BIDDEFORD — Raymond Lowell of Biddeford, known as Ray by family and friends, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022, at St. Andre’s Health Care Facility at the age of 91. Ray was born May 15, 1930 to the late Nathan Lowell and Maude Grant Lowell. He was born and raised in Biddeford, and attended Biddeford […]
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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Obituary: Richard O. Cote
BIDDEFORD — Richard O. Cote, 76, of Biddeford, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022, at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford. He was born in Biddeford on Sept.26, 1945, a son of Conrad and Rita (Norman) Cote. On July 3, 1965, he married his wife Paulette St. Ours at St. Joseph’s Church in Biddeford. […]
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Obituary: Russell Albert Carlson
BIDDEFORD — Russell Albert Carlson, 83, born in Worchester, Massachusetts, on April 4, 1938, eded March 23, 2022 at his home. He grew up in Hanover, New Hampshire, raised family in Cheshire, Connecticut, was semi-retired in Bristol, New Hampshire, and fully retired in Biddeford, Maine. He is survived by: his wife of 57 years, Jane; […]
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Ocean Park man publishes memoir
OCEAN PARK — David Florig’s first book, “A Life of Dates,” was released on March 5. David Florig grew up and lived in South Jersey until his retirement to Ocean Park. During his career, Florig was a lawyer and the executive director of two nonprofits. He is a member of the Maine Writers & Publishers […]
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UScellular pledging up to $13 million to help maine youth connect
Access to reliable connectivity causes a divide between youth who have access and those who do not. Currently, 35 percent of low-income households lack any access to broadband service at home. This leads to an issue known as the “homework gap” among students who lack proper internet access. To close this gap, UScellular has launched […]
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Council shouldn’t alter The Downs from growth cap To the editor, I am seeing a movement to grant The Downs developers their request for an exemption to the Growth Ordinance. If the TIF that The Downs developers were granted was approved while the Growth Ordinance was in place, then an exemption would substantially alter the […]
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Piper Shores matches $3,000 towards Fuller Farm Preserve improvements
SCARBOROUGH — Since spring of 2021, Scarborough Land Trust has undergone a series of trail and infrastructure improvement projects at one of its most highly-visited preserves, Fuller Farm Preserve, according to a Land Trust press release. These improvements are ongoing, and include a redesign of the parking lot to accommodate more vehicles, the rerouting of […]
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Scarborough residents make North Yarmouth Academy Honor Roll
North Yarmouth Academy students living in Scarborough Leader who attained honor roll status for the first semester include: High Honors Grade 10: Jaxon Bradbury Grade 11: Michala Wallace Honors Grade 6: Ellenore Seely Grade 12: Noah Cannon, Emilia McKenney, and Raphael Tessier of Scarborough and Riviere-Rouge, Quebec, Canada
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Timothy Thorsen announces candidacy for Maine State Senate
SCARBOROUGH — Timothy Thorsen, a retired U.S. Marine colonel, has announced he is running to represent the people of Senate District 30 in the Maine Senate. The district includes the entire town of Gorham and part of Scarborough. “Now is the time when concerned citizens need to step up to serve. I am ready to […]
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Swat teams help police negotiate with man allegedly trespassing in Scarborough building
SCARBOROUGH — Scarborough Police, along with two police swat teams negotiating with a man trespassing at a Scarborough building to surrender. Police arrested Adam Jutkiewicz, 35, for trespassing inside a maintenance building on Scarborough Downs Road who refused to come out of the building. Scarborough Police, along with the Southern Maine Regional Swat team and […]