Interested in advocating for the best interests of a Maine child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program is holding its spring training for volunteer advocates on March 23-26. This four-day, online training is free and is designed to prepare attendees for certification as volunteer guardians ad litem in the Maine District Courts. Maine […]
2021
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine Sens. Collins, King on right side of impeachment vote
But the acquittal leaves too many unanswered questions for the country to be able to move on.
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Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Ruralist Lament: Wet and waiting for chicken
It’s early February. An old farmer adage cautions that, “Half your wood and half your hay, you should have on Candlemas Day.” (That’s Groundhog Day for the dazzling urbanites out there.) We still find it to be a pretty good rule-of-thumb, and we’ve only used about half the wood in the shed so far. Media […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Biddeford and Saco Rotary Club linking locally and internationally
BIDDEFORD — Donald Pilon, president of the Biddeford and Saco Rotary Club, officially signed a twinning agreement with the Cosmopolitan Rotary Club in Amman Jordan. The two Rotary groups met via Zoom to officially join as sister clubs. This is the second twinning outreach of this sort for the Biddeford and Saco Rotary Club. The […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Open Maine’s primary elections to unenrolled voters
Given the high percentage of uncompetitive legislative races and the fact that taxpayers foot the bill for primaries, something has to change.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Ronald Charette
BIDDEFORD — Ronald Charette, 71, of Biddeford, passed away from COVID-19 at St. Andre’s Healthcare on Feb. 3, 2021. Ronald was born in Fort Kent, Maine, on July 9, 1949, son to Arthur Gagnon and Delores Charette. Ronald was a hard-working, generous and kind man. There was nothing he wouldn’t do to help, it didn’t […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Report highlights challenges for apartment, condo builders in Greater Portland
A new report finds that only a small fraction of land is designated for multifamily housing and says more coordination among municipalities would better meet the community’s affordable housing needs.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Biddeford parking garage taking shape
The project is expected to be complete by late summer.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
James Marcotte tells of his time at WestPoint Pepperell mill in Biddeford
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of stories of Biddeford’s mill past, told by former mill workers and sponsored by the Biddeford Mills Museum. On Oct. 4, 2012, James Marcotte recorded a short video for the Biddeford Mills Museum. Sitting in front of a photo of the Saco Falls, Marcotte introduced himself and […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Tom Purcell: Biden, social security, my retirement and the wealthy
It’s February. It’s cold. To fend off the winter blahs, I dream of one day retiring to a warm beach, where I’ll stand in the surf, sipping beverages from glasses with little umbrellas in them. I spend hours using the Social Security Benefits Calculator to determine how much Social Security will pay me, after I’ve paid in […]