Biddeford Middle School’s Drama Club will present Disney’s “Aladdin JR.” Production on Thursday, Jan. 23, and Friday, Jan. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the BMS Performing Arts Center. The spectacular 60-minute musical, designed for middle school-aged performers, is based on the 1992 Disney film and the 2014 Broadway adaptation. The BMS Drama Club cast and […]
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News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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From Augusta: A New Year’s greeting and a new session
It’s a new year, and I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season with family and friends. On Dec. 4, I was sworn into the 132nd Legislature along with 34 of my colleagues from all over the state of Maine and from all walks of life. We are truly a citizen legislature. I […]
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Things to Do: Jan. 16
Thursday, Jan. 16 Cribbage Night, 6 p.m., Elements Books Coffee Beer, 265 Main St., Biddeford. Bring your own board or borrow one of ours. All levels welcome. Thursday Coffee Hour – 55+, 10 to 11 a.m., McArthur Public Library, 270 Main St., Biddeford. Light refreshments will be served. Free. FMI, email [email protected]. Saturday, Jan. 18 AMVETS Comedy […]
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SMS named state finalists in Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest
Saco Middle School has been named one of six Maine state finalists and among 300 nationwide in the 15th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition based on an eighth-grade project to create a prototype lobster buoy that monitors temperatures for climate change, ph levels and pollutants. SMS Teacher Lindsay Girard’s eighth-grade students received a $2.5K […]
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Business – Web design, bookkeeping aid available for small businesses
Nonprofit organizations and small businesses in York County, southern Oxford County and the town of Baldwin, are encouraged to apply for free technical assistance for bookkeeping and/or website design services. It represents the third and final round of grants being offered through the Economic Recovery Hub Program by the Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission […]
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Community News: Jan. 16
Thornton Academy adds two new trustees to board Ron Schneider and Paula Scully and have joined the Thornton Academy Board of Trustees. Schneider is general counsel and vice president of Legal Affairs at the University of New England. A graduate of The Roxbury Latin School, Bates College, and the University of Maine School of Law, […]
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UNE professor part of groundbreaking study on wetland carbon storage
The recently published research utilized a novel method involving tea leaves to study carbon sequestration in wetland ecosystems across 28 countries.
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Local businesses celebrate wellbeing in Biddeford, Saco
Heart of Biddeford will host its second annual Wellness Crawl starting Jan. 13, offering deals and discounts on wellness classes and activities.
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Downtown OOB to stay open this winter
Local businesses plan to stay open through the off-season in an effort to draw tourists even during the colder months.
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Letters to the editor: Jan. 9
Don’t hate Musk’s wealth On numerous social media platforms, barely a week goes by without someone complaining about Elon Musk’s wealth (currently $442 billion). Every such posting is usually followed by the hateful comments of envious trolls listing all the good that could be done if that money was taken from him and distributed to […]