SOUTH PORTLAND — All alumni of Holy Cross School in South Portland are encouraged to gather together for a weekend of friends, fellowship, and fun at an Alumni Celebration set for September 24-25. Saturday, September 24 Alumni will gather at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a day […]
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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Scarborough Public Library as idea incubator and satellite office
The recent vote of the Scarborough Chamber of Commerce to support the library expansion project is no surprise to those in the know. Perhaps more than any of the towns around greater Portland, Scarborough has generated multiple organizations and business ideas that are improving society every day. And the Scarborough library has been — and […]
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Hike in your backyard on The Atlantic Trail
SACO — Just a few hundred yards from Saco’s popular Bayview Beach and Kinney Shores neighborhood lies a peaceful pathway that seems a world away. The trail is known as the Atlantic Trail, extending a little over a mile from Seaside Avenue (Route 9) to Atlantic Way in the Wildwood neighborhood. Here, virtually in the backyard […]
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Obituary: Martha J. Groome
ARUNDEL — The art world sadly lost the earthly company of a true and insightful local artist as the result of the death of Martha J. Groome, late of Arundel, Maine, on July 17, 2022. Martha was a longtime resident of both Kennebunkport and Arundel and was well known for her unique style of art, her […]
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St. James School in Biddeford to celebrate 30th anniversary Sept. 25
BIDDEFORD — All alumni, current students, school families, and community members are invited to gather for a celebration of 30 years of faith, academic excellence, service, and smiles at St. James School in Biddeford. A 30th anniversary Mass and celebration will be held on Sunday, Sept. 25, at St. Joseph Church on 178 Elm St. […]
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Chamber Corner: Is the business of Biddeford and Saco business?
In 1925, President Calvin Collidge was credited with saying, “The business of America is business.” Silent Cal wasn’t always silent apparently, and this quote has remained in our popular lexicon now for almost a century. In 1953, the secretary of defense (and former General Motors president) Charles Erwin Wilson was purported to have said a […]
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TA Athletic Hall of Fame inductions to highlight Homecoming weekend
SACO — Four individuals and two teams will be inducted into the Thornton Academy Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 1. The ceremony, free and open to the public, will be in the Auditorium of TA’s Arts Building in Saco, beginning at 10 a.m. Inductees left their mark on TA athletics and provided memorable […]
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Biddeford police chief to retire
After 51 years with the Biddeford Police Department, Roger Beaupre will step down from his post on Jan. 25.
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Obituary: Therese L. Lamontagne
BIDDEFORD — Therese L. Lamontagne, 82, of Biddeford, Maine, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2022, at Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough. Therese was born in Biddeford, Maine on November 3, 1939, a daughter of Gedeon and Fernande (Turgeon) Lachance. She was educated at St. Andre’s School and graduated from St. Andre’s High School in […]
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Obituary: Robert St Louis
BIDDEFORD — In the loving care of family, Beacon Hospice and Sedgewood Commons, Robert St Louis passed after a long battle with dementia. He came to a final and peaceful rest on Friday, September 2. Bob was born February 21, 1943 to Vivian and Charlie St Louis of Biddeford. One of three sons, he fondly […]