Reader disagrees with Ruralist Lament To the editor, In response to Mr. Rhames’s letter on “The week that was” on page 16, dated Jan. 27, 2022 in the Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, I’d like to add a more appropriate finish to that letter; But with all our imperfections and shortcomings we are still the best nation going. […]
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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Catholic Charities Maine Board names new chair and vice chair and welcomes new members
Catholic Charities Maine has named Lauren Moody as its new board chair and Jared des Rosiers as board vice chair. Both will serve for two years. Moody is a parishioner of Prince of Peace in Lewiston. She serves as an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. She is […]
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Obituary: Sarah Jane Poli
Sarah Jane Poli, a native of Biddeford, passed away on Feb. 10, 2022. She was 80 years old. Sarah Jane was born at home on Sept. 2, 1941, to Michelangelo and Idelina Nicetta Poli. Her family owned a grocery store on lower Main Street in Biddeford and the family lived on the second floor. Sarah […]
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Obituary: Jessie M. Leach
KENNEBUNK —Jessie Moody Leach, 87, of Kennebunk, passed away on Feb. 8, 2022. She was born on Sept. 24, 1934 in Rockland, Maine, to Jesse and Edna (Page) Moody. She spent her childhood in Newcastle, Maine, moving to Kennebunk in 1947. After graduating from Kennebunk High School in 1952, she attended the Golden School of […]
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Fan pays $118,000 for Tom Brady card at Scarborough auction
SCARBOROUGH — Despite the announcement of his recent retirement, Tom Brady’s popularity hasn’t wanned. And even though he left the Patriots in 2019 to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, there are many New Englanders who are still big fans of the quarterback who led the Patriots to six superbowl wins and the Buccaneers to […]
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Sen. Brenner shares MDOT work plan for Scarborough bridge and road projects
AUGUSTA — Maine’s three-year transportation infrastructure work plan, and what it means for the towns of Scarborough and Gorham has been released. The plan is released annually with an outline of the Maine Department of Transportation’s strategy for road, bridge and other transportation upgrades and maintenance projects. “I’m excited to share the upcoming projects that […]
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What we’re doing in Augusta to make prescription medications more accessible
Here in the Legislature, I have the privilege of serving on two legislative committees. First is the Environment and Natural Resources Committee, of which I am honored to serve as chair. The second is the Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee. I thoroughly enjoy serving on both of these committees, but today I wanted […]
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Scarborough Council makes strategic use of TIF tools
The Scarborough Town Council is reviewing the impacts of a component of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Districts known as the “tax shift” or “shelter benefit.” As part of this review, the Council wants to ensure that they are using this benefit strategically in both the Haigis Parkway TIF and the Downtown Omnibus TIF. TIF districts […]
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Travis Mills Foundation hosts 11th Annual Miles for Mills
After being virtual for two years, The Travis Mills Foundation’s Miles for Mills Memorial Day 5K, presented by New Balance Foundation, is in-person and scheduled for 9 a.m. Sunday, May 29, at a new location, Brunswick Landing, the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. A virtual component will also be offered. The location’s military history, coupled […]
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Letters to the editor, Feb. 11
Good Samaritans still exist To the editor, Late afternoon on February 4, 2022, near the end of a day of snow, sleet, and ice, I ventured out for a short drive, only to find myself stuck in the snow trying to turn into a driveway on Payne Road in Scarborough (near the Haigis Parkway intersection). […]