NEW HIRES Taja Wright has joined Trademark Federal Credit Union as vice president of service and operations. Wright brings more than 15 years of managerial experience to the role. Northern Light Pediatric Orthopedics has hired Dr. William Bassett. Bassett completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Orthopedic Residency. He also completed […]
December 2021
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Thornton Academy’s ‘Stuff the Bus’ Food Drive benefits the Saco Food Pantry
SACO — For the past two weeks, Thornton Academy students and staff have been gathering non-perishable food items during the ‘Stuff the Bus’ food drive. The event began during the weekend of Nov. 13 and 14 as student council members went door to door collecting donations. During the week of Nov. 15 through 19, one […]
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Letter: GOP senators put point-scoring ahead of national defense, democracy
It simply isn’t accurate to say “Senate hampers passage of annual defense bill that funds BIW ships.” That was the headline in Wednesday’s Brunswick Times Record. Most members of the Senate wanted to consider and pass the bill, including both our own senators, Susan Collins and Angus King. So why didn’t it pass? Because all […]
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Letter to the editor: Lack of tests hinders effort to stop COVID
After what I experienced today, I wonder if the “COVID is a hoax folks” are right. One of the guests at a holiday party we went to (everyone there was vaccinated) tested positive for COVID several days later. Being the good citizens that we are and not wanting to risk adding to community spread, we […]
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Letter to the editor: Any sustainability plan should start with energy audit
I appreciate all the current discussions on climate change and our efforts to develop a sustainable human society on planet Earth. I have yet to see, however, a definition of a sustainable system in any scientific journal or media source. Allow me to propose this definition: A system is said to be sustainable when it […]
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University of New England receives grant to pilot nutrition program for seniors
BIDDEFORD — The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a host of challenges to daily living, especially for older adults. Among the challenges: difficulties for seniors in sourcing healthy food due to stay-at-home orders and guidance to avoid public spaces; forced isolation; and reduced opportunities for socialization. Even family mealtimes became distanced and often solitary affairs. Maine’s […]
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Biddeford High School announces 1st quarter honor roll
Biddeford High School announces those making the first quarter honor roll for the 2021-2022 school year. Grade 12 HIGH HONORS: Bree Aldrich, Josiah Aranovitch, Cassandra Beane, Alexis Berry, Nadezhda Bertuch, Jillian Boilard, Abigail Bouthillette, Michaela Bouthillette, Jillian Burnell, Avery Cadorette, Vivi Cao, Bella Ciampi, Christina Creedon, Kelly Dang, Kyle Dion, Ella Ellis Daley, Lydia Fay, Anthony Fournell, Andrew […]
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O’Neil honored with Sierra Club Maine’s 2021 Public Service for the Environment Award
SACO — Rep. Maggie O’Neil, D-Saco, received Sierra Club Maine’s 2021 Public Service for the Environment Award last month in recognition of her legislative leadership and commitment to protecting the environment. O’Neil earned the award for her work to sponsor and pass groundbreaking legislation that moves the state cash pool and retirement system away from […]
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Tom Purcell: Just say no to unaffordable spending
I wish I had a change of heart, but I still can’t support it. Back in 2009, long before I got my beloved 11-month-old puppy, Thurber, I was critical of a proposed federal bill that sought tax deductions for pet owners. According to the Washington Times, Robert Davi, a tough-guy Hollywood actor, and then Rep. […]
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Telling stories and reliving memories for the next generation
Luverne Preble, who grew up at Town House Corners, had a conversation with Kennebunkport Historical Society executive director Kristin Haight – one of several in an oral history series Haight is putting together.