Dina Mendros

Courier/Leader

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January 22, 2021

Camden Conference and Scarborough Public Library partner to offer virtual programs

The Scarborough Public Library partners each year with the Camden Conference to bring a series of original programs to the community in anticipation of the annual conference held in February. Virtual talks related to the 2021 Camden Conference theme, The Geopolitics of the Arctic: A Region in Peril, feature three esteemed speakers. […]
Published
January 22, 2021

Scarborough residents urged to adopt a fire hydrant

Even though we lost all the snow we received in December, now that we are officially in the winter season I wanted to remind everyone of the Scarborough Fire Department’s Adopt a Hydrant program. In Scarborough we have a variety of different types of fire hydrants. Our community is so large we are actually covered […]
Published
January 22, 2021

Students earn honors, graduate from colleges, universities

Local students named to the dean’s list of the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, include: Elliot Dumais and Nicholas Fiorillo, both of Scarborough; and Garrett Higgins of Gorham. Matthew Henderson of Scarborough and Courtney Cushing of Gorham were named to the fall dean’s list at Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts. Bridget Brett and Sam […]
Published
January 21, 2021

Women credit Esther Residence with changing their lives

The Saco transitional home celebrates its 15th anniversary.
Published
January 21, 2021

Library Links: The wheels on the bus go round and round

McArthur Library in Biddeford is taking steps t o get books and more in students’ hands.
Published
January 21, 2021

Town & Country FCU provides hundreds of meals to frontline health care workers

If ever the phrase, “Out with the old and in with the new,” was applicable, it is when combined with the year 2020. To mark the end of a challenging year for so many people and to ring in 2021 with a new beginning, Town & Country Federal Credit Union’s ‘Local Helping Local’ initiative is […]
Published
January 21, 2021

Seashore Trolley Museum recognizes two local volunteers

KENNEBUNKPORT — Two local men were among the over 500 donors and volunteers the Seashore Trolley Museum thanked at a virtual Volunteer & Donor Appreciation evening on Dec, 29. The event was to show gratitude to those who supported the museum through a challenging year in 2020. The museum was able to remain open for roughly […]
Published
January 21, 2021

Saco Scoop scoops up major award

SACO —Add award winner to the list of adjectives describing downtown organization Saco Main Street’s Saco Scoop Ice Cream Shop as the Maine Development Foundation’s Maine Downtown Center, (MDC) program chose The Scoop as its 2020 MDC Project of the Year. According to the MDC, which serves as a statewide resource for preservation-based downtown revitalization […]
Published
January 21, 2021

Journalism scholarships available

Once again this year, the Journalism Education Foundation of New England will award a number of scholarships to high school seniors and college students in its six-state region who plan to pursue a career in journalism. Each scholarship is $2,000. Interested students can apply online at www.nenpa.com. For more information, email info@nenpa.com. The deadline for […]
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January 21, 2021

Friends of Clifford Park receives $10,000 Grant courtesy of the Woodard & Curran Foundation

BIDDEFORD — The Friends of Clifford Park is one of ten $10,000 Giving While Living grant recipients, awarded by the Woodard & Curran Foundation. This all-volunteer group, which operates under the fiscal sponsorship of Heart of Biddeford, supports, maintains, and promotes recreational activities in the 140-acre park just a mile from the city’s bustling downtown. […]

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