SCARBOROUGH — St. John Paul II Parish, comprised of Catholic churches in South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough, will be offering the following Christmas Masses: Christmas Eve – Dec. 24: 4 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and midnight at St. Maximilian Kolbe in Scarborough; 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. at St. Bartholomew in Cape Elizabeth; and 4 […]
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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Letters to the editor, Dec. 24
Welcome to new police chief To the editor, After reading the article about Mark Holmquist, I came away wondering how the town of Scarborough was so fortunate to get a guy whose resume reads like someone qualified to be the FBI director. Welcome to Scarborough, Chief! John B. Coleman Durant family thanks town To the […]
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Horses bring holiday cheer to Scarborough seniors
Senior living community residents of Scarborough Terrace, were serenaded with traditional Christmas jingles and songs in a non-traditional way on Dec. 16. A local volunteer group sang Christmas carols to the senior residents upon retired racehorses in full horse regalia, bringing an equestrian flair to the holiday tradition. The ‘Caroling On Horseback’ group had a police […]
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Scarborough appoints Rich C. Kindelan as new fire chief
Richard Kindelan, who is currently serving as a deputy fire chief for the Town of Scarborough, has been named to succeed Fire Chief B. Michael Thurlow as Scarborough’s new fire chief/EMA director. Chief Thurlow is retiring in January 2022, after over 20 years as chief and nearly 46 years of total service to the department. […]
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Age-Friendly Saco first organization honored with Beacon Community Award
This award comes as recognition for Age-Friendly Saco’s service to its community during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Biddeford Fire Department recent recruits graduate
The most recent recruits to the Biddeford Fire Department graduated from the department’s fire academy. From left are, front row: Adam Francis, Zack Face, Nehemiah Chase, Alex Belanger and Nate Bacon; second row: Myles Therrien, Tom Ryan, Monica Powers, Jamie Mouzas and Dalton Marriott. They completed eight weeks of recruit training that covered many aspects of […]
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Obituary: Nancy Hodge
BIDDEFORD —Nancy M (Huard) Hodge 87, of Biddeford, Maine, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 after a long illness. Born on June 22, 1934, she was the eldest child of Oscar and Yvonne (LeBlanc) Huard and lived her entire life in Biddeford. After graduating from St Andre’s High School in 1953, Nancy married Robert […]
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Obituary: Richard N. Pelletier Sr.
LYMAN — Richard Norman Pelletier Sr., 61, passed away at Maine Medical Center after a long illness. He was born in Waterville on Feb. 7, 1960, the son of Norman and Cecile (Bernier) Pelletier. He attended Biddeford schools. He owned and operated his chimney business Maine Chimney Repair for many years. Richard was a family […]
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Ashley Sabatino of Scarborough earns all-region soccer honors
The Bridgewater College women’s soccer team had four Eagles named to the United Soccer Coaches Region VI All-Region team, including two on the first team, including sophomore forward Ashley Sabatino of Scarborough, who received first team laurels. Sabatino makes the All-Region team for the first time in her career in her second year at the […]
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Town & Country FCU makes a heartfelt deposit to those in need – the gift of food
SCARBOROUGH — Town & Country Federal Credit Union recently spent time giving a critical gift to help those in need … the gift of food. The credit union is spreading holiday cheer with contributions to local food pantries in each community it has a branch, as well as other hunger organizations that serve its membership […]