The Scarborough Kiwanis Club has installed a life jacket station near the public boat launch at Ferry Beach in Scarborough. Life jackets in sizes for infants, children, and adults will be available to borrow all summer, through Oct. 11. Ron Forest & Sons Fence Co. and Portland Yacht Services sponsored the station, which was the […]
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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Biddeford City Council names new finance director
Nicole Wood will start her job in September.
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University of New England COM food drive could not have come at a better time for the Biddeford Food Pantry
BIDDEFORD — For the past few years during orientation, first year University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) students have been involved in a friendly competition with their classmates to see which class could collect the most items for the Biddeford Food Pantry. This year, the incoming class outdid the first-year […]
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Obituary-Richard Elliot Clark
December 9, 1929- July 27, 2021
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Scarborough to conduct community survey in early fall
Scarborough looks much different now than it did 20 years ago — the landscape, demographics, and individual opinions on Town issues. It has also been over 20 years since our last town-wide community survey in 1999. There is a lot we can learn from gathering public input. It is time for a new survey. In […]
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Public Safety Building Open House & Summerfest Celebration on Aug. 20
Now that most of the COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted, we are pleased to host an Open House at the Town’s new Public Safety building and bring back our annual Summerfest tradition. The combined event will be held on Friday, Aug. 20. Attendees can start with a tour of the new building from 4 to […]
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Obituary – Brother Guy Goulet, S.C. – Brother Rosario
At the Oasis community infirmary in Sherbrooke, Canada, on Thursday July 8, 2021, Brother Guy Goulet passed away at the age of 91 years and one month, including 74 years of religious life. He worked in Canada, in Madagascar , England, and Australia. The date and place of the celebration of the funeral remain to […]
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Friends of Scarborough Library book sale to be held at the The Downs Grandstand, Sept. 10-12
To the Community of Scarborough, The Friends of the Scarborough Library are happy to announce BOOK SALE 2021!!! So many of you have expressed your hope that the sale would be held soon. We thank you for your patience and support. Through the generosity of THE DOWNS, the sale will be held at the Grandstand […]
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Precision Screw, a quintessential ‘Biddeford and Saco story’
The Biddeford-Saco Chamber of Commerce currently has 400 members. Every business and nonprofit member has a different story to tell, but with commonalities across all of them: taking an initial risk to launch the business, finding a niche, wearing multiple hats to get the job done, balancing passion with fiscal reality, and adjusting when things […]
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Catholics collecting crutches and canes in Saco area to help Africans in need
SACO — A large collection box in the lobby of Most Holy Trinity Church, located on 271 Main St. in Saco, will soon be filled with crutches, canes, and wheelchairs to help fill the hearts and needs of Africans without access to reliable mobility devices. “Once our boxes are filled, we can call Saco Rotary […]