Aimee Barricelli, senior vice president, chief information security officer, at Webster Bank in Waterbury, Connecticut — who has ties to Old Orchard Beach — has been named 2020 Chief Information Security Officer of the Year by the American Cyber Awards. The national awards program reviews the industry, searching for those who are pushing the boundaries […]
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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Leadership through service
Leadership is so much more than the votes you take at the State House in Augusta. It’s also about the work you put in helping your fellow neighbors right here in our own community. I’ve always believed that elected leaders and those seeking office, should be involved in the communities they are seeking to serve. […]
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Biddeford High School 2020-2021 Quarter 1 Honor Roll
Grade 12 High Honors Katlyn Bickford, Michaela Chapman, Tatum Eastman, Orion Galipeau, Ketlin Hila, Nicholas Hill, William Harriman, Delaney Hatch, Ethan LaCourse, Matthew Laflamme, Matthew Maynard, Isabella McAfee, Alex McAlevey, Katherine Mendoza-Yanes, Bethany Painchaud, Emily Poisson, Syeda M Raidah, Nicholas Reissfelder, David Robertson, Cody Savage, Jared Savage, Blake Wilkinson, Caleb Viger Honors Ashjan Abdulsalam, Drew […]
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City Council honors Extra Mile Recipients
SACO — Don Roth, Chris Rizeakos, and Donna Beveredge are this year’s recipients for the city of Saco. On Nov. 2, the mayor and City Council recognized them for their efforts. “Saco is a community which acknowledges that a special vibrancy exists within the entire community when its individual citizens collectively go the extra mile […]
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240 Strings livestreams concert Dec. 3
240 Strings announces their second livestreamed concert of the season. The Portland Piano Trio will perform a Faure Trio on Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. The members of the Portland Piano Trio, violinist Tracey Jasas-Hardel, cellist Wayne Smith and pianist Anastasia Antonacos, are acclaimed international performers. The trio is the resident ensemble of 240 Strings, […]
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By Land or By Sea virtual exhibition at Engine
BIDDEFORD — Engine presents a virtual exhibition By Land or By Sea: A View from the Surf Community on view which started Nov. 28 on Engine’s website at: https://www.feedtheengine.org/exhibition/by-land-or-by-sea/ Due to the rise in COVID, Engine’s gallery will be closed to the public until further notice prompting the move to a virtual exhibition. By Land […]
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Council Corner: Citizen involvement
There are many ways for residents to be involved in town government.
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Scarborough Public Library to offer virtual night sky tour for families
On Friday, Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m., children and families can discover what can be seen in Maine’s sky on a clear December night. The virtual program offered by the Scarborough Public Library targets those wondering how to tell the constellations apart and orient themselves in the night sky, including how to find planets, comets, […]
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Letters to the editor, Nov. 27
Help stop the spread of COVID To the editor, This morning I woke up frustrated. I made the mistake of surfing Facebook, again. As a teacher who is taking precautions all day long, missing my loved ones and the normalcy of life … I am frustrated. To those who continue to flagrantly ignore steps they […]
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Thanksgiving Scarborough in its fifth year of celebrating community
A bright spot in an otherwise turbulent and challenging few months is that Scarborough’s annual Thanksgiving Community Dinner is still happening this year. “It was never an option to cancel,” said Kelly Murphy, one of the founders of the event. “It was only a question of how we were going to do it so that […]