Dina Mendros

Courier/Leader

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Published
December 31, 2020

Op-ed: Post-MERC Biddeford: Who’s in/who’s out

It’s been some years now since the Casella corporation sold its regional incinerator to our proud city. With the garbage smelter’s exit, Biddeford was now positioned to join the gentrification and suburban sprawl scramble that’s engulfing southern Maine. The Portland Press Herald’s front page regularly enthuses over the hot housing “market” where new in-migrants happily […]
Published
December 31, 2020

Constance A. Picard

SACO — Constance “Connie” A. Picard, 68, of Saco, passed away Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 at her residence. Ms. Picard was born June 19, 1952, in Biddeford, Maine, to Mr. Henri Paul Picard and Mrs. Cecile Guillette Picard. She is a graduate of Biddeford High School. She worked at Kesslen and Allied Shoe Manufacturing Company, Fun Town […]
Published
December 31, 2020

Two eighth-graders at St. James in Biddeford leading initiative to help refugee children in Maine

BIDDEFORD — Making donations and participating in service projects is a wonderful way for young people to participate in the season of giving. But how about a pair of girls in Biddeford who organized their own initiative to help a sometimes overlooked community in need? Adriana and Camryn, two eighth graders at St. James School […]
Published
December 31, 2020

Library Links: Moving cheese

Years ago I read the book “Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson. I was on a lengthy holiday road trip and the driver of the car, a corporate business manager, had been asked to read the book for work. Since we had several hours of driving ahead, I offered to read the book aloud. […]
Published
December 30, 2020

Auction on Saco mill building on hold

The owner of the mill building that houses the Run of the Mill restaurant declared bankruptcy on the property.
Published
December 28, 2020

Letters to the editor, Dec. 31

Thank you to our veterans To the editor, Saturday, Dec. 19, was a very special day in Biddeford. Over 3,000 wreaths were placed on grave sites all over the city by volunteers who paid their respects to the veterans buried there. The snow came just days before the event, but that didn’t prevent the many […]
Published
December 27, 2020

Meals To Go Program offers 3 frozen meals for $10

Scarborough Community Services and Southern Maine Agency are working together to offer a Meals to Go Program. If you are 60 or older, you can get three pre-cooked freezer meals to enjoy when you need them for a suggested donation of only $10. If you are under 60, and would like the meals, the cost […]
Published
December 25, 2020

Dividedness: Does it matter?

The notion that we are divided as a nation is being discussed everywhere these days, especially since the election. We take it for granted that this is not a good thing and that we should be trying to repair the divide. It seems useful to ask a few questions before embarking on that mission. Why […]
Published
December 25, 2020

In the Know: Fire Department to assist vaccinating Maine’s first responders

Recently the Scarborough Fire Department was notified that we had been selected by Maine EMS as one of three Cumberland County emergency medical services tapped to assist the State with the COVID-19 vaccination of Maine’s first responders. We were certainly honored to be asked to help support such a critically important operation. The Scarborough Rescue […]
Published
December 25, 2020

Volunteers light 35-foot tree at Scarborough Terrace for holiday season

SCARBOROUGH — Scarborough Terrace Assisted Living received a gift like no other from Shawn and Bethany Barrett and East Coast Electric this year for Christmas, custom lighting of a 35-foot spruce tree in the front of their community, free of charge. A surprise to the residents, they watched wide-eyed as the couple spent close to […]

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