Dina Mendros

Courier/Leader

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Published
November 29, 2019

We need to do more to protect America’s elections

Less than a year out from the next presidential election, I share the deep concerns of many Maine people regarding the possibility of malicious foreign interference in our nation’s elections. We must do more to guard and protect ourselves, on all fronts, against the ways in which that interference could take place — whether it […]
Published
November 29, 2019

AARP Foundation recruiting volunteers for tax-aide

The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is the nation’s largest volunteer-run tax preparation service.
Published
November 29, 2019

Twenty Red Cross tips to help celebrate Thanksgiving safely

Kitchen fires peak on the holiday and travelers face heavy traffic.
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November 29, 2019

Community News: Snowmobilers and conservationists team up to fight erosion

Volunteers from a local snowmobile club and the community at large pitched in to help a severely damaged trail on Scarborough Land Trust’s Fuller Farm Preserve.
Published
November 28, 2019

New water treatment plant gets green light from Biddeford Planning Board

Maine Water still awaiting state and federal approvals before breaking ground.
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November 28, 2019

Group wants support for Biddeford Mill Clock Tower

A buy a brick program is underway to raise funds to repair the structure.
Published
November 28, 2019

Jason’s Thanksgiving

“Are we there yet?” Jason grumbled from the back seat. He’d been in the car for hours. “Why don’t you watch your movie?” Mom asked. “Again?” Dad sighed. They’d gotten off to a late start. When Dad realized he had to find a gas station that was open on Thanksgiving, it took them miles out […]
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November 28, 2019

University of New England makes the grade with an A+ credit rating from Fitch

BIDDEFORD — The University of New England recently received an upgraded financial rating from Fitch Ratings, one of the top three credit rating agencies in the U.S. Fitch elevated the university’s overall rating from an “A–” to an “A+,” assigned it an “A+” issuer default rating, and, despite negative financial trends among universities of higher […]
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November 28, 2019

William Anthony Sermania

William Anthony Sermania (Bill), 81, of Clermont, Florida, passed away at Cornerstone Hospice in Clermont on Nov. 19, 2019. Bill was born Jan. 6, 1938, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the second son of Vincent and Sophie Sermania. A childhood polio survivor, Bill graduated from Atlantic City High School and was a 1959 graduate of […]
Published
November 28, 2019

Save Biddeford Mills Clock Tower

To the editor, Two generations of my family worked in the Biddeford Mills. As they helped to weave cloth in the Pepperell Mill and produce machined items in The Saco Lowell Shops, they wove themselves into the fabric of the community. I’d like to think that they were inspired by the stories of Israel Shevenell […]

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