This year doesn’t just mark Maine’s bicentennial or the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. It’s also the year of the Census. The Census is a survey that the U.S. Government conducts every 10 years to gather information about people living in the U.S. to inform policy planning, access to resources and funding, and to […]
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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Trucking for Kids Convoy to be held Sept. 20
The Trucking for Kids Convoy event will be held on Sept. 20, according to the Maine Professional Drivers Association and its committee that organizes this annual event. In light of the COVID-19 situation, it has been extremely difficult for Camp Sunshine and Camp POSTCARD to raise funds this year “and we want to help,” according […]
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Letters to the editor, Sept. 11
Elect Sophie Warr to HD 29 To the editor, This is a letter of support for Sophie Warren, who is running for the Maine House of Representatives in the Nov. 3 election as an Independent. The seat she is running for is Scarborough coastal district 29. I have known Sophis and her family since we […]
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Scarborough residents have several options for property tax relief
The Town of Scarborough has several forms of tax relief available to residents who are looking for assistance with their property taxes. The Town of Scarborough Property Tax Assistance Program for seniors is one of those programs. If your annual property tax burden exceeds 5 percent of household Adjusted Gross Income, then you may be […]
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2020 Knights of Columbus to hold virtual Walk for Life fundraiser
The Knights of Columbus will hold a virtual Walk for Life fundraiser. The three mile walk may be completed all at one time or in installments — at a place and time of your choosing — by Sunday, Sept. 27. Registration forms are available at Good Shepherd Parish church entrances. Donations should be made payable […]
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Service takes many forms
As you may have heard by now, I have decided after serving eight years in the Legislature, with two terms in the House and most recently two terms in the Senate, to not run for and return for a fifth term. The current public health pandemic has forced many of us into moments of self-reflection. Opportunities to […]
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Efficiency Maine Parking and Pole Lighting Initiative helps save energy at over 30 outdoor locations
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — An Old Orchard Beach campground is one of the Maine businesses that are improving the energy efficiency of their outdoor lighting using incentives from Efficiency Maine. So far, more than 30 projects in public and outdoor spaces are receiving funding through the Parking and Pole Lighting Retrofit Initiative. The initiative was […]
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A healthier ‘new normal’
The American Heart Association offers tips for an unusual back-to-school season.
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Norman R. Bouthot Sr.
BIDDEFORD — Norman R. Bouthot Sr., 78, of Biddeford, passed away at Pinnacle Health Care in Sanford on Sept. 2, 2020. He was born in Biddeford on Sept. 15, 1941, son of the late Joseph A. and Alfreda (Menard) Bouthot. Mr. Bouthot was educated locally in Biddeford, graduating from Biddeford Adult Education. He served in […]
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Unforgettable: That’s what Great Egrets are
Of course, I was focused on the ocean. When you go to Fortunes Rocks Beach in Biddeford, that’s what it’s all about … the sea, the waves and how they crash against the large rock outcropping or how they whisper more softly against the shore where little birds scurry madly to avoid being washed away. […]