Dina Mendros

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Published
April 28, 2022

Ruralist Lament: Earth Day 4 Earthlings?

The seed potatoes and bags of “K-Mag” background fertilizer arrived this morning on the Paris Farmers Union truck. With that safely stowed on a pallet in the wood/tractor shed I met up with a group of wetland ecology students who were studying a vernal pool on the farm woodlot. With a few hundred tomato and […]
Published
April 28, 2022

New jewelry studio open in Biddeford

Chaya Caron, the founder and designer of Chaya Studio Jewelry, has launched her new location at 90 Saco Falls Way, Suite 201, in Biddeford. The new location, Chaya Studio Jewelry at The Hidden Gem, will hold a grand opening on May 7, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will feature new work by […]
Published
April 22, 2022

Obituary: Clayton F. McLaskey

SACO — Clayton F. McLaskey, 72, of Saco, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Scarborough. He was born in Conway, New Hampshire, on Sept. 22, 1949, a son of Lloyd and Bertha (Hamm) McLaskey. He graduated from Biddeford High School, class of 1966. Clayton served his country in the United States Army for […]
Published
April 22, 2022

Virtual Thresholds Conference on grief sponsored by Hospice of Southern Maine

SCARBOROUGH — Authors Elizabeth Gilbert and Michelle Zauner will be the featured speakers at Hospice of Southern Maine’s 11th Annual Thresholds Conference, taking place virtually on Thursday, May 10 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. This year’s conference, titled “Grief is Individual and Universal,” provides an in-depth look at the topic of grief. In addition to […]
Published
April 22, 2022

UNE professor will give presentation at Scarborough library

On Wednesday, April 27, at 7:15 p.m., Friends of Scarborough Marsh and the Scarborough Public Library will present a virtual lecture with Noah Perlut, Ph.D., professor in the School of Marine and Environmental Programs, University of New England, Biddeford. Perlut and his students will share an overview of the GapTracks Project, a program that assesses […]
Published
April 22, 2022

Scarborough High senior receives Principal’s Award

Wyatt Zsiga of Scarborough, a senior at Scarborough High School, has been selected to receive the 2022 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. “Wyatt has been a wonderful student at SHS,” Principal Susan Ketch said when making the […]
Published
April 22, 2022

Letters to the Editor, April 22

Jean-Marie Caterina for House 126 To the editor, House 126 District that includes north and west Scarborough as well as parts of Saco and Westbrook. Jean-Marie Caterina is a very capable and experienced leader worthy of our support for this new seat. I’ve known Jean-Marie for some time now and can vouch for her integrity […]
Published
April 22, 2022

Councilor Corner Live:  Let’s talk growth!

On March 31, Councilor Sither and I hosted the first Councilor Corner Live!  The Council and the Town try very hard to communicate to the public and have made great strides over recent years.  However, there are always opportunities for improvement, especially as it relates to effective two way communication and dialogue between the Council […]
Published
April 22, 2022

Scarborough honors National Telecommunicators Week

Each year, the second full week of April is dedicated to the men and women who serve as public safety telecommunicators during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW). During the week of April 10-16, we honored the often-unsung heroes of public safety — our dispatchers — who serve our communities, citizens, and public safety personnel […]
Published
April 22, 2022

Cutting the Cord” — Getting TV and phone services over the internet

Learn how to use internet-based television and phone services to save money by signing up for “Cutting the Cord” — Getting TV and Phone Services Over the Internet. This class will be held on Monday, April 25 from 2 to 3 p.m. The Scarborough Public Library is partnering with the National Digital Equity Center to […]

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