A new Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is in plance and Mainers can check to see if they qualify for the new program’s monthly discounts on internet service. The ACP, created through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to be permanent iteration of the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program, provides economically vulnerable households with a discount […]
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 identifies priorities for climate resiliency
On Feb. 23, Scarborough Planning staff convened with residents to start a community discussion on climate change and resiliency. The virtual meeting supported staff efforts to apply for a Community Action Grant through the Governor’s Office of Planning, Innovation, and the Future. These grants are offered to Maine municipalities and tribal entities to assist in implementing […]
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Ask the Realtor: Is it a good time to buy a home?
Question from Daniel B., Wells Marc, is it a good time to buy? Hi Daniel, As of this writing on Feb. 22, there are 1,568 single family homes available for sale in the state of Maine. In comparison when I started in this business in 2005 there were over 22,000 homes listed on the MLS! […]
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Bon appétit – At Libby Library?
March is that time of year when the weather can feel like two steps forward, one step back. One day it’s 60F degrees, and we’re tapping our maple trees to make the much coveted maple syrup, and the next we’re shoveling, yet another, 10-inch snowstorm. Still, I always get optimistic after the trees are tapped, […]
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Local residents earn academic honors
Northeastern University in Boston announced theall semester 2021 dean’s list. Local students making the list include: Biddeford resident Jack Hartford, majoring in Business Administration; Saco resident Jonathan Ma, majoring in Computer Science/Media Arts. Southern Maine Community College in South Portland announced students have made the 2021 fall semester dean’s list. Local students include: Kawther Abdulabas, […]
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Saco resident promoted to tax principal at Baker Newman Noyes
Baker Newman Noyes (BNN), a nationally recognized top 100 accounting and advisory firm, announced the promotion of Saco resident Adam Aucoin, CPA, MSA, working out of the firms Portland office. Aucoin most recently worked as a senior manager in the tax department since 2018. He joined BNN in 2012, previously working for a small firm […]
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UNE students get to see bears up close
BIDDEFORD — After setting out before dawn, traveling 3 1/2 hours north, and trekking through the woods in snowshoes, a trip to a bear den by students in Noah Perlut’s Terrestrial Wildlife lab, a class at the University of New England in Biddeford, was almost a major disappointment. Instead, it turned out to be a […]
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Gramlich proposal to strengthen law enforcement training standards advances
AUGUSTA – The Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted March 3 to advance a proposal by Rep. Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, to strengthen law enforcement education and training standards in Maine. The vote was 7-3 with three members absent. As amended, LD 1447 would create a stakeholder group of policymakers and experts […]
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Biddeford Community Gardens go communal
Biddeford Community Gardens (BCG) has adopted a new organizational structure to help fulfill its mission of providing access to agricultural opportunities and nutritious fresh food to the city of Biddeford. Volunteers are needed to help out. BCG’s four sites — Mission Hill, Pierson’s Lane, William’s Court and Rotary Park — will now be collectively cared […]
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TA Middle School students in Saco celebrate ‘Read Across America’ day
SACO — Thirty-one students from Thornton Academy Middle School spent part of their morning on March 2 reading stories to third, fourth, and fifth graders at C.K. Burns elementary school in Saco. The students were participating in National Read Across America Day, an event created by the National Education Association to help kids get excited […]