Patch Trolley!
KENNEBUNKPORT — Seashore Trolley Museum is hosting its 24th Annual Pumpkin Patch Trolley on Sept. 23-25, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, Oct. 7-10, and Oct. 14-16. The event runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., rain or shine. Guests of all ages are treated to heritage railway rides on antique trolleys, where they are delivered to the […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Kennebunk Post, Scarborough Leader, South Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Online genealogy meeting takes place Oct. 1
The Greater Portland Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society is offering an on-line (Zoom) meeting on Saturday, Oct.1, beginning at 1 p.m. The meeting is free and open to all. Guest speaker Craig Siulinski will discuss “Using Blogs for Preserving and Sharing your Family’s History,” which will show how blog writing can by easy, enjoyable, […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Scarborough fiscal year 2022-2023 property tax rate set
The 2022-2023 property tax rate has been set by the Town Assessor, committed on Aug. 25, 2022. The Town of Scarborough’s new tax rate is now set at $15.39 per $1,000 of property value for the 2023 fiscal year, which runs from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The new rate applies to the […]
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Letters to the editor, Sept. 22
Where is Saco’s future? To the editor, There is an old driving adage about the risk of driving forward while looking in the rear-view mirror. Some citizens in town fear any forward vision. They would rather demonize policy, process, and those elected officials brave enough to see the past, while embracing opportunities for a better […]