SCARBOROUGH — Janet A. (McKenney) Sim of Scarborough died on Dec. 21 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a brief illness. She was born on Dec. 30, 1934, to Gordon and Charlotte (Lowell) McKenney. Janet grew up and raised her own two sons in Saugus, Massachusetts. When she struck out on her own in […]
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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Message from the town manager: 2021 is looking bright
The new year is upon us — I hope this finds you and your family safe and well. This past year has been one like no other as we have grappled with the impacts, adaptations, and uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic. I, like I’m sure many of you are, am ready to move forward, but […]
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Organic Roots Salon and Day Spa awarded small business of the year by the South Portland Economic Development Committee.
SOUTH PORTLAND —In 2014, Betsy Harding, opened the first salon in Maine to offer products that are organic, cruelty-free, and 100 percent vegan. After five years of operation, Organic Roots has become a thriving local business in the South Portland community, according to a company press release. “It’s an amazing industry,” said Harding, “And I […]
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Bishop Deeley Honors Christmas card contest winners and families with dinner and gifts on Dec. 16
PORTLAND — Bishop Robert P. Deeley welcomed the winners of the Diocese of Portland’s Christmas Card Art Contest, conducted by the diocese’s Office of Development, to the diocesan offices in Portland on Monday, Dec. 16. The winners, joined by their families, enjoyed an Italian dinner with the bishop provided by Maria’s Restaurant in Portland. All […]
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Scarborough High School announces 2019-20 first quarter honor roll
Senior High Honors: Jason Andrews, Madison Blanche, Grace Carriero, Jillian Cote, Isabella Dickinson, Dakota Donahue, Nina Greeley, Kellie Guerette, Ethan Jasa, Jacob Lewis, Madison Marinko, Nathan Mars, Aaron Mooney, Hailey Orff, Trevor Parenteau, Isaac Theriault, Amy Topchik, Meredith Winslow, Bambi Zhuang. Senior Honors: Elizabeth Albahary, Ainslie Allen, Zachary Alofs, Zoe Averill, Caitlin Benner, Madison Blanchard, […]
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Give one last gift – the gift of life – this holiday season
Free Red Cross long-sleeved T-shirts will be given to those who donate through Jan. 5.
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Maine’s oceans affected by climate change
The United Nation’s (UN) 25th annual Conference of the Parties (COP25) — a meeting of nearly 200 countries to discuss international action on climate change — took place in Madrid earlier this month. Around 25,000 people attended and focused, among other topics, their efforts on the role of oceans in the climate crisis. Our oceans, […]
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‘Slavery in Maine’ topic of presentation at Scarborough Public Library.
SCARBOROUGH – “Slavery in Maine” is the topic of a Scarborough Historical Society presentation to be held on Jan. 5, from 2 to 3 p.m., at the Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. Portland’s founding fathers are known for their contributions to the area’s political, social, cultural and often military fabric. However, they had a […]
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Scarborough Public Safety building on track
With winter closing in on the bustling businesses and visitors to Oak Hill, the crews working to construct the new Scarborough Public Safety Building continue to be hard at work applying paint, ceramic tile, and other finishing touches on the Town’s newest asset. A collaborative effort of about 80 skilled workers each day apply their […]
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Continuing the story of South Portland Engineering Company
As we continue researching and documenting the businesses that existed on South Portland’s east end in the post-WWII years, we look this week at another major employer, South Portland Engineering Company. We’ll pick up here where we left off last week, only looking at half of what was The Prosperity Company’s business — its […]
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