The Center for Grieving Children, typically located in Portland and Sanford, Maine, and currently doing programming online, announces upcoming volunteer info-sessions and is currently filling two Facilitator training classes. The one hour info-session, which takes place on Zoom, provides information for anyone interested in learning about becoming a peer group facilitator, and other opportunities to […]
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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Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution announces employee promotions
SACO — Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, Maine’s oldest bank, recently made numerous promotions across a variety of departments and branches. • Melissa Boilard has been promoted to Vice President, Employee Talent & Relations Manager. Boilard joined the Bank in 1997. She spent her first few years in the Retail Department before joining the Human […]
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OOB scholarship dance is back
The Old Orchard Alumni Association welcomes the public to a Scholarship Fund Raising Dance Saturday, April 2, at Duffy’s Tavern in Old Orchard Beach from 7 to 10 p.m. Mark Andrews, who hosted several local weddings, anniversaries, prenuptial dances years ago (you remember The Rochambeau Club, St. Joe’s Hall, St. Jeans Hall) as well as […]
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Thornton Academy takes top two spots in Academic WorldQuest
SACO — Four seniors from Thornton Academy in Sacoare heading to Washington, D.C., to compete in the Academic WorldQuest National Championship after recently winning the Maine state competition. The team of Tony Bui, Mia Dau, Taylor Nelson, and Finn Robinson travel to the nation’s capital in April — Thornton Academy’s fourth trip to the championship […]
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Bishop Deeley announces priest assignment for St. John Paul II Parish
SCARBOROUGH — Fr. Alex Boucher has been appointed parochial vicar of St. John Paul II Parish, which includes: St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, Scarborough; Holy Cross Church, South Portland; St. Bartholomew Church, Cape Elizabeth; and Holy Cross School, South Portland. Fr. Boucher currently serves as parochial vicar at St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish, which includes: Holy Family […]
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Saco & Biddeford Savings donates $595,013 to support local 0rganizations
The donations benefitted more than 350 nonprofits across southern Maine.
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The Olympic Journey of UNE’s Wayne Lamarre: An experience of a lifetime
Back on the Biddeford campus of the University of New England after a whirlwind few weeks in Beijing, China, UNE professor Wayne Lamarre fielded plenty of questions from students about his Olympic journey. “I have already been able to incorporate the experience into the classes that I teach,” he said. Lamarre, M.Ed., clinical professor and […]
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Applications available for 2022 Kids Can Grow program
Applications are now available for University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 2022 Kids Can Grow youth gardening program in York County. Children ages 7-12 will learn how to grow vegetables, flowers and herbs, and build and maintain their own raised bed garden at home. Teaching sessions are held monthly on Saturdays, April 30 through Sept. 24, […]
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Physic professor presents at astronomy club meeting
The next meeting is on April 1.
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How do you connect, more importantly, why?
If you’re reading this, it is pretty clear that one of the ways you connect is with the ‘In the Know’ column in the Scarborough Leader. For years the publication has been such a perennial presence in town it is easily taken for granted and overlooked. The same could be said for Scarborough Public Library […]