The Biddeford Education Foundation honored the Rotary Club of Biddeford-Saco, a longtime community partner and contributor to learning, at its Seventh Annual Pillars of Pride Oct. 19. The dinner and silent auction raised over $17,000 for the foundation, which provides resources outside the school budget to enhance learning opportunities, assists students in need of food, […]
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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County Report: Building projects begin for training, recovery centers
Land clearing for York County government’s first responder training center and separate substance use recovery center has begun. Equipment from Beaulieu Logging rolled onto the site off Layman Way in Alfred on Friday morning, Oct. 18. After a pause for the weekend, the crew was back on Monday and estimated the land clearing could take […]
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Letter: Anne Graham is bipartisan proponent
I encourage voters to check the records. Anne Graham has written 12 substantive bills with Republican representatives, nine became law. She sponsored/co-sponsored 61 bills in the last session. After 16 years in Augusta, where is the bipartisan work on substantive bills from her opponent? Instead, the voting records demonstrate a guaranteed GOP vote on bills. […]
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UNE President’s Forum explores the left-right political divide
With less than three weeks until Election Day, the University of New England hosted a panel of political experts on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at its Biddeford campus, to explore whether the political spectrum still holds meaning in a time of ideological flux. The panel, “Election 2024: Left, Right, or Unrecognizable?” was the eighth installment of […]
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It Happened in Windham: A country girl’s memory of logging on the Presumpscot River
Those of you who visited the Windham Historical Society’s Fall Harvest Festival probably took the tour of the newly renovated Windham Center Library. One of the many volumes on the shelves is a sweet little book titled “Memories of a Country Childhood” by Martha Manchester Menard. The book was lovingly penned for the author’s niece […]
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Inside Bridgton: Oct. 18
Haunted Walk and Spooky Stroll Oct. 19 Get in the Halloween spirit with the Haunted Walk and Spooky Stroll sponsored by the Lake Region High School cross country team on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the high school athletic fields. The stroll (suitable for the younger crowd) takes place at 5:30 p.m. and the three-quarter-mile haunted […]
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Inside New Gloucester: Oct. 18
A Very G-NG Halloween Trunk or Treat fun and excitement can be fulfilled at A Very G-NG Halloween, a community-oriented event sponsored by the Gray-New Gloucester Recreation Department. The New Gloucester Fairgrounds at 106 Bald Hill Road is the site for the action happening from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 (rain date […]
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Biddeford student-athletes score big in community service
This fall, Biddeford High School’s student-athletes are making a significant impact both on and off the field. As part of the school’s athletic mission to promote “Education-Based Athletics,” the fall teams have taken the initiative to give back to the community, demonstrating the importance of service and social responsibility. The Girls Soccer Team organized a […]
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Obituary: Marc E. Grenier Jr.
Marc E. Grenier Jr., 70, of Tainan City, Taiwan, died suddenly from a heart attack Friday Oct 4, 2024. He was born Dec. 14, 1953, in Biddeford a son of Marc and Ruth (Valliere) Grenier. He graduated from Biddeford High School in 1971 after attending Saint Louis High School for three years and grudgingly having […]
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Death Notice: Lois A. Audley
Lois A. Audley, 78, a resident of Kennebunkport and the loving wife of Chris Audley passed away Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough following a period of failing health. Services will be private. Lois had a passion for horses, so to honor her memory, the family encourages memorial donations be […]
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