Dina Mendros

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Published
March 10, 2022

UNE students get to see bears up close

BIDDEFORD — After setting out before dawn, traveling 3 1/2 hours north, and trekking through the woods in snowshoes, a trip to a bear den by students in Noah Perlut’s Terrestrial Wildlife lab, a class at the University of New England in Biddeford, was almost a major disappointment. Instead, it turned out to be a […]
Published
March 10, 2022

Gramlich proposal to strengthen law enforcement training standards advances

AUGUSTA – The Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted March 3 to advance a proposal by Rep. Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, to strengthen law enforcement education and training standards in Maine. The vote was 7-3 with three members absent. As amended, LD 1447 would create a stakeholder group of policymakers and experts […]
Published
March 10, 2022

Biddeford Community Gardens go communal

Biddeford Community Gardens (BCG) has adopted a new organizational structure to help fulfill its mission of providing access to agricultural opportunities and nutritious fresh food to the city of Biddeford. Volunteers are needed to help out. BCG’s four sites — Mission Hill, Pierson’s Lane, William’s Court and Rotary Park — will now be collectively cared […]
Published
March 7, 2022

TA Middle School students in Saco celebrate ‘Read Across America’ day

SACO — Thirty-one students from Thornton Academy Middle School spent part of their morning on March 2 reading stories to third, fourth, and fifth graders at C.K. Burns elementary school in Saco. The students were participating in National Read Across America Day, an event created by the National Education Association to help kids get excited […]
Published
March 4, 2022

120-unit development proposed for Scarborough

Plans are still in the initial stages.
Published
March 4, 2022

Op-Ed: Land preservation in Scarborough expanding by preserve named for my grandmother

One nice thing about living in the town where I grew up is I am constantly reminded of people I have known my whole life, and I have so many pleasant memories from childhood. One of them is my grandmother, Elaine Warren. While campaigning door-to-door for state representative in 2020, I was occasionally approached by […]
Published
March 4, 2022

Saving tax dollars with TIFs

I am sure we have all experienced getting a pay raise or a bonus of some sort at work and by the time the Feds and the State get done taxing that new income there is very little remaining to enjoy. Wouldn’t it be nice if when you did earn extra income you could keep […]
Published
March 3, 2022

Catherine Frances Swett

LIMERICK — Catherine “Kitty” Swett, 86, of Limerick, Maine, died on Feb. 7, 2022, at home due to complications following recent surgery. She was born on Jan. 19, 1936, to John F. and Mildred (Knack) Burba of Biddeford. Growing up on Thatcher Brook, a tributary to the Saco River, she spent her summers swimming and […]
Published
March 3, 2022

Sanford honored with annual Kany Leadership Award

BIDDEFORD — Long-time local developer and community builder Doug Sanford was recently named this year’s recipient of the prestigious A. William Kany, Jr. Leadership Award for his many contributions over the years to the success of Biddeford’s downtown mill district. The award was presented by selection committee lead Bill Kany during the Biddeford & Saco […]
Published
March 3, 2022

Letters to the editor, March 4

Is Scarborough incomplete? To the editor, In Feb. 18 Council Corner column, Town Council Chair Cloutier outlines the priorities of the Town Council for 2022. Despite citing the many municipal, private and natural resources the Town enjoys, he concludes that we need to be “more complete.” In his view a pool/community center seems to be […]

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