A letter to the community from the Friends of Scarborough Library, At this time of year many of you are eagerly awaiting the Friends of the Scarborough Library Book Sale. You have donated books, marked your calendars and made ready a list of favorites you hope to find at the sale. Our volunteers have sorted […]
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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Scarborough Public Works director elected chair of ecomaine Board
PORTLAND — On June 18 at its annual meeting, the ecomaine Board of Directors unanimously approved Mike Shaw, Public Works director for the Town of Scarborough, as its board chair for its Fiscal Year 2021. “Mike has been a terrific advocate for ecomaine’s mission in sustainable waste management,” said Kevin Roche, ecomaine’s CEO. “He has […]
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Free digital classes offered
The National Digital Equity Center is now offering digital literacy and computer skills classes online statewide. Classes are free and cover a range of topics including For Work and Business, For Home and Education, and Aging Well with Technology. All classes are taught through live webinar sessions by local instructors, helping Maine’s underserved populations learn […]
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Summit Natural Gas – Maine gives $2,000 to Southern Maine Area on Aging
SCARBOROUGH — Summit Natural Gas of Maine will donate $2,000 to Southern Maine Area on Aging in Scarborough as part of the company’s COVID-19 relief efforts. The organization will use the donation to provide homebound elderly meal delivery to community members in the York and Cumberland counties. “Before the pandemic, Southern Maine Agency on Aging […]
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A look at the Scarborough budget
Fellow citizens, neighbors and friends, I thought it might be helpful to delve into some aspects about the budget and taxes. We have faced and will continue to face daunting challenges from the COVID-19 crisis including many municipal and school operational changes. There are ongoing threats to our health and economic security with business closures […]
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Maine Water to Begin $750,000 water main replacement project in Saco
SACO — Maine Water will be replacing 1,500 feet of water main on Stockman Avenue and Lucille Street in Saco starting this week. The water main being replaced was originally installed in the 1940s and 1950s and is 2 inches in diameter. The $750,000 project includes replacement of the main to 8-inch diameter ductile iron, […]
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Libby Memorial Library in Old Orchard Beach will re-open with limited access
On July 1, the Libby Memorial Library in Old Orchard Beach will re-open the building to limited public access with the following restrictions in place: 1) There will be no more than five patrons allowed in the Library at any one time 2) There will be specified time limits for patron library visits — 30 […]
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Op Ed: Help save Grace Lane property
Saco students are raising money to conserve an eight-acre parcel.
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Dr. Theodore Namm
Dr. Theodore “Ted” Namm, 77, of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, passed away unexpectedly on June 10, 2020, at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Namm was a professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. From 1969 – 1972 he was a faculty member at St. Francis College in Biddeford, Maine, which is now […]
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Each swirl, each whorl
There is always something to observe on the Saco River.