Florists, garden centers and grocery stores are loaded with color right now — plants that are bright, cheery, and hard to kill. They are just what we need in these dark, dreary days of early winter when the sun goes down before 5 p.m. Christmas cactus and poinsettias are great plants that are affordable and […]
December 2016
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Try this filling and satisfying salad for your winter blahs
Winter is upon us. I live in San Diego, and let’s be honest: The notion of us slogging through a frigid few months awaiting spring’s thaw is ridiculous. Yet, I’m cold. It’s chilly and cloudy and yes, sometimes, even rainy. We all spend more time inside the minute sweater becomes jacket weather. And when the […]
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Volunteers needed for Saco train station
SACO — The Saco Volunteer Program is recruiting volunteers to work at the train station as information clerks and greeters for passengers. The position will include assisting patrons with purchasing train tickets from the kiosk machine. Openings include 4-9 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturdays, 6:30-9:30 a.m. Sundays and noon to 3:30 p.m. Fridays. […]
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AWS donation from ShuttleBus
Employees of ShuttleBus-Zoom, Members of Biddeford Saco OOB Transit Committee and guests recently attended an annual holiday gathering at The Clambake Restaurant in Scarborough. Part of the celebration was a fundraising event in memory of Wealthie Perry, the recently deceased wife of former ShuttleBus driver Ernest Perry. Perry and his son Chad attended the event. […]
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York Hospital’s ‘Adopt a Holiday Family’ program decks the halls with generosity, giving and gratitude
YORK — York Hospital’s ‘Adopt a Family’ program has helped families and seniors in need of extra support over the holiday season by providing gifts and holiday meals to York County families. Thanks to the generosity of hospital staff members and volunteers, this wonderful holiday tradition has again worked its giving magic recently. Orchestrated by the […]
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Jacqueline C. Foley
Jacqueline C. Foley, 74, of Saco, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. She was born in Biddeford on May 18, 1942, a daughter of Romeo and Pauline (Gallagher) Dumont. Jacqueline graduated from Thornton Academy, Class of 1960, where she was a cheerleader and voted as best dancer and most […]
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Old Orchard Beach pays tribute to Reid
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Assistant Old Orchard Beach Town Manager V. Louise Reid had a celebration fit for royalty Monday afternoon. With a sparkling tiara in her hair, she climbed into the passenger seat of a police vehicle and with the lights flashing, was escorted around down town in a parade of municipal vehicles as […]
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Bag ban on hold in Saco
SACO — Discussions regarding a proposed ban on single-use plastic bags in Saco have been put on hold until the new year. The Saco City Council began discussing a proposed ban on single-use plastic bags in grocery stores to encourage shoppers to use reusable grocery bags in November. The city’s decision to pursue a plastic bag […]
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Biddeford fire contract approved after 18 months of negotiations
BIDDEFORD — After 18 months, the City of Biddeford and representatives from the union representing the Biddeford Fire Department have reached a contract agreement. City Manager Jim Bennett said the contract was approved Thursday and was signed by the city and representatives from Local 3107 of the International Association of Firefighters, Biddeford’s union chapter, which […]