Dina is Executive Editor for the Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, the Kennebunk Post, the Scarborough Leader and the South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Sentry. She is a born and bred Mainer living in Saco.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2024
Sen. Brenner welcomes young Scarborough track star to the Maine Senate
AUGUSTA – Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough, welcomed, a student at Wentworth School in Scarborough, to the State House March 6. Parker was accompanied by his father Jeff Mateja and grandfather Phil Mateja. Parker received a legislative sentiment for his achievements in multiple track and cross country meets on the state, regional and national levels. “Parker is […]
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PublishedMarch 11, 2024
From Augusta: Mainers deserve a fully functioning medication management system
A key aspect to our state’s health care system that is routinely overlooked must be addressed: the fragmented landscape of medication management. Medication management is crucial for individuals who are living with serious and persistent mental health issues. It enables them to live successfully and integrate into their communities. If Maine is to provide top […]
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PublishedMarch 5, 2024
Community News, March 7
Saco mayor reads at Dyer Library March 8 Dyer Library Children’s Room will present Saco’s first female mayor, Jodi MacPhail, for story time to celebrate International Women’s Day Friday, March 8 at 3 p.m. MacPhail, the daughter of a school librarian and having made history this past November to become Saco’s first female mayor, has […]
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PublishedMarch 5, 2024
Biddeford joins Finding Our Voices to bring light to domestic abuse victims
Biddeford has stepped up in a big way to bring light to domestic abuse survivors both by hosting a Finding Our Voices presentation to medical students at the University of New England and embracing the nonprofit’s poster campaign. Three domestic abuse survivors from Finding Our Voices spoke to medical students at UNE Biddeford on Feb. […]
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PublishedMarch 4, 2024
After 24 years, YCSO Detective Sweatt retires
ALFRED – Well wishes, hugs and handshakes were on tap Thursday, Feb. 29 as the men and women of York County Sheriff’s Office bid adieu to Detective Corey Sweatt, who retired after 24 years with the law enforcement agency. Sweatt, 54, who hails from a family that includes a number of law enforcement officers, came […]
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PublishedMarch 4, 2024
Letters to the Editor, March 7
US needs better immigration policies To the editor, I watched a speech by El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele. Since being elected in 2019, he has taken El Salvador from being the “Murder Capital of the World” to being the most crime free country in the Western Hemisphere. Bukele was able to accomplish this through mass […]
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PublishedMarch 4, 2024
UNE medical school students donate $2,000 to local hospice center
BIDDEFORD — Students at the University of New England’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) have donated $2,000 to the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, building upon a successful partnership between the two organizations that has lasted nearly 10 years. The money was raised during a fundraising dinner held by the UNE COM American Geriatrics Society/Gerontological Society of […]
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PublishedMarch 4, 2024
Library Links: Marching into spring
I was looking up words recently and I came across this great one: kenspeckle. It’s a Scottish word that means attracting attention, and it seemed pretty relevant to me recently, because the birds around my house are being particularly raucous, especially early in the morning. I can imagine the fluffing of feathers and exercising of […]
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PublishedMarch 4, 2024
Obituary: Rita Scott
BIDDEFORD — Our beloved mother Rita (Menard) Scott, formerly of 41 Highland St., Biddeford, Maine, died on Feb. 7, 2024, at age 91. She was a wonderful mother who will be deeply missed. Born July 30, 1932, in Biddeford, Maine, Rita was one of seven children born to Ivan and Marie Menard. Rita (Scottie) graduated […]
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PublishedMarch 4, 2024
Obituary: Denis W. Labonte (March 13, 1942 – Feb. 29, 2024)
Denis W. Labonte, 81, aka Preacher of the Pines, Hayseed, Big D, Slim, Dad, & Pepere, passed on Thursday, February 29, 2024, with his loving daughter by his side. Denis was born on March 13, 1942, in Biddeford, Maine, to Wilfred and Jeannette Thibeault Labonte. He grew up in Saco and attended Thornton Academy, where […]
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