240 Strings will hold its third livestreamed performance of the season later this month. Anastasia Antonacos, of the Portland Piano Trio, will play some solo piano music by European, African-American, Afro-Caribbean, and Asian-American composers and arrangers on Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. Antonacos has performed around the world as a soloist and chamber musician. She […]
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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Carol Abbott 1949–2020
Carol Linda Abbott, 71, passed away quietly at home on Christmas evening, Dec. 25, 2020, with her husband of 48 years by her side. Carol was born on .1, 1949, in Portland, Maine, to Hervey Robert Tousignant and Irene Bernice Tousignant (née DesRoberts). She graduated from Biddeford High School in 1967, and the Holy Ghost […]
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UScellular makes holidays a little brighter for Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine
PORTLAND — The holidays are a time for giving and in honor of the season, UScellular is supporting Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine with a gift of $5,000. Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine used the funds to help make this time a little brighter for kids, teens and their families by […]
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Scarborough Public Library temporarily closes for browsing
It is open for computer lab and curbside pick-up.
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Letters to the editor, Jan. 7
To the editor, In the spirit of the season, the Board of Directors of the Saco Food Pantry wants to express our sincere and deepest thanks to our volunteers and our donors. Our volunteers have continued to keep the pantry open, in spite of changes due to the coronavirus. They follow CDC guidelines, meeting clients […]
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Senior College offers winter classes
Saco — The York County Senior College has an exciting roll out for its Winter Season 2021 , unlike anything in the past, according to a Senior College press release. Courses will be offered via ZOOM. 1.) Meditation for the Beginner — instructor Jeff Goldsmith. Jeff has been meditating since 1969, using Zen Buddhism Practice […]
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Biddeford and Saco Rotary Club served 81 kids with Adopt-A-Family Program
BIDDEFORD/SACO — Every year, the 100-year-old-Rotary Club reaches out to local schools that connects them with local families with children, who may need a hand during the holiday season. It is a tradition that has been shared with these Rotarians and their families for centuries and one of the staples of this organization that continues […]
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Saco pharmacist recognized
SACO — Heather A. Stewart, PharmD, has been named the 2020 Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year in Maine. The prestigious award was conferred on the Saco pharmacist at the recent meeting of the Maine Pharmacy Association. Stewart has been employed at Walgreens for 6 1/2 years. She graduated from the University of New England […]
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Recycle the right way, save the city money
Since its introduction in 2013, Biddeford’s recycling program has led to the diversion of millions of pounds of recyclable materials from the landfill, and is a great success by all measures. We should all be proud of the program. Our recycling partner, Casella, with their big blue trucks with the automatic arm, circles the neighborhoods […]
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Turning to nature when not much else makes sense
To say that this has been a unique and challenging year would be an understatement. After all this time, since last March, to be exact, I am still finding new ways in which the pandemic has impacted my own life, and that doesn’t even touch on how it has affected the lives of others who […]