There’s a lot going on in each of our lives these days with the holiday season here. Between balancing time with friends and family, volunteering or buying gifts for loved ones, it can be a fun but also hectic time. Beyond the holidays and all our commitments, however, there’s another thing you should remember before […]
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 fire chief offers winter fire safety tips
As we approach the middle of December it seems like an opportune time to review some basic winter fire safety tips before the onset of the snow storms we know are right around the corner. Emergency access and egress leads the list of priorities. If you have an emergency that requires fire, police, or EMS […]
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Oakhurst donates $1 million in funds and food to Good Shepherd Food Bank
With Maine experiencing a higher rate of food insecurity than most of the United States and an estimated 182,000 Maine residents experiencing hunger, Oakhurst Dairy has pledged to donate $200,000 in funds and $479,000 in food donations over the next four years to Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine’s Campaign to End Hunger. This is […]
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Scarborough Public Library to offer Holiday Recycling “Do’s & Don’ts on Dec. 16
Scarborough residents have a chance to learn more about the town’s recycling services, especially during the holiday season when recycling and trash barrels can be overflowing. The Scarborough Public Library is offering Holiday Recycling “Do’s & Don’ts,” a program set to be held virtually at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16. This session has been […]
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Thornton Academy Middle School announces 1st quarter honor roll
SACO — The following students made the Thornton Academy Middle School 2021 first quarter honor roll: 6th Grade First Honors Brennan Belanger, Isabelle Bryant, Malia Collins, Addison Harris, Minsol Kim, Benjamin MacDougall, Sri Prisha Pillai, Acadia Regan, Sophia Sirois, William Tripp, Mclean Van der Riet, Brianna Warde 6th Grade Second Honors Allison Baldwin, Ava Barber, […]
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Thornton Academy announces honor roll
SACO — Thornton Academy high school in Saco announces those making the honor roll for the first quarter. Class of 2025 First Honors Skyelar Achorn, Mackenzie Ames, Brianna Arsenault, Zackary Arsenault, Makayla Bernier, Avery Binette, Daphne Blake, Benjamin Blue, Sophia Bogardus, Taya Bouchard, Liberty Bove, Tyler Brown, Ryan Camire, Evelyn Carson, McKenna Castle, Olivia Chaplin, […]
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Obituary: Carl Hussey
BIDDEFORD — Carl Hussey, 81, of River Road in Biddeford, passed away Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, peacefully at his home with his wife and daughter by his side. He was born March 3, 1940, 1 of 13 children, on the Hussey farm on the River Road in Biddeford, the son of Isaac and Edith Rumery […]
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Holiday meals being prepared for those in need
This year, Age Friendly Saco, Ferry Beach, and the Rotary Club of Biddeford and Saco are working to prepare and deliver 300 hot meals to community members in need. Meals will be prepared and delivered on Dec. 23 and Feb. 13. Volunteers are needed to help plate, pack up, and drive meals to recipients. To […]
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Celebrate the holidays by shopping local
The holiday season is for being with family and friends, celebrating community, eating good food, giving back when you have little extra to spare and, of course, shopping. While some big box retail giants could pay to charter their own private cargo ships to import goods into the United States, I’m hoping that we don’t […]
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Sketch Yourself a Merry Holiday art show and sale takes place Dec. 11
Scarborough Public Library will host an art show and sale on Saturday, Dec. 11 from 1 to 5 p.m. inside the Library’s Meeting Room at 48 Gorham Road in Scarborough. Several members of the Library Sketchers, including the group’s founder, Michael Brown, will show and sell drawings, prints, posters, cards, sculpture, fabric art and other […]