Dina Mendros

Courier/Leader

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Published
November 30, 2020

Council Corner: Citizen involvement

There are many ways for residents to be involved in town government.
Published
November 30, 2020

Scarborough Public Library to offer virtual night sky tour for families

On Friday, Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m., children and families can discover what can be seen in Maine’s sky on a clear December night. The virtual program offered by the Scarborough Public Library targets those wondering how to tell the constellations apart and orient themselves in the night sky, including how to find planets, comets, […]
Published
November 27, 2020

Letters to the editor, Nov. 27

Help stop the spread of COVID To the editor, This morning I woke up frustrated. I made the mistake of surfing Facebook, again. As a teacher who is taking precautions all day long, missing my loved ones and the normalcy of life … I am frustrated. To those who continue to flagrantly ignore steps they […]
Published
November 27, 2020

Thanksgiving Scarborough in its fifth year of celebrating community 

A bright spot in an otherwise turbulent and challenging few months is that Scarborough’s annual Thanksgiving Community Dinner is still happening this year. “It was never an option to cancel,” said Kelly Murphy, one of the founders of the event. “It was only a question of how we were going to do it so that […]
Published
November 26, 2020

Biddeford’s City Theater hosts virtual concert

The performance will stream on YouTube from Dec. 18 to Dec. 27.
Published
November 26, 2020

Survival of the cutest: Story of a chipmunk

A few years ago, I lived in an apartment over a garage. My deck was high off the ground, so I created a little feeding station for the birds up there. One cold day in January, I noticed a single gray squirrel eating out of a bowl of seed. It was snowing hard, and the […]
Published
November 23, 2020

Let’s show up for our community on Small Business Saturday

Thanksgiving this year is going to look different for so many of us. In pre-pandemic times, we might be running to the grocery store one last time to get that missing ingredient or getting the family ready to travel to a relative’s house. Because of the pandemic, many of us are staying home this year […]
Published
November 20, 2020

Enroll now in Job Corps

Job Corps is currently enrolling youth 16-24 years old, who are interested in learning career training in areas such as Automotive, Welding, Healthcare, Electrical, Culinary Arts, among others, through free training. Virtual and online learning options are available. Earn HSD/HSE and your driver’s license at the same time. Housing and meals are included at no […]
Published
November 20, 2020

Meals To Go Program offers 3 pre-cooked 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
November 20, 2020

Fire safety important on Thanksgiving

As we approach the beginning of the holiday season it is important for everyone to remain particularly vigilant in terms of fire safety. The U.S. Fire Administration recently released a report regarding Thanksgiving fire incidents that is worth sharing. In an average year, fire departments report over 2,000 fires in residential buildings on Thanksgiving Day. […]

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