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Dina Mendros

Courier/Leader

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  • Published
    September 22, 2023

    Summer opens the door to autumn’s approach

    A bountiful harvest is nature’s way of reminding us of abundance and possibility.~Author Unknown Small wispy clouds move slowly across a pale blue sky on this late September afternoon. Not far away, a tall white pine stands, its top boughs weighed down heavily by clusters of fat pine cones, which have gone slowly from bright […]

  • Published
    September 19, 2023

    Local residents earn student honors

    Emerson Allie, a Saco resident, was named to the 2023 spring semester dean’s list at Simmons University in Boston. Baker O’Leary of Saco is enrolled at Lehigh University as an undergraduate student. Southern New Hampshire University names the following locat students to the Summer 2023 Dean’s List: Kira Swimm of Saco, Karen Hicks of Biddeford […]

  • Published
    September 19, 2023

    Community news and events

    Casella to take old trash cans free of charge for Old Orchard Beach residents Casella has agreed to take old trash cans at the Vallee Lane Transfer Station in Old Orchard Beach for free for residents through Sept. 22. History Walk to take place on trail in Saco on Sept. 23 Saco Valley Land Trust […]

  • Published
    September 19, 2023

    Letters to the editor, Sept. 21

    Public hearing on due process to be held in Saco To the editor, The citizens of Saco require an update on the Citizens’ Grievance Petition submitted on Friday, Aug. 11, to the City Clerk’s office. Thanks to the advocacy by many residents, 172 registered Saco voters signed the petition to formalize their concerns regarding serious […]

  • Published
    September 18, 2023

    Library Link: September is library card sign-up month

    The crowds are thinning. The traffic is dwindling. Kids are back in school, and another summer season has come to a quiet close here in Old Orchard Beach. We at Libby Memorial Library wrapped up the summer reading programs for both kids (with a concert featuring KindKids Music on a blustery Friday) and adults (with […]

  • Published
    September 18, 2023

    Suspect taken into custory after shots fired in Saco

    SACO — A Saco man was taken into custody Sept. 15 regarding shots fired near Thornton Academy that day. Saco dispatch received several reports of gun fire taking place on Hutchins Street near the Thornton Academy campus on Sept. 15 at 7:31 a.m.. Saco officers, including the school resource officer assigned to Thornton Academy along […]

  • Published
    September 18, 2023

    Obituary: Therese Viger

    BIDDEFORD —Therese Doris Viger of North Providence, Rhode Island, formerly of Biddeford, Maine, died at Darlington Memory Lane on Friday, Sept. 15, at the age of 91. Born in Biddeford, Maine, on Jan. 8, 1932, Therese was the daughter of Herve Loranger and Merilda (Verrier) Loranger. She graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in 1950. […]

  • Published
    September 18, 2023

    Collaborative conservation fall speaker series to be held in Scarborough

    The Town of Scarborough Conservation Commission, Scarborough Land Trust, Scarborough Public Library, and Friends of Scarborough Marsh invite you to learn about how our critical natural resources may be impacted in the future and how groups are working to protect them. This is a three-part series that began with a program on Sept. 12 about […]

  • Published
    September 18, 2023

    Op-Ed: We can do better on the school project

    Do Scarborough’s K-8 schools need significant improvements? Yes. Is the proposed $160 million mega-school solution the best one? We don’t think so. And we are urging a no vote at the Nov. 7 referendum. SMARTaxes stands for Scarborough Maine Advocates for Reasonable Taxes. Like the vast majority of Scarborough residents, we recognize that providing a […]

  • Published
    September 18, 2023

    Scarborough Transportation Network open house takes place Sept. 26

    What are your thoughts on Scarborough’s bike and pedestrian network? Roadway safety? The Town of Scarborough Transportation Committee wants to hear from you. The committee is holding an Open House on Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 4 to 8 p.m. to gather public input to inform an updated Town-wide Transportation Study. The open house will be […]

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