A PreK-K school and a separate Grade 1-5 school would be located on parcels of city-owned land, and on about 20 acres currently in private hands, near the intersection of Portland Road and Millbrook Road.
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
May delivery of coastal dredge likely, county officials say
The construction was funded by $1.54 million in county rescue plan funds.
USAF Band to play Biddeford concert March 31
BIDDEFORD- The United States Air Force Band from Washington, D.C., is heading out on a community relations tour to the Northeast. and will give a performance at Biddeford Middle School Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. March 31. The tour honors the service of Air Force members, past and present, and highlights the excellence of […]
Library Links – Maine libraries rich in style and history
It is no secret that I love libraries. I have worked in some of the most beautiful buildings in Maine. The interesting thing about Maine’s roughly 250 libraries is that each of them is unique, both in style and in history. So far in my career I have been privileged to work in a beaux […]
Obituary – Daniel Abbott
Daniel Vinton Abbott, 17, a senior at Thornton Academy and Biddeford Regional Center of Technology, died on Feb. 22, 2023, one day before his 18th birthday, in a car accident. Daniel was quiet; he was more likely to convey a thought with a smirk or a raise of an eyebrow. When he was with his […]
From Augusta – Finding free tax filing assistance, helping Maine reduce food insecurity
Earlier this month, the IRS ruled that Maine’s $850 pandemic relief checks are not taxable by the federal government – which is just what my colleagues and I intended when we worked on the budget last year. Also, the same Mainers who were eligible for the $850 pandemic relief checks should expect their $450 winter […]
Obituary – Lorraine Gagnon
Lorraine Patricia Gagnon (née Nadeau), 91, a longtime resident of Biddeford, died peacefully of natural causes on Wednesday, the 22nd of February. Lorraine was born on March 17, 1931, in Biddeford, the fourth of seven children of Raoul and Egline (Dubé) Nadeau. She graduated from Saint-André’s High School in 1948 and worked in the Biddeford […]
Donation helps Saco Food Pantry
SACO — Shaw’s personnel in Saco recently paused to hand over 153, $50 gift cards totaling $7,650 to help Saco Food Pantry assist families in need. Around the holidays late last year, shoppers at the Shaw’s Saco location could opt to add a donation to the Saco Food Pantry as they went through the checkout […]
Saco Pathfinders say ‘let it snow’ and welcomes new members
The club marked its 50th year in 2022, and is looking forward to the next 50 years.
Biddeford Planning Board approves redevelopment of part of former MERC site
Plans include an 85-unit mixed use residential and commercial structure, a second building containing as many as 129-unit residential units, and a two-story structure proposed to be the location of a couple of restaurants. These will be situated on about two acres of the former MERC property.
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