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Dina Mendros

Courier/Leader

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  • Published
    September 26, 2023

    Community news and events

    Commit to Be Fit this Fall The Southern Maine Agency on Aging is keeping the heat up as the weather gets cooler with virtual exercise and yoga classes. These classes are drop-in, making them flexible to people’s schedules and desired regimens. Gentle Exercise classes meet once a week on Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m. […]

  • Published
    September 25, 2023

    University of New England launches comprehensive fundraising campaign ‘Doing Our Part’

    BIDDEFORD — The University of New England has launched its comprehensive fundraising campaign, “Doing Our Part.” UNE President James Herbert made the official campaign launch announcement at halftime during the University’s Homecoming football game against the University of Rochester on Saturday, Sept. 23. “Doing Our Part” represents a profoundly transformational moment for UNE, in which […]

  • Published
    September 25, 2023

    Ruralist Lament: Bam bam bamboozled

    It was a growing season for the record books, globally the hottest on record: Featuring too much heat and too much rain— nearly a year’s worth over one summer. And as a capper, Covid came calling again. My wife caught it and so I tended to the customers at the vegetable stand. One cucumber-consumer of […]

  • Published
    September 25, 2023

    Site walk for York County first responder training center set for Oct. 16

    ALFRED – York County government’s plan to build an all hazards first responder training center will improve local department’s recruiting ability and bolster the skills of recruits who would be able to get training close to home, county officials say. On Sept. 18, members of the Alfred Planning Board voted unanimously that the project application […]

  • Published
    September 25, 2023

    County to mull dredge ownership question.

    ALFRED – Last fall York County Commissioners approved the purchase of a dredge, designed to help combat coastal erosion, nourish beaches with sand, and help keep waters navigable. Now, with the formation of the Southern Maine Dredge Authority, the county has been asked to decide the ownership. The county had been awarded $40 million in […]

  • Published
    September 25, 2023

    Alfred denies, then rescinds and tables York County recovery center project

    ALFRED — The Alfred Planning Board on Sept. 18 first voted to deny York County government’s application for a substance use recovery center on property it owns on Route 4, on grounds the application was for more beds than the town’s zoning ordinance allows. Later that evening, the board rescinded the vote and tabled the […]

  • Published
    September 25, 2023

    Obituary: Lorraine Cote

    BIDDEFORD — Lorraine M. Cote, (81), went to be with Jesus on Sept. 8, 2023. Anyone who knows her knows that this was all she wanted. Lorraine spent her entire life in Biddeford, Maine where she was born on Sept. 9, 1941, daughter of Alcide and Noella (Paquette) Montpas. She graduated from St. Joseph High […]

  • Published
    September 25, 2023

    Obituary: Leopold R. Lariviere Jr.

    BIDDEFORD — Leopold “Leo” R. Lariviere Jr.,75, of Scarborough, passed away Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at The Pine Point Center in Scarborough, Maine. He was born in Biddeford on Sept. 22, 1947, a son of Leopold Sr. and Marie (Paquette) Lariviere. Leo was educated in the Biddeford School system, and graduated from Biddeford High School, […]

  • Published
    September 25, 2023

    Letters to the editor, Oct. 6

    Vote against bond for new school To the editor, The School Department claims our schools are at capacity — this is not true! Current total enrollment is 2,896—that’s 328 less than our peak 10 years ago of 3,224. The enrollment study projects enrollment will grow to 3,053 by 2027-28 — adding 157 students, and most […]

  • Published
    September 25, 2023
    Mark Holmquist

    In the Know: Scarborough Police VIPS Program in its 18th year

    Scarborough Police Department created a Volunteers in Police Services (VIPS) program in 2005 to support the town with police/community activities throughout the year. It is currently comprised of twelve individuals who provide volunteer services to the Town in various capacities and settings. The team assists with the following activities routinely throughout the year: • Parking […]

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