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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PublishedSeptember 17, 2024
City Theater in Biddeford presents ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’
City Theater in Biddeford will kick off its 24-25 season with “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by John Heimbuch and Jon Ferguson, based on the story by Washington Irving. Start the Halloween season with the spooktacular retelling of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman. In the quaint village of Sleepy Hollow, stories of wonder and […]
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2024
Saco & Biddeford Savings is Maine’s first bank to partner with Greenlight
Saco & Biddeford Savings is partnering with Greenlight® Financial Technology, Inc. (“Greenlight”) to better serve families and help the next generation build healthy financial futures, according to the bank. Starting today, SBSI customers will have free access to Greenlight’s award-winning family finance app, available through the Greenlight for Banks program. Ninety-one % of kids and […]
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2024
Thornton breaks ground on field house
Thornton Academy staff and community leaders gathered on the school’s campus to celebrate a groundbreaking of TA’s new field house in Saco. When completed, the 48,851-square-foot facility will host physical education classes, sporting events, and school assemblies, while also providing a place for the school’s Wellness Department to grow its programming. The field house will […]
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2024
From Augusta: Medicare Savings Program expansion helps lower costs for older Mainers
Every individual deserves to be able to age with dignity and comfort in the community they’ve chosen to build their life in. But when I speak with many constituents, especially those on fixed incomes, I hear from people who are struggling to make ends meet. One of the concerns I hear most frequently is about […]
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2024
Community News: Sept. 5
Saco pageant winner supports youth mental health Free tech class offered at McArthur Library A free tech class – Online Games – Finding & Playing Good Games for 55+ takes place at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 16 at McArthur Library at 270 Main St. in Biddeford. Research has found that playing games online has […]
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PublishedAugust 30, 2024
Inside Gray: Aug. 30
Interlibrary loans to return Tuesday Full Minerva requesting will return Sept. 3. The interlibrary loan service allows someone with a library card in one location to request a book from another library in the state. Libraries were notified in June that the service was suspended because of a contract dispute, according to an Aug. 12 […]
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PublishedAugust 30, 2024
Inside Windham: Aug. 30
Fundraising with a focus The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals invited 25 photographers to visit their facility to observe and document the life-saving work that happens there on a daily basis. The photographic images they have captured over the course of the year will be on display at a special fundraising event […]
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PublishedAugust 27, 2024
Ruralist Lament: Joy: The fairy tale
Summer is on its last bony legs. As I write this we are less than 30 days out from the autumnal equinox which officially sticks the fork in the season’s withering carcass and signals the arrival of more dark than light – more bouts of the shivers as we slide into another winter. The Maine […]
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PublishedAugust 27, 2024
From Augusta: Building an economy that works for all Mainers
This time of year, the Legislature is fairly quiet and my work is largely focused on answering questions from constituents and helping folks in Biddeford connect to the resources they need. It’s also a time to reflect on all we’ve accomplished over the last two years, including significant progress towards building a more fair economy […]
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PublishedAugust 26, 2024
Obituary: John U. Letourneau
John Urbain Letourneau, of Biddeford, passed away on Aug. 24, 2024. He was born on Dec. 20, 1927, in Sanford, Maine, to Albert and Hermine (Hamel) Letourneau, the fifth of six children. John attended Sanford schools and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree from St. Anselm’s College. After graduating from college, John […]
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