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Dina Mendros

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  • Published
    August 4, 2022

    MaineCF grants support hospice services locally

    More than $30,000 in grants from the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) will support hospice services in southern Maine. MaineCF’s Hospice Fund committee awarded five grants totaling $29,5000. Donors with advised funds awarded three additional grants that totaled $7,000. The 2022 grantees include: • Center for Grieving Children, Portland, to provide peer-support groups for grieving children […]

  • Published
    August 4, 2022

    Baby bottle drive at Good Shepherd Parish in Saco raises over $7,000 for local pregnancy centers

    SACO — A baby bottle drive held at churches in Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, and Lyman raised over $7,000, with more still trickling in, for pro-life pregnancy resource centers. The drive was sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, and parishioners at Good Shepherd Parish (comprised of Most Holy Trinity Church, Saco; St. Joseph Church, […]

  • Published
    August 1, 2022

    Obituary: Nathan Grant Sr.

    LYMAN — Nathan Grant Sr. passed away peacefully July 31, 2022, with his family by his side. Nathan was born in Biddeford, Maine, on March 6, 1938, to Florence Olive Lowell Grant and Harley Grant Sr. Nathan went to Biddeford schools, and he worked as a cement truck driver for most of his life. Nathan […]

  • Published
    August 1, 2022

    Obituary: Pauline Laverriere

    BIDDEFORD — Pauline Laverriere, 90, of Biddeford, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side on July 27, 2022. Pauline was born in Plainfield, Connecticut, in December of 1931, first born to Oscar and Florence (Roy) Labrie.  She was educated in the Plainfield school system until the age of 13 when […]

  • Published
    August 1, 2022

    Obituary: Yvette St. Amand

    OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Yvette St. Amand, 94, of Old Orchard Beach, passed away with her family by her side on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at St. Andre Health Care in Biddeford. She was born in Biddeford on April 25, 1928, a daughter of Honore and Rose-Anne (Binette) Dutremble. She was educated from Biddeford schools. […]

  • Published
    August 1, 2022

    Scarborough Land Trust celebrate water with a 3-session education program

    SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Land Trust will be hosting a summer education series for families and children (ages 8 and up) in collaboration with Friends of Scarborough Marsh. This series, “Follow a Raindrop and Explore Living Water in Scarborough,” will take a close look at water and its important role in the environment. It will […]

  • Published
    July 29, 2022

    Obituary: Rebecca “Becky” T. Wynne

    OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Rebecca “Becky” T. Wynne, 60, of Old Orchard Beach, passed away after a brief illness at Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine on July 22, 2022. Becky was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, on Aug. 19, 1961. Daughter to Harry Raymond Thurber and Mary Priscilla (Masten) Thurber. Becky had a strong devotion […]

  • Published
    July 29, 2022

    Scarborough residents achieve academic honors, graduate

    Madison Johnson-Chen of Scarborough, made the dean’s list status during the spring 2022 semester at Widener University. Johnson-Chen earned the status while pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the School of Nursing. Springfield College has named Delaney Seed from Gorham, to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the 2022 spring semester. Seed […]

  • Published
    July 29, 2022
    Scarborough Town Hall

    Scarborough Police hosted conversation on homelessness

    Homelessness in our community is of rising concern, and attempting to figure out how to assemble together the intricate pieces causing the issue can feel daunting. The challenges that have surfaced through the statewide acute homelessness crisis continue to emerge on a daily basis, resulting in community members feeling frustrated, helpless and alarmed. It is […]

  • Published
    July 28, 2022

    UNE Students gain new perspectives on conservation and culture during trip to Kenya

    BIDDEFORD — Richard Peterson, Ph.D., professor in the Biddeford-based University of New England’s Environmental Studies Program, is no stranger to Africa. He was born and grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Now, he shares the wonders of his home continent by bringing his environmental students there. Peterson, assistant leaders Bethany Woodworth, Ph.D., […]

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