Dina Mendros

Courier/Leader

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Published
October 21, 2021

Letters to the editor, Oct. 21

Editor’s note: To appear before the election, candidate support letters must be received by 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25. Send emails to editor@inthecourier.com Re-elect Alan Casavant as Biddeford’s mayor To the editor, Biddeford residents have an opportunity ahead of them. In a few weeks, voters will head to the polls to cast their ballot for […]
Published
October 21, 2021

Saco to host sessions on upgraded water recovery facility bond questions Oct. 26

While casting their votes for the Nov. 2, election, one of the items that Saco residents will see on the ballot is a $50 million bond question to fully upgrade Saco’s Water Resource Recovery Facility. Do you have questions about the proposed project? Then, join in on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at a Question & Answer […]
Published
October 21, 2021

Thornton Academy inducts new Athletic Hall of Fame class

SACO — Thornton Academy welcomed the 2020 and 2021 class of inductees to the Athletic Hall of Fame during a homecoming weekend ceremony that honored the alumni’s great contributions to TA athletics. Inductees include: Dick Martin ‘70, Dan Smith ‘09, Brynn Smith ‘07, Jami Ladakakos-Regan ‘95, Ken Pike ‘65, the 1990 Boys Outdoor Track and Field […]
Published
October 19, 2021

Alan Casavant vies for 6th term as Biddeford mayor against former Councilor Victoria Foley

Casavant says he’s long on experience and Foley says she’s just getting started.
Published
October 19, 2021

Events, Oct. 21

BIDDEFORD — In-A-Pinch Non-Food Pantry is now located at the Masonic Dunlap Lodge at 264 Pool Road, in Biddeford. It is open the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 4 to 7 p.m. You can get there for free starting at 3:21 p.m. by taking the Silver Line bus offered by Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard […]
Published
October 18, 2021

Trick-or-treat in downtown Biddeford on Oct. 29

Put on your Halloween costume and visit Biddeford downtown businesses on Friday, Oct. 29 for the Downtown Creepy Crawl From 3 to 5:30 p.m. Local businesses will hand out free candy and/or other treats to trick-or-treaters. The Heart of Biddeford has sponsored this event for several years. Due to the COVID pandemic, last year it […]
Published
October 18, 2021

Scarborough purchases solar arrays on town buildings

The Town of Scarborough recently completed the purchase of the solar arrays installed on two Town buildings: the Engine 5 fire station, located on Saco Street, and the Community Services maintenance building on the municipal campus. The arrays were installed in 2014 through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with ReVision Energy and ReVision has maintained […]
Published
October 15, 2021

Scarborough High School turf and track in need of major renovations

On November 2nd, you will be asked to vote “yes” or “no” for bond issuance to replace the existing turf and track at the Kippy Mitchell Sports Complex located on the Scarborough High School campus.  This initiative was previously on the November 2019 ballot but was not approved.  In the two years since the failed […]
Published
October 15, 2021

Southgate in Scarborough honored with Affordable Housing Award from national coalition

27th Annual Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award recognizes the best in affordable housing.
Published
October 15, 2021

Town & Country FCU to contribute to schools to reduce student hunger

SCARBOROUGH — Town & Country Federal Credit Union states that its ‘Local Helping Local’ initiative is focusing its latest contribution on helping school districts in Cumberland and York counties with student hunger. On the final day of Hunger Action Month, the credit union is making a financial contribution to all 31 school districts in Cumberland […]

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