Food items, gift cards and money? Yes, please. Live animals, garbage and guns? No thanks, say groups like Maine Needs and Goodwill.
Sydney Richelieu
Staff Writer
Sydney is a community reporter for Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel and previously reporter for the Courier and Post. Sydney grew up in Kennebunk and is a graduate of Emerson College. She can usually be found at a coffee shop, concert, or hiking trail when not reporting. Past journalism experience includes The York County Coast Star and The Berkeley Beacon.
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Hundreds gather in Lewiston to support Somali Mainers
Recent negative comments from President Donald Trump inspired a celebration of Somali Mainers in Lewiston on Saturday.
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Turkey farmer alleges racial discrimination in lawsuit against state
A Mercer farmer says the state barred him from serving on a board due to his race.
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Saco mobile home park residents face rent hike as end of moratorium nears
Residents of Blue Haven Mobile Home Park met with park owners at a town hall meeting Tuesday to discuss the impact of rent increases that many say they cannot afford.
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UNE moves forward with plan to turn old convent into student housing
The former Good Shepherd Sisters of Quebec facility would be able to house 126 students, helping to alleviate the university’s shortage of beds.
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Saco breaks ground on $140 million school project
The 2 new facilities, approved by voters last year and expected to be completed in time for the 2028-29 school year, will serve students from pre-K to fifth grade.
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Biddeford asks Maine Superior Court to invalidate UNE pier approval
The city contends that the Saco River Corridor Commission’s approval of the controversial project contradicts a 2001 decision that established a vegetative buffer zone where UNE wants to build the pier.
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Millennials, Gen Zers take on Biddeford leadership roles as ‘Biddesance’ gets younger
Since the Nov. 4 election, several Biddeford residents under 40 have taken on key leadership positions in the city.
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Biddeford inauguration ceremony pushed to Zoom by snowstorm
The city charter prevents any postponement of the event, forcing officials to move the proceedings online amid Maine’s first snowstorm of the season.
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3 Mainers killed in Florida boating accident
Craig and Brenna Millett and Rebecca Knight died after a catamaran they were riding in overturned in the Caloosahatchee River over the weekend, authorities said Monday.