OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Yvette St. Amand, 94, of Old Orchard Beach, passed away with her family by her side on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at St. Andre Health Care in Biddeford. She was born in Biddeford on April 25, 1928, a daughter of Honore and Rose-Anne (Binette) Dutremble. She was educated from Biddeford schools. […]
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 Land Trust celebrate water with a 3-session education program
SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Land Trust will be hosting a summer education series for families and children (ages 8 and up) in collaboration with Friends of Scarborough Marsh. This series, “Follow a Raindrop and Explore Living Water in Scarborough,” will take a close look at water and its important role in the environment. It will […]
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Obituary: Rebecca “Becky” T. Wynne
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Rebecca “Becky” T. Wynne, 60, of Old Orchard Beach, passed away after a brief illness at Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine on July 22, 2022. Becky was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, on Aug. 19, 1961. Daughter to Harry Raymond Thurber and Mary Priscilla (Masten) Thurber. Becky had a strong devotion […]
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Scarborough residents achieve academic honors, graduate
Madison Johnson-Chen of Scarborough, made the dean’s list status during the spring 2022 semester at Widener University. Johnson-Chen earned the status while pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the School of Nursing. Springfield College has named Delaney Seed from Gorham, to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the 2022 spring semester. Seed […]
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Scarborough Police hosted conversation on homelessness
Homelessness in our community is of rising concern, and attempting to figure out how to assemble together the intricate pieces causing the issue can feel daunting. The challenges that have surfaced through the statewide acute homelessness crisis continue to emerge on a daily basis, resulting in community members feeling frustrated, helpless and alarmed. It is […]
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UNE Students gain new perspectives on conservation and culture during trip to Kenya
BIDDEFORD — Richard Peterson, Ph.D., professor in the Biddeford-based University of New England’s Environmental Studies Program, is no stranger to Africa. He was born and grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Now, he shares the wonders of his home continent by bringing his environmental students there. Peterson, assistant leaders Bethany Woodworth, Ph.D., […]
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Institute for Family-Owned Business holds Family Fun Festival Aug. 17
SACO — Join the Institute for Family-Owned Business (IFOB) for its first Family Fun Festival to be held on Wednesday, Aug. 17 from 4 to 8 p.m. at River Winds Farm & Estates in Saco. River Winds Farm (an IFOB member) is a family-owned and operated event venue and horse farm on 160 sprawling acres of […]
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Thornton Academy Middle School announces 4th quarter honor roll
6th Grade First Honors – Ava Barber, Brennan Belanger, Emery Boudreau, Isabelle Bryant, Malia Collins, Tyler Crook, Evan Dewitt, Addison Harris, Benjamin MacDougall, Violet Miller, Jack Perkins, Sri Prisha Pillai, Acadia Regan, Kiera Shea, Shelby Shepherd, Sophia Sirois, Anthony Tarr, William Tripp, Mclean Van Der Riet, Brianna Warde, Althea Webber 6th Grade Second Honors – […]
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Library Links: Check out what’s new at Libby Library
What’s that they say, “The more things change, the more they stay the same?” Summer is like that for us, here at Libby Library. It’s, mostly, the same stuff each day, but it’s also new every moment. New faces. New challenges. New experiences. Speaking of new, our new item shelves are almost always rotating. We […]
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Brenda Pollock the 5th woman to lead the 102-Year-Old Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club
BIDDEFORD — Brenda Pollock became president of the Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club on June 29. She is the fifth female president of the 102-year-old club. Helene Plourde was the organization’s first woman to lead it. Julie Villemaire was the second woman to accept the role in 2010, followed by Karen Chasse in 2012, and Lucie Kay […]