Buxton planning 250th celebration next year The town will observe its 250th birthday in 2022. A parade and a full slate of activities are being planned for Aug. 6. Town Clerk John Myers has announced that save-the-date magnets are available at Town Hall, 185 Portland Road. A land grant first known as Narragansett No. 1, […]
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Westbrook Notes: Sept. 30
Westbrook Historical Society hosting noted local author Author Paul St. Cyr will speak when Westbrook Historical Society meets at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, in its museum at Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. St. Cyr’s topic will be his book “Four C’s” about Johnny Cumberland, a Westbrook native who played and coached professional baseball […]
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Gorham Notes: Sept. 30
Keep Gorham beautiful and volunteer for clean-up day The Gorham Conservation Commission welcomes everyone to Gorham Cleans Up from 8:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 3. A rain date has been set for Oct. 17. The areas of focus will be the village and South Street to County Road (Route 22). To register as a […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Restaurateurs, merchants discover Biddeford’s Washington Street
Two new restaurants and a record store are on the way, and a cheese shop, and a clothing retailer are already calling the downtown street home.
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Saco School Board appoints two short-term members
The appointments come as a result of two recent resignations. Anthony Palleschi and Charles Massie Jr. will serve until those elected Nov. 2 take office in early December.
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Saco’s Sandeep “Sunny” Patil to run Boston Marathon for a cause
He’s raising funds for Dana Farber Cancer Institute, in memory of his father, who died at 37, when Patil was 9 years old.
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City Theater presents ‘The Ghost Train’
City Theater in Biddeford has pulled out all the stops for its production of Arnold Ridley’s ‘The Ghost Train.’
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With depleted roster of school bus drivers, Portland struggles to get athletes to games
The district is down 4 full-time bus drivers and 5 bus assistants, out of a transportation staff of 48.
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Tom Purcell: Is it autumn for America?
The autumn leaves are expected to be extra vibrant this year in Pennsylvania, though they are changing colors a week later than is normal. That’s fitting. Very few things are “normal” this year. According to Merriam-Webster, “autumn” is “the season between summer and winter comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of September, October, […]
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Thinking of buying a house? Do your homework first
A super hot market — especially in southern Maine — and low interest rates means potential buyers have to be ready to pounce.