Biddeford Mills Museum will be open during Maine Craft Weekend Biddeford Mills Museum will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, to participate in Maine Craft Weekend. The museum’s 30-minute film, “A Walk Through History,” will be shown in the museum at 11 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. While at the museum, people […]
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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Newest York County corrections cadets began training. Oct. 2
Here are the newest corrections cadets at York County Jail. They chatted over coffee with county leadership on Friday, Sept. 29 and then paused for a photo ahead of the start of classes at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham on Oct. 2. New corrections officers undergo five weeks of training, followed by 80 hours […]
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City of Biddeford presents 2023 Employee and Volunteer of the Year awards
BIDDEFORD — The City of Biddeford has recognized a set of exceptional employees and volunteers at their annual Employee and Volunteer Banquet. Maegan Lambert-Irish was named the City of Biddeford’s 2023 Employee of the Year. Lambert-Irish was hired by the Biddeford Police Department as the City’s first Substance Use Outreach Liaison in 2017. Throughout the […]
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Saco City Council appoints John Bohenko as incoming city administrator
SACO — The Saco City Council voted unanimously Oct. 2 to appoint John Bohenko as Saco’s City Administrator with a start date of Oct. 10. “I look forward to partnering with the mayor, city council, and most importantly the citizens of Saco, alongside a very capable city staff, to continue to provide quality services to […]
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Obituary: Sharon Cyr
BIDDEFORD — Sharon A. Cyr, 74 of Biddeford, Maine, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, after a long, brave battle with COPD. Sharon was a brilliant, dedicated Special Education teacher working for and retiring from the Biddeford School Department after 25 years of service. She was beloved by her students, families and colleagues alike. […]
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Obituary: Eloise Edith Jasper
BIDDEFORD – Eloise Edith Jasper, 79 of Biddeford passed away September 12, 2023 at Southridge Living Center in Biddeford, Maine where she has resided for the last several years. She was born August 11, 1944 at The Osteopathic Hospital of Portland, Maine to Merwin V. and Lillian E. (Libby) Jasper. She graduated from Windham High […]
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Scarborough heart disease survivor visits nation’s capital to advocate for medical research funding
Mindy Beyer of Scarborough urged Congress to support lifesaving research through National Institutes of Health.
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Letters to the editor Oct. 20
Thanks to Scarborough postal workers To the editor, Having read the recent Portland Press Herald (PPH) article regarding the negatives of Maine’s postal service operations, I feel compelled to give positive recognition to our Scarborough Post Office Employees. (Audit of Maine postal operations finds widespread deficiencies PPH 9/14/23) There are only three employees working in […]
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From Augusta: Climate change cannot be ignored
The climate crisis is not a hypothetical threat. This summer, heat records were broken across the globe, with July topping the charts as the warmest month in recorded history. As our oceans warm and our ice caps melt, Maine, too, experiences the impacts of higher temperatures and rising sea levels. For years, this change has […]
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Scarborough Land Trust acquires 10 acres adding to Warren Woods Preserve
Warren Woods Preserve just increased by over 10 acres. On Sept. 26, the Scarborough Land Trust (SLT) closed on a property off Finch Way on the east side of one of SLT’s most popular preserves. This brings the total size of Warren Woods Preserve to over 313 acres. The parcel was sold to SLT by […]
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