BIDDEFORD — The University of New England has selected its first P.D. Merrill Endowed Chair of Business and also a new director of the P.D. Merrill Makerspace, both named in honor of the late P.D. Merrill, who headed the board of trustees during UNE’s merger with Westbrook College in 1996. Following an international search, John […]
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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BSOOB Transit joins Maine State Chamber’s ‘This is ME Counting on You’ public awareness campaign in Saco
The campaign encourages Mainers and visitors to do their part to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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Suspect arrested in car theft
Women who wasin the vehicle was released unharmed.
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Scarborough Police Department selected as P.A.A.R.I. Recovery Corps host site
Applications open for AmeriCorps VISTA member to address opioid epidemic.
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Local AD’s react to new start date for fall sports
SACO — One major question mark for athletics to resume at the high school level in Maine was answered this past week. The Maine Principals’ Association sent a memo to schools on July 21, alerting districts that the start of the fall sports season would be delayed until Sept. 8 — roughly three weeks later […]
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Saco Community Center remains closed because of COVID case
Summer camps held there are scheduled to reopen Aug. 5.
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Additional turnpike access in Biddeford controversial
Is linked to proposed development west of the turnpike exit.
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Saco Community Center closed because staff member may have COVID-19
City plans to reopen Monday, July 27.
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Maine Properties acquires Southern Maine Remodeling
SCARBOROUGH — Maine Properties, southern Maine’s largest property management company, widely expanded its remodeling capacity with the acquisition of Southern Maine Remodeling, according to a company press release. The addition will create new jobs, shorten the backlog of construction projects and expand capacity to meet the quickly changing needs of Maine businesses as they reopen […]
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Getting Maine’s economy better after COVID
Even though the pandemic and the economic dislocation it has caused are far from over, now is the time to start making plans for economic recovery and take steps towards building Maine’s post-COVID economy. To that end, Gov. Janet Mills set up an Economic Recovery Committee. The Committee consists of business people, elected officials, academics […]