When I first decided to run for the Maine Senate over a year ago, I couldn’t have imagined that I would be campaigning or serving during a global pandemic. When COVID-19 hit our state in the spring, I returned to work as a nurse at Mercy Hospital to do my part to combat the virus […]
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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Maine State Bar Association announces 2021 Law Day contests
AUGUSTA — Maine students in grades 4-12 are invited to submit entries for this year’s Law Day contests sponsored by the Maine State Bar Association. Students in grades 4-8 may participate in the art poster contest and students in grades 9-12 may participate in the essay contest. The entry deadline is April 1. This year’s […]
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Letters to the editor, March 12
Return students to classroom To the editor, Education is the key to success! As a primary teacher of 32 years, a mother of three and a grandmother of seven, I feel strongly that it is time for students to return to the classroom full time. Schools provide a safe haven for all. Nothing can replace […]
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State Sen. Stacy Brenner to host virtual office hours
SCARBOROUGH – Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough, will hold virtual office hours on Zoom at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 16. Office hours provide local residents a chance to meet with their elected officials, ask questions and get help with legislative or state government matters. Brenner will give updates about her work on policy committees and about […]
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In the Know: Scarborough Fire Department focuses on community risk reduction
The Scarborough Fire Department has been selected by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to participate in the second phase of a pilot program to build a digital community risk assessment (CRA) tool. Aligned to the NFPA 1300, Standard on Community Risk Assessment and Community Risk Reduction Plan Development, the tool, or “dashboard,” enables community […]
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Veteran “Mr. T” says serving in military was best time of his life
Born in 1934 in Malden, Massachusetts, Ronald Trudeau, now known as “Mr. T,” was an only child. At a young age he went to live with his aunt and six cousins, with whom he became very close — he didn’t feel like an only child anymore and enjoyed their company and camaraderie. While he had […]
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Faces of those who suffered domestic abuse hang in Biddeford window fronts
The organization Finding Our Voices encourages victims to tell their stories.
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York County senior college begins new semester soon
SACO — York County Senior College begins the spring semester on March 29, via zoom. Courses, for those 50 and old, range from the arts and literature to history, wellness nature and beyond. York County Senior College has choices that fit a variety of interests. Registration will be processed online with COURSE STORM using a credit […]
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Lewis H. Ayotte Sr.
SACO — On March 1, 2021, Lewis H. Ayotte Sr., loving husband and father of one son, passed away at the age of 77 from a rare and aggressive Bile Duct/Liver cancer called Cholangiocarcinoma (CMS-HCC). Lewis was born on Oct. 3, 1943, in Hamlin Plantation, Van Buren, to the late Henry and Loretta (Tardif) Ayotte. He […]