Police believe speed was the primary cause of the crash on Long Swamp Road.
2023
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From the Chamber: On second thought — a look back at relevant advice from 2023
The holidays mean many different things to different people, and I hope they are as joyous as can be for all of you. The last two weeks, I’ve been in the midst of a 2023 review series, but I’m going to put a pause on that for two weeks, as my colleague Anthony had a […]
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New Hope Midcoast board president receives award and $2,000 grant for nonprofit
Camden National Bank recently announced that Vera Rand Roberts of New Hope Midcoast has been awarded a Spotlight Award and a $2,000 grant as part of the 2023 Leaders & Luminaries Awards. Roberts, New Hope Midcoast’s board president, was nominated by her peers for her strong leadership and advocacy skills as well as her flexibility […]
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U.S. to strike Iranian-aligned group after 3 troops wounded in drone attack in Iraq
The Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups, under an umbrella of Iranian-backed militants, claimed credit for the attack that left a U.S. service member with critical injuries.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Winter solstice parade marks start of Community Art Boxes project
Thomas Memorial Library celebrated the winter solstice with therapeutic horticulture sessions and a luminous evening parade.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Library Links: Welcome the New Year at Libby Library
The hustle and bustle of the holidays has ended, and we’re now, truly, settling in for our long winter full of actual silent nights. It’s almost January, the beginning of a new year. January is a funny time of year — both hopeful and full of possibility, but also, as a community that welcomes seasonal […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Strategies for supporting affordable housing related to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard spotlighted in report
Strategies to support local housing production and to make affordable housing easier to build and are spotlighted in a new Housing Report from the Joint Land Use Study (JLUS), funded through a US Department of Defense grant with the Town of Kittery, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission (SMPDC), and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS). […]
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Maine state employees ratify contracts that increase pay, benefits
The 4 contracts ratified over the weekend cover more than 9,000 state employers, providing a 6% pay increase on Jan. 1, an $800 payment in February in lieu of retroactive raises and an additional 3% pay bump in July.
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Pathfinders provide holiday gift baskets
Since 2013 during the holiday season, the Saco Pathfinders Snowmobile Club, has provided six holiday dinner baskets delivered by the First Parish Congrational Church in Saco. Three of these baskets were delivered for Thansgiving and three for Christmas. The Snowmobile Club clears, maintains and grooms approximately 42 miles of trails in Saco, Scarboro, Biddeford and […]
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Maine DHHS extends deadline for SNAP recipients to apply for help replacing food
Recipients now have until Jan. 18 to apply for benefits to replace food lost as a result of last weeks’s storm.