Dina Mendros

Courier/Leader

Latest

Published
April 7, 2022

Protecting Maine farms now and forever

A few weeks ago, one of my constituents contacted me and expressed their deep concern and worry over the results of early PFAS testing in the soil and water on Maine farms, including their own. I empathized with them and understood their pain. After all, who wouldn’t feel anxious after they saw the headlines about […]
Published
April 7, 2022

Age Friendly Saco looking for volunteers

SACO — Age Friendly Saco is looking for volunteers to assist with its latest program, Friendly Neighbors to help seniors from feeling isolated. Friendly Neighbors are kind, friendly people who care about older people in the Saco community. They want people to be able to remain in their homes but want to ensure they are […]
Published
April 7, 2022

Emily Tucker of Old Orchard Beach receives MPA Principal’s Award

Emily Tucker of Old Orchard Beach, a senior at Old Orchard Beach High School, has been selected to receive the 2022 Principal’s Award, according to school Principal John Suttie. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. “Throughout his/her years at OOBHS, […]
Published
April 6, 2022

Obituary: Ronald P. Grebin

Ronald P. Grebin passed away in Auburn, California, on Sept. 26, 2021. He was born in Biddeford, Maine, in 1949, and still has many family members residing in Maine. He served honorably in Vietnam as a Marine and then reenlisted later and served many years with the Air Force. He is preceded in death by […]
Published
April 6, 2022

Obituary: Anthony Luzin

Anthony Luzin, 85, longtime resident of Chicago (Edison Park) and a Chicago Police officer for 28 years, died on Sunday, April 3, 2022 in Boca Raton, Florida. He honorably served in the United States Navy from 1954 to 1957. In his retirement, he relocated to Scarborough, Maine, where he made many friends and enjoyed all […]
Published
April 5, 2022

Easter service at Old Orchard Beach Methodist Church

Old Orchard Beach Methodist Church, at the corner of Washington and Fountain avenues, holds services at 10 a.m. Sundays. To mark Easter, there will be a Maudy Thursday service, 5 p.m. April 14, and a Good Friday service 6 p.m. April 15. A sunrise service will be held at the beach at the end of […]
Published
April 1, 2022

Obituary: Gail Lacroix

BIDDEFORD — Gail Ann Chasse Lacroix, born in Bristol Connecticut, and lived most of her life in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, passed away on March 14, 2022. She was born on Jan. 9, 1958, to her parents, Joseph L. and Blanche Y. Chasse. Gail’s earliest dream in life was always to start a family which […]
Published
April 1, 2022

Brownie Troop earns Potter Badge

SCARBOROUGH — Members of Girl Scout Brownie Troop 1097 earned their Potter Badge this fall with the help of Fiddlehead Center for the Arts and Peeper Pond Studio. The 12 Scarborough second- and third-graders learned how to work with clay at Fiddlehead. They created leaf print pinch pots, painted ceramic tiles, and sculpted using polymer […]
Published
April 1, 2022

Spring Passport Day is on April 30

Planning your next trip? Wherever you go, a passport will get you home! Scarborough Community Services is hosting their Spring Passport Acceptance Day on Saturday, April 30, from 9:00am to 2:00pm to assist individuals and families with the acceptance of U.S. passport applications. It will be held at the Community Services Hub (418 Payne Road), […]
Published
April 1, 2022

Letter to the editor, April 1

Scarborough needs Town Center To the editor, As a resident of Scarborough since 2005, my wife and I have been extremely proud to call Scarborough home, to raise our four children here and to find meaningful employment in our fields of work. We moved to Scarborough because of its excellent school system and access to […]

Sign In: