A University of New England nurse was recently awarded the esteemed Kim Day Service Award from the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN). Polly Campbell, B.S., B.A., RN, who joined the UNE School of Nursing and Population Health in 2019 as director of the Advanced Nursing Education Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (ANE-SANE) Program, received the […]
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A University of New England nurse was recently awarded the esteemed Kim Day Service Award from the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN). Polly Campbell, B.S., B.A., RN, who joined the UNE School of Nursing and Population Health in 2019 as director of the Advanced Nursing Education Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (ANE-SANE) Program, received the […]
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Maine Water announces 2023 scholarship recipients
Maine Water announced the recipients of its 2023 scholarships as they celebrate high school graduations and prepare for college. As part of Maine Water’s commitment to the local communities served, $7,000 in scholarships were awarded to 14 students in 14 of the towns served by Maine Water, according to a company press release. The winning […]
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Grohman announces bid for Mayor of Biddeford
Biddeford – Marty Grohman, Ward 3 City Councilor, announced his candidacy for Mayor of Biddeford today. Grohman is a former Maine state representative, honorary lifetime member of the Vietnam Veterans of America, and past president of the Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club. “I am dedicated to the future of Biddeford and proud of our past,” said Grohman. […]
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Oldies Dance Group passes $100K milestone in Ronald McDonald House fundraising
YORK COUNTY – The enduring popularity of rock n’ roll music is the catalyst for the Oldies Dance Group surpassing a new milestone in its mission to support the Ronald McDonald House of Portland. The organization’s 21st dance on April 15 in Biddeford sold 329 tickets in just 10 days and earned $6,913, pushing the […]
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Obituary: James Lewis
James Hiller Lewis, 77, passed away at home in the embrace of his family on July 16, 2023. Jim was born on April 16, 1946 to James Mills Lewis and Mary Hiller Lewis, D.O., in Portland, Maine. The family soon moved to the Island of North Haven, Maine, in Penobscot Bay like many generations before […]
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Obituary: Beverly A. (Dunton) Chaloult
Beverly Chaloult left this earthly realm peacefully on July 17, 2023, after a battle with metastatic breast cancer. Beverly was born and educated in Biddeford, Maine, on September 11, 1942, to Rita (Martel) Dunton and Bernard Dunton. She was a mother to Pamela and Steven and raised her children in Biddeford with her husband Angelo (divorced). As a […]
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Low income Southern Maine residents urged to apply for subsidized high speed internet
An effort to encourage residents to take advantage of reduced priced internet services is underway in Southern Maine. Maine’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a federally-funded national program that supports low-income households by providing a financial discount of up to $30 per month on broadband services and a one-time $100 discount on an internet-capable device […]
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New Saco food truck registration system open
With the heat of the summer finally here, the City of Saco is welcoming mobile food vendors, food trucks and pushcarts to our streets and beaches through newly established policy. In March, Saco’s City Council adopted a new policy allowing mobile food vendors to operate at specified locations including Camp Ellis, the Saco Transportation Center […]
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Ruralist Lament: Party’s Over in Soggy Bottom
The folks at the vegetable stand have been asking when the sweet corn will be ready. We have to tell them “later.” We increasingly ping-pong between drought and deluge. The Press Herald carried an AP story today (7/22/23) focusing on New England: “Floods devastated farmers as months of labor, crops swept away.” Connecticut Governor Ned […]