BIDDEFORD — Earl A. Goodwin, 79, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, surrounded by family who loved him deeply. He was born in Biddeford on Dec. 10, 1942, the son of the late Theodore Allyn & Geneva Litwinowich Goodwin and was educated locally graduating from Biddeford High School, Class of 1961, […]
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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Councilor Corner: It’s time to move forward on managing growth
On July 13, the Town Council held a workshop to review the draft terms of a GMO exemption for The Downs. The town manager, in consultation with council chair and vice chair, was charged to negotiate with the Downs to establish mutually agreeable terms that could allow for an exemption to the Growth Management Ordinance […]
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Letters to the editor, Aug. 5
Put library expansion bond on ballot To the editor, I’d like to comment on the proposed library expansion, which I urge our Town Council to put on the ballot this November. There are some who want to wait and put the library expansion, school consolidation and community rec center together in a bundle. While I […]
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Obituary: Joyce A. Ladderbush
BIDDEFORD — Joyce A. Ladderbush passed away on Aug. 1, 2022, from a sudden injury. Joyce was born in Biddeford, Maine, at the Trull Hospital on April 11, 1939. She was the daughter of Lewis and Regina Deinstadt. She was in the Biddeford High School Class of 1956. She was a graduate of Comptomitor School […]
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St. Louis Child Development Center participates in USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program
BIDDEFORD — St. Louis Child Development Center in Biddeford, a program of Catholic Charities Maine, announces its participation in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program. Meals are available at no separate charge to all enrolled participants. St. Louis does not discriminate against any participant because of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or […]
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UNE students volunteer for PALS camp on Biddeford Campus
BIDDEFORD — The University of New England recently hosted PALS Programs Maine for its annual week-long camp, which brought together 20 young people with Down syndrome and their peers on the Biddeford Campus from July 24 to July 30. PALS Programs creates inclusive camp experiences for people with and without Down syndrome. Founded in Philadelphia […]
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MaineCF grants support hospice services locally
More than $30,000 in grants from the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) will support hospice services in southern Maine. MaineCF’s Hospice Fund committee awarded five grants totaling $29,5000. Donors with advised funds awarded three additional grants that totaled $7,000. The 2022 grantees include: • Center for Grieving Children, Portland, to provide peer-support groups for grieving children […]
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Baby bottle drive at Good Shepherd Parish in Saco raises over $7,000 for local pregnancy centers
SACO — A baby bottle drive held at churches in Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, and Lyman raised over $7,000, with more still trickling in, for pro-life pregnancy resource centers. The drive was sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, and parishioners at Good Shepherd Parish (comprised of Most Holy Trinity Church, Saco; St. Joseph Church, […]
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Obituary: Nathan Grant Sr.
LYMAN — Nathan Grant Sr. passed away peacefully July 31, 2022, with his family by his side. Nathan was born in Biddeford, Maine, on March 6, 1938, to Florence Olive Lowell Grant and Harley Grant Sr. Nathan went to Biddeford schools, and he worked as a cement truck driver for most of his life. Nathan […]
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Obituary: Pauline Laverriere
BIDDEFORD — Pauline Laverriere, 90, of Biddeford, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side on July 27, 2022. Pauline was born in Plainfield, Connecticut, in December of 1931, first born to Oscar and Florence (Roy) Labrie. She was educated in the Plainfield school system until the age of 13 when […]