Dina Mendros

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Published
March 3, 2022

Scarborough veteran receives Quilt of Valor at Feb. 20 ceremony

SCARBOROUGH — John Nason of Scarborough was joined by his Vet to Vet Maine (V2VME) peer companions, the Southern Maine Marine Corps League, family and friends when he received a Quilt of Valor during Sunday services at Thornton Heights United Methodist Church in South Portland on Feb. 20. Nason is a veteran of the Marine […]
Published
March 3, 2022

Ruralist Lament: A rigged game

A couple weeks ago I glanced at the Stupor Bowl. I was mainly focused on my gizmo’s screen watching a couple guys carefully dismantling and rebuilding a 50s-ish Farmall Super M tractor in their shop somewhere. Uninterrupted by commercial puffery pushing corporate beverages, faux-food products, and usurious debt instruments they bent to their task. Skimping […]
Published
March 3, 2022

Scarborough accepted, met challenge to raise $25,000 to keep neighbors for warmth!

The town exceeded the goal and raised over $26,000.
Published
March 2, 2022

St. John Paul II Parish announces Lenten programming

SCARBOROUGH — St. John Paul II Parish announces its Lenten season Mass schedules, spiritual programming, social events, faith formation opportunities and charitable efforts spanning from March into April. Spiritual Programming The schedule for Ash Wednesday services and Masses on Wednesday, April 2 can be viewed on https://jp2me.org/events/ash-wednesday-2022 The Stations of the Cross is a Lenten […]
Published
March 2, 2022

ecomaine challenges Maine students to turn trash into treasure with Upcycle Challenge

ecomaine launched its 2022 school-based Upcycle Challenge, which will award $500 to a participating student’s school. The Upcycle Challenge asks students in ecomaine’s communities to use items that ordinarily would have been disposed of, to make all-new, functional ones and submit them by Friday, March 18. From the submissions, ecomaine’s Outreach & Recycling Committee will […]
Published
March 1, 2022

Obituary: Richard Schoorens

BIDDEFORD — Richard Schoorens, 91, of Hills Beach, Biddeford, Maine, passed away peacefully on Febr. 27, 2022. He and his wife of 66 years Shirley (Whynot) moved to “the beach” in 1992, after living and raising their family in Bedford, Massachusetts. Richard is survived by: his wife Shirley; their children, David and Cathy Schoorens of […]
Published
March 1, 2022

From Augusta – Standing up for Maine students, the future

When I look to Maine’s future, I think about the people — from the young students in high schools and the young adults in colleges, to the adults and parents acquiring new skills and training or switching careers in community colleges — who all want to get good jobs, pay their bills, buy homes and […]
Published
March 1, 2022

Service Notice: Dianne Christian Hunt

KENNEBUNKPORT — Dianne Christian Hunt, 64, died Sunday, July 18, 2021, at York Hospital. Friends are invited to visit with the family 1 to 4 p.m. with a service of celebration at 2 p.m., with Carolyn Lambert officiating, Saturday, March 26, 2022, at the Kennebunkport Legion Hall, 102 Main St., Kennebunkport. Light refreshments will be […]
Published
March 1, 2022

Obituary: Claudia E. Roy

SACO — Claudia Elaine Roy, 86, of Saco, Maine, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Claudia was born in Portland, Maine, on Jan. 5, 1936, a daughter of Albert E. and Cora (Evans) Hanson.  She was educated in the Old Orchard Beach school system. In 1956, Claudia married her […]
Published
February 28, 2022

Obituary: Barbara T. Sinclair,1958 – 2022

SOUTH PORTLAND — Barbara T. Sinclair, 63, of South Portland, passed away peacefully on Feb. 22, 2022, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born in Augusta, Maine, the daughter of F. Warren and Elsie (Brindley) Talbot. Barbara graduated from Leavitt High School (1976) and continued her studies at Thomas College where […]

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