Evergreen Credit Union was voted one of the best places to work in Maine, placing no. 10 for a mid-size company, and took the top spot among participating banks and credit unions statewide. “Voting employees considered our leadership, corporate culture, communications and more – all of which we as an organization work very hard to […]
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 Department receives $400,000 grant
The Scarborough Fire Department is very pleased to announce that we were recently awarded a Federal grant in the amount of $397,727.27 for the replacement of our self-contained breathing apparatus. This funding comes from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program administered from FEMA. After the terrorist attacks on 9/11 it became very apparent that […]
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Former Bath Iron Works employee sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud
PORTLAND — A Scarborough man was sentenced Oct. 28 in U.S. District Court in Portland for filing a false document in relation to a workers’ compensation claim, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee said in a statement. U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby sentenced Michael Collins, 63, to three years of probation. In addition, Hornby ordered […]
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New member of Fontaine Family Team
LeAnn McNally has joined the Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader at their Auburn location. The company also has a location in Scarborough. McNally grew up in Ashlan and Rumford, where she attended Mountain Valley High School. She then attended University of Southern Maine where she received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Throughout college, […]
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New counseling center opens in Gorham
The Family Center of Maine will be providing counseling services in and around the Gorham area, at 7 Railroad Ave., Gorham. The providers’ mission is to encourage individuals in all areas of development and stages of life. They are committed to the wellness of individuals, children, families and the community through intervention, prevention, treatment and […]
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Scarborough Council Corner: Survey says …
Answer survey about what town issues or policies are priorities to you.
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Scarborough things to do, Nov. 5
A Craft Fair will take place Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. will at the Scarborough Free Baptist Church at 55 Mussey Road. It will feature quilts, knitted and crocheted items, unique gifts, baked goods and white elephant items. The Highland Lake Grange will be having a roasted turkey drive up, take out […]
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Mia-Claire Kezal named DAR Good Citizen by Thornton Academy
SACO — Thornton Academy senior Mia-Claire Kezal has been named as this year’s Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen. The DAR Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest, created in 1934, is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. This award recognizes and rewards individuals who possess the qualities of dependability, service, […]
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Ruralist Lament: The ghost (and) the machine
Like the few families that have lived on this place since 1780, my wife and I have farmed the sandy loam, using the tools at hand. Mostly, the tillage and soil amendment spreading have been powered by old tractors and equipment from the 1940s and ‘50s when New Deal farm policies allowed people who farmed […]
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Beyond the Headlines: Legislature builds on legacy of reform
When I first arrived in the Legislature back in 2012, campaign finance reform was still the third rail of state politics. No one wanted to touch that topic with a 10-foot pole. The political establishment on both sides of the aisle benefited from a broken system; a system that favored those with deep pockets, not […]