The facility, expected to be operational In 2022, will serve approximately 40,000 residents in southern Maine and require an increase in water rates.
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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Getting to work
Whether shopping for groceries, walking around my neighborhood or spending time with friends and family, I’ve had folks ask me again and again: When is the Legislature going back into session? What do you do during the summer? Now is a good time to explain some of the legislative work I have been doing. Even […]
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Ravens dominate the avian conversation
When Edgar Allan Poe penned his famous poem entitled “The Raven,” he depicted the large imposing bird repeating the word “Nevermore” as a warning to its protagonist. But to hear ravens talking, it’s clear they have never taken their own advice when it comes to their many distinctive calls. Anyone who lives in the greater […]
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Enclave of Scarborough resident receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Enclave of Scarborough resident Mary Lord Brown was one of a number of recipients who recently received Lifetime Achievement Award and Honorable Mentions through Maine Health Care Association’s 2020 Remember Me Program. These awards have historically been paired with an elaborate recognition ceremony as a way to give something back to the great men and […]
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St. James School in Biddeford to hold massive online auction Aug. 2-8
BIDDEFORD — Want a chance to be a principal for a day or score rare memorabilia like a signed hockey stick from Biddeford native and Pittsburgh Penguin Brian Dumoulin while helping a great cause? The opportunity is open to all starting Sunday, Aug. 2 with the kick off of the St. James School’s Online Auction. […]
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Letters to the editor, July 31
Carney thanks voters To the editor, Many thanks to all who participated in the July 14 Democratic primary, bond ballot and school budget approval. This summer’s high voter turnout, in the midst of a pandemic, speaks to how thoughtful and engaged our community is. Town Clerk Tody Justice, and all the town employees and volunteers […]
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Changing of the guard at Scarborough Town Hall
I am both pleased and saddened with the fact that my assistant town manager has been appointed as the new Wells town manager. During her three-year tenure with the town I suspect many of you have had interactions with Larissa, perhaps it was in the course of her normal duties around Town Hall. If not, […]
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Goodwill NNE Ramps up recruitment for AmeriCorps
LEWISTON — Goodwill Northern New England is actively recruiting over 50 national service members to serve in yearlong AmeriCorps programs in the cities and rural towns of Maine. AmeriCorps members are being called to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic: assisting with remote learning in high-needs schools, delivering provisions to those facing food insecurity, mobilizing volunteers […]
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Letters, July 30
To the editor, In this time of social distancing, no parades nor public ceremonies, it was great to see your “Tribute to the Heroes of Memorial Day,’ (Courier, May 21). Regardless of the existing threats at any time we must all remember those who served and especially those who gave “the last full measure of […]
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Doris M. Couture
BIDDEFORD — Doris M. Couture, 91, of Biddeford, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at Evergreen Manor in Saco, where she resided for the last three years of her life. She was born in Biddeford on Dec. 11, 1928, a daughter of Henry and Florida (Poulin) Cantara. She received her education from St. Joseph’s […]
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