What will our town look like in the next five, 10, 15 years? This question was central to discussions as the Town of Scarborough’s Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) developed the 2021 Comprehensive Plan. The goal of a Comprehensive Plan is to plan for and guide future growth and development in alignment with the community’s […]
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 – Aurel A. Paquette
BIDDEFORD — Aurel A. Paquette, 77, of Biddeford, loving husband, father, and Pepere, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born in Biddeford on October 28, 1943, a son of Adelbert and Marie Paule (Gagne) Paquette. Aurel graduated from Thornton Academy, class of 1962. It […]
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With restrictions lifted, live events are here again
Live theater and more to take place this summer.
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Biddeford High School top 10, Class of 2021
Martha Jacques, principal of Biddeford High School, wishes to announce the Top Scholars for the class of 2021 who have achieved the highest academic level during the past four years. Graduation for the 164 seniors was held on Friday, June 4, 2021 at Waterhouse Field. Nicholas Hill, Valedictorian, Magna Cum Laude, is the son of […]
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Financial management for single seniors
Facts of life: most retirees will be single for some period of time, and most of those singles will be women. Throughout the life cycle, financial planning for singles differs from planning for couples. Obviously, there is only a single set of assets to work with, and no surviving spouse to plan for. Less obviously, […]
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So what exactly is a chamber of commerce?
That’s the question I asked when I first considered working here a few years ago. The words “Chamber of Commerce” make it sound like a smoke-filled back room where private business deals are cut. Like many people, I’d heard of the organization, but had never been a member of one before. Even though they’ve been […]
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Nature Based Family Camp unveiled in Saco with support from L.L.Bean
SACO — The Ecology School, with the help of outdoor retail giant L.L.Bean, is launching this summer a newly imagined, ecologically-inspired River Bend Farm Family Camp in Saco. The program will welcome as many as 15-25 families per session to a newly unveiled 105-acre regenerative green campus on the shores of the Saco River in […]
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Bodybuilding championships held at XL Sports in Saco
SACO — The 2021 Mr. & Ms. Maine and Northeast Championships were held on May 8 in Saco at XL Sports. The sold-out event was part of an international contest having some of the day’s competitors originally from Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Romania, according to a press release. Local competitor Christine Paul was […]
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OOB man chosen to lead the Maine Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, and Wabanaki School System
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Maine Indian Education welcomes the new superintendent Dr. Reza Namin of Old Orchard Beach. Maine Indian Education serve the children of Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, and the Wabanaki Tribes. He was endorsed by the OOB Maine Democratic Party for the 2020 Town Council race and is currently serving as the Chair of the […]
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Obituary – Dennis R. Powers
SCARBOROUGH — Dennis R. Powers, 74, of Scarborough, Maine, passed away at home on June 8, 2021. Denny was born on Nov. 10, 1946, in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of Harry M. and Phyllis E. (Kniebbe) Powers. His sibling, Sandra J. Powers, predeceased him. Denny grew up in Saginaw and graduated from Arthur Hill High […]