The innovation district sold out, mixed-use development is underway, and downtown area design to take place.
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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Correction
An article on page 1 of the Oct. 15 Scarborough Leader about the Scarborough High School boosters raising money for the Barbara Bush Children’s Center as well as the football team honoring deceased classmate Kyle St. Clair gave wrong information about the cause of Kyle’s death in a photo caption. According to his mother Kate […]
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Maine’s pollen problem is nothing to sneeze at
As pollen seasons lengthen with climate change, the state with a high asthma rate plans to use a federal grant to collect data and establish allergy warnings.
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My growing (Scarborough) library
I first entered the Scarborough Public Library in the late 1990’s when I decided to travel to Maine from my home in New York to attend the annual meeting of my condominium association. I had recently purchased a condominium in Scarborough and was looking forward to living there. I had spent my teen years in […]
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Speaker to discuss naturopathic approach to lyme disease
“Lyme During Viral Times – Building Resilience For Both Body and Mind” Dr. Steven Zarembka will be held Nov. 8 at Skyline Farm, 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth. From 5:15 to 6 p.m. people can sign in and browse materials; at 6 p.m. Dr. Zarembka will speak. CDC guidelines will be followed. Zarembka is a […]
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The end of the Dyer Library annual book sale
Come and get your free books!
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State Sen. Bailey celebrates funding for study of Saco Bay Erosion Mitigation Technology
AUGUSTA — Twenty thousand dollars in funds have been secured to pay for a study of whether an innovative technology known as wave attenuation devices can mitigate the ongoing erosion of Saco Bay as a result of the Camp Ellis Jetty. The devices are hollow with holes that divert the wave energy that causes erosion […]
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Holy Hours in Saco set for National Vocation Awareness Week
SACO — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland will join with Catholics around the country in celebrating National Vocation Awareness Week on Nov. 7-13. Fr. Gregory Dube, director of vocations and seminarians for the diocese, will preside at Holy Hours in Saco to pray for those discerning a vocation to ordained ministry and consecrated life […]
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Talking turkey in Saco
Not that long ago, I called the woods of Lyman home. Back then, seeing wild turkeys out in my yard or walking down the dirt road was a common occurrence. But never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that they (or some of their kin) would follow me to Saco when I moved […]
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Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition observes National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition recognizes National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Oct. 24-30. National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The goal is to encourage organized, local community events, and empower families and […]