Dina Mendros

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October 15, 2021

Enclave of Scarborough donates dog biscuits

Enclave of Scarborough’s Assisted Living and Memory Care residents teamed together to make made-from-scratch peanut butter dog biscuits in the shapes of dog bones and paws along with homemade craft cat toys to bring some cheer to the animals at Animal Welfare League of Greater Portland. The organization thanked the residents by sending photographs of […]
Published
October 15, 2021

Protecting a woman’s right to choose

I have spent a lot of time lately thinking about the new Texas law, which recently took effect and severely limits a woman’s right to reproductive health care. This new law is extreme and cruel: It prohibits abortions after the first six weeks of a pregnancy — a time when most women don’t even know […]
Published
October 14, 2021

Boy who named St. James School in Biddeford returns as teacher

His journey leads Mike Provencher home.
Published
October 14, 2021

Learn to write and perform comedy

Stephanie Lazenby will teach a comedy class beginning later this month. Courtesy photo/Melissa Koren PhotographyHave you ever thought of trying standup comedy? Now is your chance! A Couch to Mic will begin later this month. Over the course of four classes, Oct. 26, Nov. 2, Nov. 9 and Nov. 14 at 7 p.m., at St. […]
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October 14, 2021

Retired Scarborough police chief gets award

SCARBOROUGH – Robert “Robbie” Moulton, retired police chief from Scarborough, has been named the Ethel N. Kelley award recipient at the 85th annual Maine Municipal Association Convention held virtually on Sept. 30. The award, MMA’s highest honor, is given annually in recognition of Ethel N. Kelley, who served in multiple capacities at MMA including acting […]
Published
October 14, 2021

Letters to the editor, Oct. 14

Vote Foley for Biddeford mayor To the editor, Biddeford was built on the backs of hard-working, honest Franco-Americans who came to this seaside city in droves more than a century ago. While a lot has changed since then, as a local historian, I would argue Biddeford is just as vibrant today as it once was […]
Published
October 14, 2021

Grants to support coworking and collaborative workspaces available

Augusta — A competitive grant program is available to create more coworking and collaborative workspaces to support entrepreneurship in Maine. The grants will be awarded through the Maine Coworking Development Fund and Program, which was established by the Maine Legislature in 2015 but was not funded until 2019 when Governor Janet Mills, with support from […]
Published
October 14, 2021

Correction

An article about Cameron Houde, a management and marketing double major from Dayton who attends the University of Maine Business School and won a scholarship, did not give the correct information of which graduating class he is part of. Houde is in the Class of 2022.
Published
October 12, 2021

Healthy Living for ME to hold listening session about community health needs in Biddeford

People may also participate in virtual listening sessions.
Published
October 11, 2021

First Aroma Joes in Scarborough breaking ground

SCARBOROUGH — Great Falls Construction, one of Northern New England’s premier design-build, construction management and general contracting firms broke ground on the first Scarborough Aroma Joe’s location earlier this week, which will be located off Saco Street. The expected completion date is early 2022. Aroma Joe’s is one of the nation’s leading handcrafted beverage chains […]

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