On Wednesday, Jan. 5, Maine legislators from across the state convened at the State House in Augusta to kick off the second regular session of the 130th Legislature. The day is largely a ceremonial one that marks the start of a new session, but nevertheless we arrived refreshed and ready to work on behalf of […]
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 Land Trust secures key properties to expand Warren Woods Preserve
SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Land Trust recently completed the purchase of 55 acres comprised of two parcels neighboring the 156-acre Elaine Stimson Warren Woods Preserve, expanding the preserve and permanently protecting a stretch of the Nonesuch River and valuable floodplain, forested wetlands, and mature forest. “Warren Woods is an area treasure,” said Rick Shinay, SLT’s […]
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Bates professor to give talk at Scarborough library Jan. 25
James C. Richter, professor of politics at Bates College with an expertise in US and Soviet foreign policy during the Cold War, will present The Memory Wars of Central and Eastern Europe on Tuesday, Jan. 25 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. This virtual lecture is the second of three Camden Conference Community Events co-sponsored by […]
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Good Shepherd Parish holding major “Mary, Mother of God” diaper collection
Donations Accepted in Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, and Lyman through Jan. 30.
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Ask the Realtor
Question: What determines a legal bedroom in a home? Sophia J., Old Orchard Beach Answer: Sophia, great question and there is a lot of misinformation on that. The traditional definition was if the room had a closet and was not a pass-through to another room. Today, two main things determine a legal bedroom in a […]
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Helping Maine seniors stay in their homes
In Maine the housing affordability crisis is complex, particularly for our seniors. One part of the problem is that rising home values are raising property tax valuations, which become tougher and tougher burdens for our seniors — many of whom live on fixed, low incomes. In response to this, after many years of advocating to […]
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Minimalism topic on Jan. 19 talk at Scarborough library
Marie A. Laverriere, DMin, MA, MSW, practices minimalism and purposefully lives a simplified life and she will talk about this at the Scarborough Public Library on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m., part of the library’s Sustainable Scarborough series. Leverriere, speaks from experience. She moved out of an 800-square-foot apartment into a 293-square-foot cottage right […]
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Obituary: Maureen M. Clark
SACO — Maureen M. (Ingoldsby) Clark, 85, of Saco, Maine, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Kennebunk. Maureen was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 29, 1936, a daughter of Joseph and Alberta (Stark) Ingoldsby. Maureen graduated from Milton High School and Lesley College. She taught K-12 in Massachusetts and Maine for many years, […]
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Obituary: Renald Paradis
Renald (Ray) Aimé Paradis of Palm Bay, Florida, and Chatham, Massachusetts, passed away quietly at home on Dec. 27 with family at his side. Survived by his son Marc and his wife Geri of Simsbury, Connecticut, daughter Anne and her wife Maryjane Canavan of Sunderland, Massachusetts, daughter Claire and her husband David Wurmfeld of Palm […]
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Scarborough Public Library’s first Camden Conference Community Event in 2022 takes place Jan. 11
SCARBOROUGH — Andrea Stanley Hester, vice president of the World Affairs Council of Maine, will present the first of three Camden Conference Community Events co-sponsored by the Camden Conference and Scarborough Public Library. Her virtual talk, Brexit at Five — How Is It Going? will be offered Tuesday, Jan. 11, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. […]