Dina Mendros

Courier/Leader

Latest

Published
February 18, 2022

Expanded library services in Scarborough needs library expansion

Hello Scarborough Community, We are the leadership team of the Scarborough Public Library and we want to tell you about the exciting developments our Library is planning. Today the library is seriously under-sized for a community of 22,135 residents, and more so than any other comparable library in Maine. The present library building dates from […]
Published
February 18, 2022

NRCS selects new district conservationist for Cumberland and York Counties

SCARBOROUGH —The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has selected Luis Aponte as new district conservationist for Cumberland and York Counties. Aponte, who most recently served as an NRCS District Conservationist for Oxford County, started his new position on Feb. 13, and is based at the Scarborough Field Office. He replaces long-time District Conservationist Wayne Munroe […]
Published
February 17, 2022

Good Shepherd Parish donates 7,150 diapers to local social service agencies

SACO — A mid-January diaper donation drive at the churches of Good Shepherd Parish generated 7,150 diapers to help local mothers in need in Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, and Lyman. The diapers were collected during the “Mary, Mother of God” Diaper Collection from parishioners at Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco, St. Joseph Church […]
Published
February 17, 2022

UNE leads state in first-time pass rates for B.S.N. degree licensing exams

More students in the University of New England’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) program passed their national licensing exams on the first try in 2021 than those from any other baccalaureate nursing program in Maine. More than 95 percent of UNE nursing students passed the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) National […]
Published
February 17, 2022

Letters to the Editor, Feb. 17

Reader disagrees with Ruralist Lament To the editor, In response to Mr. Rhames’s letter on “The week that was” on page 16, dated Jan. 27, 2022 in the Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, I’d like to add a more appropriate finish to that letter; But with all our imperfections and shortcomings we are still the best nation going. […]
Published
February 17, 2022

Catholic Charities Maine Board names new chair and vice chair and welcomes new members

Catholic Charities Maine has named Lauren Moody as its new board chair and Jared des Rosiers as board vice chair. Both will serve for two years. Moody is a parishioner of Prince of Peace in Lewiston. She serves as an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. She is […]
Published
February 16, 2022

Obituary: Sarah Jane Poli

Sarah Jane Poli, a native of Biddeford, passed away on Feb. 10, 2022. She was 80 years old. Sarah Jane was born at home on Sept. 2, 1941, to Michelangelo and Idelina Nicetta Poli. Her family owned a grocery store on lower Main Street in Biddeford and the family lived on the second floor. Sarah […]
Published
February 14, 2022

Obituary: Jessie M. Leach

KENNEBUNK —Jessie Moody Leach, 87, of Kennebunk, passed away on Feb. 8, 2022. She was born on Sept. 24, 1934 in Rockland, Maine, to Jesse and Edna (Page) Moody. She spent her childhood in Newcastle, Maine, moving to Kennebunk in 1947. After graduating from Kennebunk High School in 1952, she attended the Golden School of […]
Published
February 11, 2022

Fan pays $118,000 for Tom Brady card at Scarborough auction

SCARBOROUGH — Despite the announcement of his recent retirement, Tom Brady’s popularity hasn’t wanned. And even though he left the Patriots in 2019 to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, there are many New Englanders who are still big fans of the quarterback who led the Patriots to six superbowl wins and the Buccaneers to […]
Published
February 11, 2022

Sen. Brenner shares MDOT work plan for Scarborough bridge and road projects

AUGUSTA — Maine’s three-year transportation infrastructure work plan, and what it means for the towns of Scarborough and Gorham has been released. The plan is released annually with an outline of the Maine Department of Transportation’s strategy for road, bridge and other transportation upgrades and maintenance projects. “I’m excited to share the upcoming projects that […]

Sign In: