The headline said, “Price Increases are Rampant at Retailers.” The fact is that everything costs more these days. From getting gouged at the gas pump to spending more for less at the grocery store, the news is all about where we can expect to pay more. It’s too uncomfortably reminiscent of my childhood, when the […]
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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Palace Playland Opening for 120th Season
A new ride at the Old Orchard Beach amusement park, the Cliff Hanger, is the only ride of it’s kind in New England, according to a press release.
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TA Robotics Team reaches finals of World Competition
SACO — Two seniors from Thornton Academy in Saco are heading home with a Division Finalists Award in the VEX Robotics World Championships in Dallas, Texas. Ben Cobb, Zander Unger, and their robot “Frank” advanced to the finals in a division that included teams from around the U.S. and world, including Spain, Mexico, United Arab […]
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Investing in Maine’s education system
As a member of the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee – sometimes known as “the budget committee” — I work with my colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans, to balance both the books and the many priorities that drive our decision-making throughout the process. In the coming months, I plan to highlight some of the practical […]
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Maine Catholic Schools celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima
BIDDEFORD — The Feast of Our Lady of Fatima is Friday, May 13, marking the first day in 1917 on which the Blessed Mother appeared to the three shepherd children, Francisco, Jacinta, and Lucia, in Fatima in Portugal, and Many Catholic schools across Maine, including Biddeford, will hold special events to celebrate. From May through […]
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240 Strings presents performances
240 Strings, which provides free classical music lessons to students unable to afford them, will hold performances in May and June. Friday, May 20: A concert by students and faculty at First Parish Church at Congress and Temple Streets in Portland. Includes the dedication of a beautiful 19th-century Steinway piano, generously donated by the family […]
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Scarborough library presents children’s book author, town resident
Scarborough author Elisa Boxer will read aloud her soon-to-be-published picture book, “One Turtle’s Last Straw: The Real-Life Story that Sparked a Sea Change,” illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns, outside the Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road, on Saturday, May 14 at 1:30 p.m. Children ranging in age from 3 years to 12 years and their […]
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Enclave residents enjoy Big Pop’s Peanut Brittle
Scott and Sherry Nadeau of Big Pop’s Peanut Brittle, made in Maine, gave a show at the Enclave of Scarborough recently. Not only did the couple share their unique story, they even passed out some of their award-winning homemade peanut brittle and put together a raffle basket for attendees. Residents of the Enclave said they […]
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Scarborough receives climate-ready infrastructure grant
The Town of Scarborough is one of 75 communities to receive a Community Action Grant to fight and adapt to climate change. Last December, the governor announced the Community Resilience Partnership, “a program of the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to help Maine communities with local climate action plans to become more […]
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Council Corner: Scarborough Town Council chair’s report
As we approach the midpoint of my term as Scarborough’s Town Council chair, I thought it would be timely to highlight some of our work to date: Economic Development: We received approval for our revised Downtown Tax Increment Financing District application. This revision added some key projects to the list of allowable project costs. As […]