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Dina Mendros

Courier/Leader

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  • Published
    July 21, 2023

    Maine Real Estate & Development Association announces appointments to its board of directors

    Nick Cormier of South Portland and Lisa Beeler of Scarborough have been elected to the board of directors of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization of commercial real estate owners, developers and related service providers. Nick Cormier is the Business Development manager at PM Construction Co., one of the premier […]

  • Published
    July 21, 2023

    Gov. Mills signs Sen. Carney bill to add a newspaper representative to the Archives Advisory Board

    AUGUSTA — Gov. Janet Mills has signed a bill from Sen. Anne Carney, D-Cape Elizabeth, into law. LD 133, “An Act to Include a Representative of Newspaper and Other Press Interests on the Archives Advisory Board,” will ensure that newspaper and press interests have a voice on the Maine Archives Advisory Board. “I’m grateful to […]

  • Published
    July 21, 2023

    In the Know: LD 290 “Property Tax Stabilization for Senior Citizens” repealed by State Legislature; two tax relief programs being expanded

    The LD 290 “Property Tax Stabilization for Senior Citizens” program, enacted in August 2022, was repealed by the Maine Legislature on July 6, 2023, with an effective date of Oct. 11, 2023. The popularly regarded program had allowed Maine seniors 65 and older who owned a permanent residence for at least 10 years and were […]

  • Published
    July 21, 2023

    Local students earn school honors, graduate

    Evelyn Boardman of Scarborough was named to the College of Charleston Spring 2023 Dean’s List. Boardman is majoring in Biology. Local students were named to the College of the Holy Cross’ Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2022-23 academic year. The following local students made the list: John Goff […]

  • Published
    July 21, 2023

    Nature Notes:

    Rain, rain, rain. We experienced a wet and cold spring, and so far, are enjoying a wet summer, yet we have escaped the devasting floods experienced in sections of Vermont and New York. We are no strangers to rain in New England. Average annual precipitation for Scarborough is 45.6 inches. The National Weather Service has […]

  • Published
    July 21, 2023

    Scarborough K-2 schools need more space for students

    One of the disappointing side effects of the current (and growing) overcrowding of our K-2 schools is the reduction in specialist time due to lack of adequate space. Those who have followed the unified school project closely, have heard this echoed often. And for good reason, this is an unfortunate but representative example of the […]

  • Published
    July 20, 2023

    Council Corner: Finding a Solution for Scarborough Schools

    It is not lost on me that the process to get to a potential referendum on a new school project has been a long and winding road that most residents in town have not fully traveled. There have been stops and starts, not to mention a global pandemic, since I first voted against the proposal […]

  • Published
    July 20, 2023

    Beyond the Headlines: Scholars represent our future

    This year I’m pleased to award four area high school students with a total of $2,000 in college scholarships. Each student was recognized with one of our Leadership Scholarships from the Chenette Scholarship Fund, a nonprofit I founded to empower the next generation of community leaders. I am constantly in awe and so very proud […]

  • Published
    July 20, 2023

    Obituary: Lionel F. “Toots” Bouthot

    BIDDEFORD — Lionel F. “Toots” Bouthot passed peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on July 2nd in Biddeford, shortly before his 94th birthday. Born in 1929 to parents Philip and Rose (Girouard) Bouthot, Toots became a well known local music performer at the age of 5 with his brother Donald and spent his lifetime entertaining […]

  • Published
    July 20, 2023

    Letters to the Editor July 20

    Purchasing a sword? To the editor, From a letter printed in the July 13th edition, a writer found justification within the Bible for purchasing a sword (read as a firearm) as a present need “to be armed and thus prepared to defend themselves and their families.” Purposeful cherry-picking of passages from the Holy Scriptures masks […]

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