Last July, we at the Dyer Library set up our huge annual book sale, almost as usual. Although we had all 15,000 or so books on display, we did limit the number of people who could come in to shop, at least in the first days when there was the typical rush. The big difference […]
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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Two arrested for drug trafficking in Scarborough
On Tuesday, members of the Scarborough Police Department Special Enforcement Unit observed two suspicious vehicles parked at a local hotel. Officers observed one of the occupants preparing to inject an unknown substance, according to a Scarborough Police news release. The two occupants, Derek Albert Gerrish, 31, a transient, and Ekko Prime, 24, of Sanford, were […]
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Scarborough Town Council approves the budget
On Wednesday, May 26th, the Town Council approved the Town and School Budget. While last year’s budget process dealt with significant uncertainty and required sacrifices as the community faced the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 budget represents restoration and hope. Last year, many tough decisions were made to put several initiatives on hold, place employees on […]
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US Rep. Pingree asks DHS secretary to review opening ICE facility in Scarborough
The 1st District congresswoman highlights the lack of transparency, stakeholder participation, and opposition from the community.
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Scarborough celebrates Memorial Day
As we approach the Memorial Day weekend I thought it appropriate to remind everyone why we celebrate this special holiday. I also wanted to highlight the various organizations that come together for Scarborough’s annual celebration each year. Memorial Day was borne out of the American Civil War and was first observed in 1868 as Decoration […]
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Be watershed friendly sign placed on Scarborough roads
The Friends of Scarborough Marsh and the Scarborough Department of Public Works recently collaborated to install 10 “Be Watershed Friendly” signs along local roadways in Scarborough. The sign locations were selected to highlight the boundaries of the Scarborough Marsh Watershed, which is the drainage basin that supplies fresh water to the Scarborough Marsh. Being watershed […]
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Scarborough municipal budget unanimously adopted, exceeds budget goal
In a May 26 special Town Council meeting, the Fiscal Year 2022 budget was voted on and approved unanimously by the Town Council. The municipal budget process for the Fiscal Year 2022 budget began with an initial presentation on April 7. Per the Town Charter, the Council must adopt the budget no later than 60 […]
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Paquin & Carroll Insurance grows with hire of Dave Gash
BIDDEFORD — Paquin & Carroll Insurance has announced the expansion of its commercial team with the hire of Dave Gash as a commercial account executive. With nearly two decades of experience in the insurance industry, including with both personal and commercial lines, Gash will broaden the agency’s client services. Gash joins Paquin & Carroll from […]
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UNE president testifies in Congressional hearing about shortage in health care workforce
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On May 20, James D. Herbert, Ph.D., president of the University of New England addressed the health care workforce short when testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security in Washington, D.C. Herbert spoke during a Congressional hearing titled “A […]
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Ruralist Lament: It’s alive
We’ve been farming this plot of land for going on half a century. The fields lay between the ledges and the glacial erratics, and we’re only the most recent tillers since “Robert Cole, Yeoman” established a homestead here in 1769. The farm buildings Cole erected were obliterated in a great fire that burned much of […]