SCARBOROUGH — Faced with a pandemic and health protocols limiting or prohibiting indoor gatherings, the 27th Annual C-U Swish-Out Childhood Cancer Challenge, organized and presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union, was at risk for being cancelled for the first time in its history. However, based on feedback from past participants and strong support […]
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 residents receive academic honors, graduate
Narissa Libby, a resident of Gorham, graduated magna cum laude from Lasell University in Newton, Massachusetts, with a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training. York County Community College in Wells held it’s 26th Annual Commencement Ceremony at the Sanford Performing Arts Center on May 14.The following local students earned certificates and/or degrees: Jonah Averill of […]
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Army veteran served during Vietnam, offered Purple Hearts
Lester Beaupre is the May Veteran of the Month at Maine Veterans’ Homes – Scarborough.
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Saco teen named winner of St. Timothy Award
Youth and adults in Maine who provide an exemplary model of living the Gospel life are being recognized by the Diocese of Portland’s Office of Lifelong Faith Formation. St. Timothy Awards are given to high school juniors or seniors who exhibit Catholic morals and integrity, demonstrate Gospel values through service to others, and display Christian […]
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Mapping Maine with the Osher Map Library
Bicentennial-themed programs that were postponed because of COVID-19 in March 2020 have been rescheduled by Scarborough Public Library. The Library will welcome Dr. Matthew Edney on Sunday, June 27 at 2 p.m. via Zoom. Dr. Edney curated the Osher Map Library’s Maine Bicentennial Exhibition, Mapping Maine: The Land and Its Peoples, 1677-1842. Using digital images […]
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Obituary – Patricia I. St. Pierre 1937 – 2021
AUBURN — Patricia I. “Pat” St. Pierre, age 84, of Schooner Estates and formerly of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, died early Friday morning June 18th with family at her side. She was born in Lewiston Maine March 17, 1937, one of five children born to Donat and Semida (Plourde) Morin. Pat was educated in Lewiston […]
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Obituary – Ronald A. Barone
NORTH WATERBORO — Ronald A. Barone, 66, of Lords Road passed away Tuesday June 15, 2021, at the Brigham and Woman’s Hospital in Boston. He was born in San Francisco February 1, 1955, the son of Peter and Marion Jones Barone. Ronald graduated from Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos, CA. He then attended […]
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Obituary – Norman J. Pelletier
LYMAN — Norman J. Pelletier, 91, passed unexpectedly at his home in Lyman, Maine, on June 12, 2021. Norman was born in Wallagrass, Maine, on September 21, 1929. He leaves behind: his wife, Cecile of 70 years; 11 children and there significant others, Jeannette Huot (Billy), Doris Beeton (Ed), Pauline Marby, Lorraine Ledoux (Ralph), Rachel […]
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Obituary – Barry R. Witham
SACO — Barry R. Witham, 74, of Saco, passed away on Monday, June 7, 2021, at Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born in Portland on May 5, 1947, son of the late Lawrence and Mary (Jordan) Witham. After graduating from Portland High School in 1965, Barry and his identical twin Brad enlisted in […]
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Town & Country FCU’s ‘Non-Profit A Day in the month of May’ impacts 31 non-profits in Cumberland and York Counties
SCARBOROUGH — With non-profits still facing financial challenges as a result of the pandemic, Town & Country Federal Credit Union’s ‘Local Helping Local’ initiative provided much needed support and awareness to hundreds of non-profits during May. The credit union recently concluded its successful ‘Non-profit-a-Day’ in the month of May campaign that resulted in 31 non-profits […]