Dina Mendros

Courier/Leader

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Published
August 24, 2020

Young School welcomes interim principal

SACO — For school districts across Maine, the start of the school year can be one of the toughest and hardest parts of the job. Throw in a pandemic, which presents challenges that haven’t been faced in over a century, and it complicates the start of the year further. Now, add in a new principal […]
Published
August 24, 2020

Fall high school sports season on the line

The season has already been postponed and it may not take place at all.
Published
August 24, 2020

Man dies after jumping from moving car

SCARBOROUGH — Police say a man jumped out of car near Dunstan Plaza on Aug. 15 and died at the hospital. At 11:37 p.m., Aug. 15, Scarborough Police responded to U.S. Route 1 in front of Dunstan Plaza where they found David Sok, 23, lying in the roadway unresponsive, police said in a news release. […]
Published
August 21, 2020

Sheriff’s Office employees test positive for COVID-19

All employees and jail inmates have been tested.
Published
August 21, 2020

Get your flu shot

The flu shot will not only help prevent influenza, it might also reduce your risk of getting Alzheimer’s Disease.
Published
August 21, 2020

Survey finds nearly all Americans View Social Security as an important program

The majority believe it is more important in light of the pandemic.
Published
August 21, 2020

New Scarborough Public Safety live-in students welcomed

Recently 36 new Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) students moved into fire stations in 15 southern Maine communities to serve as live-in students for the 2020-21 academic year. They have arrived before their college classes start so they can participate in an intensive, hands-on, firefighting academy where they will learn and practice dozens of skills […]
Published
August 21, 2020

School reopening debate reveals need for a system-wide response

As of this writing, Maine has the second-lowest rate of COVID-19 prevalence in the country. Granted, in the context of how our country is doing compared to the rest of the world, that’s not a very high bar. But what’s clear is that the cautious approach our state government, our local governments and the Maine […]
Published
August 21, 2020

Bean Hole bean supper takes place Aug. 29

The drive-up and take-home Bean Hole Bean Supper will take place at Blue Point Congregational Church, 236 Pine Point Road, Scarborough, on Saturday, Aug. 29. Pick up is between 3 and 5 p.m. The menu per person will include 8 oz. beans (navy beans, kidney bean or a combination), 4 oz. coleslaw, 4 oz. mac and […]
Published
August 21, 2020

Pauline Eunice Levin

SCARBOROUGH, Maine/PIERMONT, N.Y. – Pauline Eunice Levin, age 93, passed Aug. 10, 2020, at her home in Scarborough. She was born in Montreal in 1926, to John Harry Mathewson, a celebrated U.S. Naval officer and highway safety engineer, and his wife, Betty, a nurse, teacher and championship girls’ basketball team coach. As a “Navy brat,” […]

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