Thursday, Nov. 7 Children’s Library Programs, 10:30 a.m., Dyer Library/Saco Museum, 371 Main St., Saco. FMI, Call 207-283-3861. Harmonies at the Hub, 11 to 11:45 a.m., 46 Sullivan St., Biddeford. Join Ms. Jenna and her magical box of instruments on the first Thursday of the month for a musical adventure at The Hub. Thursday Coffee […]
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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Obituary: Gay Muller
Gay Abernethy Muller, was born Sept. 25, 1943 to Alfred and Meriam Abernethy in Abington, Pennsylvania. She passed away on Oct. 8, 2024. Gay grew-up in Rockville Center, New York, graduated from Rockville Center High School and attended SUNY in New Paltz, New York. Gay married John Muller in 1967 in Merritt Island, Florida. Gay […]
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Student helps raise awareness UNE is food-allergy sensitive
Emme Perry, a University of New England Biological Sciences major, is just a college sophomore, but she already has helped improve and highlight the food-allergy-caring culture in UNE’s dining halls, one dairy-free brownie at a time. And to all those who lack food allergies: You’ve really got to try these brownies. Over the summer, Perry, […]
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Things to Do: Oct. 31
Thursday, Oct. 31 Downtown Creepy Crawl, 3 p.m., Downtown, 1 York St., Biddeford. Get ready for a spooktacular adventure on Main Street this Halloween. Thursday Coffee Hour, 55+, 10 to 11 a.m., McArthur Public Library, 270 Main St., Biddeford. Light refreshments will be served. Free. FMI, email jsanderson@mcarthurlibrary.org. Spooky Pals Storytime, 10 a.m., McArthur Public […]
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County Report: Grant used to reduce rural fires in York County
A ready and plentiful water supply is necessary to fight structure fires and wildland fires, but not everyone lives in areas with a public water utility and standard fire hydrants. Wildland fires tend to take place in more rural areas – in grasslands or forest. That is why local fire department officials and others are […]
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Ruralist Lament: Network news glosses over US-funded horror
The season winds down. Yesterday morning I picked lettuce as yet undamaged by frosty nights alongside staked tomatoes not-so-fortunate. This is the shoulder season when life still clings to some crops while others surrender to bitter cold reality. So too in the political season, where the frosty (though minor) squabbles over “policy” between members of […]
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Letters to the Editor: Oct. 31
Sen. Collins addressing Alzheimer’s After a years-long process of doctor’s visits and misdiagnoses, I was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the age of 53. As a widowed mother of three teens, this was a devastating development. Initially, I was deemed too young to participate in any trials or studies. Moreover, I was denied, three times, by […]
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Obituary: Larry Camire
Larry Camire born July 16, 1951, passed away at the Gosnell House on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at the age of 73. He was born and raised in Biddeford to Maxine and Roland Camire. He was a lifelong member at the Saco Yacht Club and spent a lot of time there; he also enjoyed hanging […]
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Obituary: Therese L. Brochu
Therese L. Brochu, of Biddeford and Lyman, Maine, passed away on Oct. 26, 2024. She was born on Sept. 12, 1927, in Saco, Maine, to Joachim and Anais (Cote) Charrette. Therese was educated in Saco and Biddeford schools. On Aug. 30, 1947, she married Joseph Brochu at St. Joseph Church in Biddeford. They enjoyed 70 […]
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Obituary: William D. Dow
William Donald Dow, 69, died Oct. 21, 2024, peacefully in his home surrounded by family. He was born on Jan. 28, 1955, in Kittery, Maine, to Donald Augustus Dow and Ruth Marion Dow. Bill loved the outdoors, enjoyed fishing, hunting, and riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle. He worked as a truck driver at American Steel […]
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