New water treatment plant gets green light from Biddeford Planning Board

Maine Water still awaiting state and federal approvals before breaking ground.

Group wants support for Biddeford Mill Clock Tower

A buy a brick program is underway to raise funds to repair the structure.

Jason’s Thanksgiving

“Are we there yet?” Jason grumbled from the back seat. He’d been in the car for hours. “Why don’t you watch your movie?” Mom asked. “Again?” Dad sighed. They’d gotten off to a late start. When Dad realized he had to find a gas station that was open on Thanksgiving, it took them miles out […]

University of New England makes the grade with an A+ credit rating from Fitch

BIDDEFORD — The University of New England recently received an upgraded financial rating from Fitch Ratings, one of the top three credit rating agencies in the U.S. Fitch elevated the university’s overall rating from an “A–” to an “A+,” assigned it an “A+” issuer default rating, and, despite negative financial trends among universities of higher […]

William Anthony Sermania

William Anthony Sermania (Bill), 81, of Clermont, Florida, passed away at Cornerstone Hospice in Clermont on Nov. 19, 2019. Bill was born Jan. 6, 1938, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the second son of Vincent and Sophie Sermania. A childhood polio survivor, Bill graduated from Atlantic City High School and was a 1959 graduate of […]

Save Biddeford Mills Clock Tower

To the editor, Two generations of my family worked in the Biddeford Mills. As they helped to weave cloth in the Pepperell Mill and produce machined items in The Saco Lowell Shops, they wove themselves into the fabric of the community. I’d like to think that they were inspired by the stories of Israel Shevenell […]

Learn about Biddeford history at Mills Museum

To the editor, Here’s another reason to visit Biddeford. Biddeford Mills Museum opened their first exhibition at their new location in Pepperell’s North Dam Building 18, Suite 108, on November 11. This new museum will be open each Thursday, Friday and Saturday from noon until 4 p.m.; and closed Thanksgiving Day. The Museum is a […]

Library Link: Where were you on 11/22/63?

On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. My grandmother, Nana, had two portraits on the walls of her home that I will never forget. One portrait was of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the other was of JFK. Later, she hung a poster of Larry Bird, but that […]

TA Trojans lose state championship to Bonny Eagle Scots

BMS grants yield water bottle filling stations

Maine Water Company and Let’s Go! York County in partnership with Southern Maine Health Care provided the funding.