Dina Mendros

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Published
January 4, 2022

Good Shepherd Parish parochial vicar moves to new parish

A former vicar with Good Shepherd Parish has been assigned to St. Anthony of Padua parish. Effective Jan. 18, Fr. Dominic Tumusiime, AJ, has been assigned as a parochial vicar to St. Anthony of Padua Parish, which includes Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Windham, the summer chapel of Our Lady of Sebago in […]
Published
January 3, 2022

Obituary: Paul Cote

SACO — Mr. Paul F. Cote, 68, of Saco, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, following an extended illness. Paul was born on May 30th, 1953, in Biddeford to Mr. Fernand Cote and Mrs. Hugette Jelbert Cote. He graduated from Biddeford High School. He married Diane Bineau Cote on Aug. 3rd, 1974 in Biddeford. […]
Published
December 31, 2021

Scarborough town manager: A year end’s reflection on growth

The new year is nearly here, and like many of you, I am taking this time for reflection. As a town, we have made great accomplishments this past year. When I think about these accomplishments and look forward to what’s to come in 2022, the recurring theme of growth emerges. Much of what has been […]
Published
December 31, 2021

Scarborough community supports holiday giving program

For nearly 20 years, Project GRACE has coordinated a holiday giving program. This year, members of the Scarborough community donated more than a 1,500 presents (and warm socks, hats, mittens, and more) to the organization. Volunteers collected the gifts from a dozen giving trees around town including ones at the Big20 Bowling Center, Inn by […]
Published
December 31, 2021

Holbrook at Piper Shores awarded elite status by U.S. News & World Report

SCARBOROUGH — Holbrook Health Center, the skilled nursing care component of Piper Shores’ lifecare retirement community, earned a high-performance rating and “Elite” categorization for short term rehabilitation and long-term care by U.S. News & World Report for American nursing homes, according to a statement from the center. To develop this ranking, the publication evaluated over […]
Published
December 31, 2021

Over $44 million is associated with use of the Eastern Trail each year

A new economic impact analysis of the Eastern Trail located in southern Maine states the total annual economic impact of use associated with the trail is $44.6 million. The trail goes from the state border in Kittery and ends in South Portland; a portion of the trail is located in Scarborough The analysis was conducted […]
Published
December 31, 2021

Luminaries light up the night in Scarborough neighborhood

The Windward Heights Neighborhood off Gorham Road in Scarborough held a luminary night on Dec. 19. The neighborhood came together to place and light over 1,100 luminaries, using white paper bags, sand, tea candles, along the streets of the neighborhood. A portion of each luminary kit went to the Scarborough Food bank; $780 was raised. […]
Published
December 30, 2021

Ruralist Lament: A cold reality

Many of the nation’s Framers were students not only of the classics and historical experiments in republican government but also of agriculture. In a country where well into the 20th century most people lived outside of cities and were raised on farms there was a certain (though limited) independence in a people that could — […]
Published
December 30, 2021

Thank you, Dec. 30

Thank you to those who help with wreath laying Dec. 18 was a very special day in Biddeford. Over 3,500 wreaths were placed on grave sites all over the city by volunteers who paid their respects to the veterans buried there. Every known veteran buried in Biddeford received a fresh wreath this year! The cold […]
Published
December 28, 2021

Wedding announcement: Jordan/Dukette

SCARBOROUGH — Kathleen Jordan and Joseph “AJ” Dukette of Scarborough were married on Oct. 30, 2021, at the Westin Portland Harborview in Portland. Kathleen’s brother, Connor Jordan, an ordained minister, officiated. Kathleen was born and raised in Damascus, Maryland. She attended Towson University, and then went on to begin her television broadcasting career. She’s currently […]

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