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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PublishedApril 1, 2024
York County dredge project on the move
Plans are to use the dredge to rebuild local beaches that were damaged by January storms.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2024
Obituary: Richard L Smith Sr.
PITTSTON — Richard L Smith Sr., “Smitty,” 80 years old, passed away on March 23, 2024, in Augusta, Maine. Son of Delhi Johnson Smith and Clara Ella (Skillings) Smith, he was born Oct. 18, 1943, in Portland, Maine. In Portland, he graduated high school, started a family, and found his passion as a butcher. […]
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PublishedMarch 28, 2024
Obituary: Gerard Boissonneault
WATERBORO — Gerard Boissonneault, born on Sept. 27, 1942, to Lucien and Irene (Beaudoin) Boissonneault, passed away on March 21, 2024. He graduated from St. Louis High School and proudly served in the US Marines from 1961 to 1965. Gerard dedicated 25 years to Corning Components, followed by six years at Haley’s Metal Shop before […]
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PublishedMarch 28, 2024
UNE community members take freezing “plunge” to celebrate Giving Day success
BIDDEFORD — On a blustery day in late March, with the wind chill hovering around just 21 degrees, a group of students, faculty and professional staff from the University of New England braved the cold waters of the Saco River to celebrate a successful 2024 Giving Day, which raised over $180,000 to support students and […]
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
BHS students receive “A Dose of Reality”
BIDDEFORD — In a proactive initiative to address the dangers of substance misuse, underage drinking, and vaping among teens, Biddeford High School (BHS) hosted the renowned assembly program, “A Dose of Reality,” according to a school department press release. Presented by Emergency Department Nurse Linda Dutil, R.N., this eye-opening program engaged over 800 students in […]
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
Police ask for help identifying car that hit walker
The car was used in a hit and run crash, police say.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
Letters to the Editor, March 28
Migrants need legitimate path to citizenship To the Editor: Ted Sirois wrote a very interesting letter to the editor which appeared in the March 21 Courier. He immediately caught our attention when he referred to Elon Musk as an ‘Intellectual.’ Okay, so Elon is smart, but there is such a thing as being an ‘evil […]
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PublishedMarch 25, 2024
Community News, March 28
Biddeford to mark Vietnam War Veterans Day with memorial event March 29 BIDDEFORD — The City of Biddeford will mark the Vietnam War Veterans Day with a commemorative ceremony and flag raising at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 29. The event, organized by Mayor Marty Grohman and the Veterans Committee, will be held at Memorial […]
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PublishedMarch 25, 2024
Sen. Bailey welcomes Thornton Academy students to the Maine Senate
AUGUSTA — In recent months, Sen. Donna Bailey, D-Saco has welcomed a number of Thornton Academy students to the Maine Senate to serve as honorary pages. On Tuesday, Feb. 20, she welcomed Thornton Academy freshman Nadia Christidis of Saco to the Maine Senate Chamber. “I am very impressed Nadia used one of her precious school […]
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PublishedMarch 25, 2024
Ruralist Lament: Still sucking
Spring brings many things. With March waning our small greenhouse coaxes 400 tomato seedlings and three flats of sprouting lettuce along. If the recent growing seasons are any indication, they will face what are called “challenges,” in the neutered and anesthetic lingo of the day — seared by heat and drought, drowned by deluge. March […]
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