The Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Janet Peters, Owner of Epoxy ME, located at 11 First St. in Old Orchard Beach recently. The ceremony was held to highlight the Chamber’s newest member, which opened officially in early June. Members of the Chamber, community members and friends were in […]
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.
Biddeford High School 2020-2021 quarter 4 Honor Roll
Grade 12 High Honors: Dadrian Brown, Michaela Chapman, Alec Descoteaux, Brielle Eon, Anthony Gendron, William Harriman, Delaney Hatch, Nicholas Hill, Pauline Kheang, Matthew Laflamme, Anna Lavigne, Aiden Maliski, Matthew Maynard, Isabella McAfee, Alexander McAlevey, Bethany Painchaud, Syeda M Raidah, David Robertson, Cody Savage, Mason Stagg, Colin Tippett, Caleb Viger Honors: Ashjan Abdulsalam, Zowie Cheetham-Wilmot, Aidan […]
Obituary: Vivian Tremblay
Vivian Tremblay died peacefully at her residence on May 9, 2021, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Mrs. Tremblay was City Clerk for Saco and then Clerk of Courts for the Maine District Court in Saco and Biddeford, Maine. Mrs. Tremblay was also preceded in death by: her four brothers, Theodore, William, Louis and Roland Gervais; and her stepson, […]
Obituary: Louis Donald Janson
SOUTH PORTLAND — Louis Donald Janson, 85, of South Portland, passed away at 11:11 p.m. on Sunday, Independence Day, July 4, 2021 at St. Andre Health Care in Biddeford. He was born on March 14, 1936, son of the late Oscar and Emma (Horsefield) Janson. Louis, or “Lou” as his military business associates knew him, proudly […]
Enclave of Scarborough Assisted Living marketing director wins award
Director of Marketing and Sales Angela Fall, of the Enclave of Scarborough Assisted Living, was the winner of their company’s Spark Award. Angela received this at a recent sales conference held in Orlando, Florida. The Spark Award is given to one person in all three of Bridge Senior Living’s sales regions and is awarded to […]
Fun in the sun: Beach season reminders
There’s nothing better than Scarborough’s beaches in the summer! To balance the many uses of the beaches — playing, relaxing, exercising, swimming, fishing, ball fetching, wildlife habitat, etc. — the Town has set rules for humans and their four-legged friends. Please keep these guidelines in mind on your next visit, and check signage at beach […]
Downtown Committee discusses green spaces, traffic plan, and more for the downs
The Downtown Development Committee held its first in-person, on-site workshop on June 22. Crossroads Holdings, General Contractor team for The Downs, presented a conceptual layout of the downtown area based on the committee’s weeks of work, research, and visioning sessions. Crossroads Holdings hired Goody Clancy, an architecture, planning, and preservation firm, to take the committee’s […]
Eligible Hannaford employees can now receive tuition discounts from Husson University
SCARBOROUGH — Hannaford Supermarkets, headquartered in Scarborough, and Husson University are working together to help Hannaford’s employees earn professional certificates, undergraduate degrees and graduate degrees. Students have the choice of taking courses online or attending classes at Husson University’s Bangor campus. “With more than 180 stores and nearly 30,000 associates located in Maine, New York, […]
Forbes names Town & County one of Maine’s Best-in-State credit unions
SCARBOROUGH — Forbes, in partnership with the research firm, Statista, has released its annual list of ‘Best Credit Unions’ by State, and Town & Country Federal Credit Union was one of only three credit unions statewide to make the list and the only one headquartered south of Augusta to receive the prestigious designation. This marks […]
Scarborough Cub Scouts clean up beach
Members of Cub Scout Pack 47 Scarborough recently participated in a beach cleanup at Pine Point Beach. The Cub Scouts were very excited to help beautify the beach area for all beach goers. Cub Scouting is for any boy or girl in K thru fifth grade. Contact Cathy at 1ceuat@gmail.com for more information or to […]