In recent years, it feels like there has been a trend of stories shared on social media and on human interest segments in news programs that are meant to be heartwarming but, in fact, expose deep flaws in the systems that are meant to provide safety and security for our neighbors. I thought about this […]
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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Obituary: Michael Gardner
Michael Kenneth Gardner, 66, of Old Orchard Beach, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 15, 2024, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. He was born in Hollis on Aug. 4, 1957, a son of Kenneth Francis and Doris Jean (Flynn) Gardner. He graduated from Bonny Eagle High School. After high school, Mike was employed by […]
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Inside Gray: July 19
Wild Blueberry Festival The eighth annual Wild Blueberry Festival takes place Aug. 10 and fills Pennell Park and the parking lots at Gray Town Hall with food trucks, live music, artisans, crafters, a farmers market, community, school and church groups, a kids tent, blueberry and bee mascots and more. The festival starts at 9 a.m. […]
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Inside Windham: July 19
Concerts at Dundee Park The parks and recreation department’s concert series at Dundee Park continues with Maine bluegrass band The World Famous Grassholes from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 24. Then with Andi Fawcett and Doubting Gravity perform pop, folk and rock ‘n’ roll July 31. The last concert is set for Aug. 7, […]
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It Happened in Windham: How children and families passed the time in past times
Buster Gilman was 5 years old in 1938. His mother, Alice, was a hardworking housewife and his father, Lloyd “Gillie” Gilman, worked at Windham Town Hall. He had older siblings from his parents’ previous marriages, but they were much older than he, in their teens and early 20s. He had no video games or television […]
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Program to improve access to high speed internet launched in Biddeford
The pilot program is a result of a partnership between SMPDC, McArthur Library, and Biddeford Adult Education.
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Biddeford City Council votes in city’s new assessor
Biddeford’s new assessor is not a new face in her department. Deanne Vail, who was assistant assessor with the city, received a unanimous vote from the Biddeford City Council on her appointment to the department head on July 16. She was nominated for the assessor position by City Manager James Bennett, and assumed the duties […]
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Things to Do, July 18
Thursday, July 18 Bess Jacques at the Grand Piano, 6 to 9 p.m., The Lincoln Hotel, 17 Lincoln St., Biddeford. Pianist and singer Bess Jacques performs on the Steinway grand piano in the beautiful lobby bar at the Lincoln Hotel. Expect vintage jazz, pop, and everything in between. More at www.bessjacques.com. Free. FMI, Call 207-815-3977. […]
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From Washington: The National Defense Bill – protecting jobs and people across Maine
For more than 60 years, Congress has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) — an annual bill that prioritizes America’s national security interests at home — with strong bipartisan support. It’s one of the most meaningful pieces of legislation I work on in the Senate Armed Services Committee, but this bill is also very […]
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Ecology School receives USDA Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production grant
The Ecology School is one of 17 national grant recipients of the USDA’s Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) grants, totaling $5.2M. The Ecology School was selected from over 620 applicants and is the first-ever organization in Maine to receive the award, according to a school press release. The UAIP grants program supports efforts to […]
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