Residents told the town council the public didn’t have enough time to understand key changes, but a majority of the council thought they had discussed the matter long enough.
2021
Wednesday’s high school roundup: Fryeburg scores late goal to edge Oxford Hills, 8-7
Boys’ lacrosse: Myles Garland scores with less than a minute remaining for the Raiders.
We Love to EAT: May 6
Bean supper to go – Saturday, May 8, 4-5 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. One pint of pea beans, one pint chop suey, two red hot dogs, half pint cole slaw, Italian bread, and cake. $10 at time of pickup. Orders need to be placed in advance by calling the church office […]
Buxton Notes: May 6
Give the gift of life The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive from 1-6 p.m. Monday, May 17, in Buxton Town Hall, 185 Portland Road. For more information, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS. Absentee ballots Absentee ballots are available for the annual town meeting and Maine School Administrative District 6 elections on Tuesday, […]
Westbrook Notes: May 6
Memorial Day observance Westbrook is sponsoring a Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. May 31 at Riverbank Park, Main Street. There will not be a Memorial Day parade this year. American Legion posts 62 and 197 have decorated veterans’ graves at city cemeteries with U.S. flags. To notify the city of a new veteran gravesite […]
Old Orchard Beach Town Hall to reopen May 10
Regular hours schedule will resume that day as well.
My Place Teen Center to open temporary location at Saco Valley Shopping Center
Organizers say the former St. Andre Church location is still very much in the mix, and a reinvigorated fundraising effort will kick off to renovate the Biddeford church as a permanent home for the teen center.
Monarch butterfly populations to get a boost from Biddeford
The city has signed the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge to create habitat for butterfly and educate residents about how they can make a difference.
Local Jewish history discussed in online presentation May 20
Jennie E. Aranovitch, the fourth generation of her family to live the area, will talk about Jewish immigration to Biddeford and Saco, the evolving role of women, the role of Jewish business owners, the establishment of Congregation Etz Chaim and more.
Graduation ceremonies set for Biddeford, Old Orchard Beach, Saco
This year, there will be traditional ceremonies outside, on each of the schools’ football fields.