Biddeford to mark Vietnam War Veterans Day with memorial event March 29 BIDDEFORD — The City of Biddeford will mark the Vietnam War Veterans Day with a commemorative ceremony and flag raising at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 29. The event, organized by Mayor Marty Grohman and the Veterans Committee, will be held at Memorial […]
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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Sen. Bailey welcomes Thornton Academy students to the Maine Senate
AUGUSTA — In recent months, Sen. Donna Bailey, D-Saco has welcomed a number of Thornton Academy students to the Maine Senate to serve as honorary pages. On Tuesday, Feb. 20, she welcomed Thornton Academy freshman Nadia Christidis of Saco to the Maine Senate Chamber. “I am very impressed Nadia used one of her precious school […]
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Ruralist Lament: Still sucking
Spring brings many things. With March waning our small greenhouse coaxes 400 tomato seedlings and three flats of sprouting lettuce along. If the recent growing seasons are any indication, they will face what are called “challenges,” in the neutered and anesthetic lingo of the day — seared by heat and drought, drowned by deluge. March […]
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Community News, March 29
What are you looking for in new superintendent? The Scarborough School Board is in the process of hiring a new superintendent and would like community input. The board would like residents to tell them what knowledge, skills, and personal and professional characteristics they feel are important in a superintendent. People can provide input in either […]
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Letters to the Editor, March 29
Committee works on school solution To the editor, You may be wondering how the School Department is moving forward since the Consolidated School proposal was defeated on the November ballot. I’d like to be able to tell you that a school solution has been found. As of this date, it is a work in progress. […]
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Obituary: Jeannette Claire Agnello, Oct. 27, 1938 – March 11, 2024.
Jeannette Claire (Agnello) Peterson, 85, of Alfred, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2024 surrounded by her loving children. She was born in New Britain, Connecticut, on Oct. 27, 1938 to proud parents Nunzio and Evelyn Agnello. In 1952 the family moved from New Britain to Southington where Jeannette graduated from Southington High School in […]
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From Augusta: Working to reduce the property tax burden on Mainers
The arrival of spring brings visions of milder weather, blooming flowers and additional sunlight to our days – but it also undoubtedly reminds us about taxes. Taxes, of course, are important and are a collective investment in our society. They are how we fund vital government services that cannot be effectively delivered through the private […]
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In the Know: Updated FEMA Flood Maps go into effect in June
Scarborough is one of several local communities impacted by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood map changes going into effect this June. FEMA’s decade-long effort to remap the flood hazard areas of Cumberland and York Counties culminated with a letter of final map determination issued to all affected communities in December 2023. As a participating […]
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The Ecology School celebrates spring with ‘Good Growing Gathering’ at River Bend Farm
SACO — Gardening workshops and more will be part of The Ecology School’s two-day gathering on growing food in the Northeast at its River Bend Farm campus on Saturday, March 23, and Sunday, March 24. The weekend will feature workshops appealing to beginner gardeners, as well as those looking to advance their knowledge and skills. […]
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BRCOT students take state gold and silver in SkillsUSA Challenge
BIDDEFORD/SACO — Four students from the Biddeford Regional Center of Technology placed in the State SkillsUSA Competition March 15. Gold medalists included Biddeford High School students Anthony Thy and Iainn Parker for Cyber Security and Robert Stetson for Electrical Construction Wiring Knowledge. Silver medalists included Thornton Academy student Forest Hanvey for Computer Information Service. SkillsUSA […]