To the editor, Are you kidding me, with all that has been going on we have a proposed 2 percent tax increase. First we got slammed with a revaluation, then Coronavirus 19 and then the economy took a dump. What is the Council and Manager thinking of? People are out of work, never mind thinking […]
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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York County Emergency Food and Shelter Program to receive $155,064 for community needs
Organizations wishing to receive funds must apply by noon May 25.
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Ulric Gideon Talbot
BIDDEFORD — Ulric (Rick) G. Talbot, 94, a lifelong resident of Biddeford, Maine, died at The Landing at Saco Bay in Saco, Maine on April 29, 2020 ,after a lengthy illness. Rick was born in Biddeford, Maine, on March 3, 1926, and was the only son of the late Louis and Marie-Jeanne (Levesque) Talbot. He […]
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Does a dandelion know it’s not a daffodil?
During a recent visit to Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco to admire the daffodils, I noticed dandelions dotting the grass across and between many of the grave sites. Many people consider the dandelion a weed. I mean, who wants to invest time, money, and effort into a nice rolling green lawn only to find dandelions […]
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Sam L. Cohen Foundation commits $1 million to support COVID-19 response and recovery in Cumberland and York counties
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sam L. Cohen Foundation has committed $1 million in 2020 to provide support to organizations and projects directly responding to populations most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences. The Foundation’s grants are targeted to nonprofits that serve southern Maine’s most vulnerable and affected citizens. The Board of […]
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UNE goes test-blind; removes SAT/ACT scores from undergraduate admissions consideration
BIDDEFORD — During the upcoming academic year the University of New England will pilot a test-blind policy for undergraduate admissions under which most applicants’ SAT and ACT scores will not be considered among criteria for college acceptance. The policy is an expansion of the university’s current test-optional policy, launched in 2018, which resulted in the […]
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Plastics factory in Biddeford is recognized for community contributions and continues to give back
BIDDEFORD — Thermoformed Plastics of New England will be giving back again with the help of the Sentry Insurance Foundation. Sentry chose TPNE as a leader in the community for providing face shields to first responders and health care workers. As part of the recognition, Sentry will gift $2,500 to two charities of TPNE’s choice. […]
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Wells Chamber holds annual dragonfly nymph program
Since 1976, dragonflies from the Wells Chamber of Commerce have patrolled the skies in Wells and the surrounding towns. The program was started as an alternative to chemical spraying and has been a great success. Those interested can order dragonfly nymphs from the Wells Chamber Dragonfly nymphs are the beginning stage of the commonly called […]
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Letters to the editor May 14
Be careful on the roads To the editor, Thanks to the Saco Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee for promoting bicycling and walking in a friendly community. Their letter points out that 20 of the bicycle-vehicle and pedestrian-vehicle incidents in the past two years occured on streets with the posted speed limits of 25 to 30 […]
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Help ensure a readily available blood supply amid COVID-19 outbreak
With no known end date to the coronavirus fight, the American Red Cross is encouraging healthy individuals to make appointments to donate blood or platelets to ensure blood remains readily available for patients who still rely on transfusions. The need for blood for trauma patients, children battling cancer, mothers experiencing childbirth complications, patients with sickle […]