Although Maine Unclaimed Property Week ended Feb. 27, it’s never too late to see if you have funds that you or your family forgot or never knew about. Unclaimed Property consists of money and other financial assets that are considered lost or abandoned when an owner cannot be located after a specified period of time […]
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
Town & Country FCU launches new on-demand translation services partnering with House of Language
To highlight its continued commitment to find innovative solutions to better serve consumers, Town & Country Federal Credit Union has entered into a new partnership with the House of Languages to provide on-demand phone and video translation services as well as scheduled in-person options. Through the new partnership, translation services for more than 30 languages […]
240 Strings presents free concert March 10
240 Strings will present a free community concert on March 10 at 7 p.m. at First Parish Church in Portland. The Portland Piano Trio will play music by Johannes Brahms and jazz-based composer David Baker, and some 240 Strings students will also perform. The Portland Piano Trio, recognized as “among the city’s must-hear groups” by […]
Travis Mills Foundation to host Vietnam era veterans breakfast
AUGUSTA — The Travis Mills Foundation will ‘Welcome Home’ Vietnam era veterans with its annual Vietnam Era Veterans Breakfast, 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 29 at the Augusta Civic Center. The event is free, but veterans must sign up for tickets at: http://give.classy.org/vietnamveteranbreakfast; each veteran can bring one guest for free. Vietnam-era veterans hold a special […]
Age Friendly Saco, Seniority, say ‘kick up your heels’ at St. Pat’s dinner, dance
SACO — Age Friendly Saco and the Saco Parks and Recreation’s Seniority program are encouraging people to get their Irish on for a dinner dance celebrating St. Patrick and the emerald isle 5-8 p.m. March 18 at Saco Community Center, 75 Franklin St. Music is by the Saco River Band, and the meal is a […]
Obituary: Elisabeth K. Ward
OCEAN PARK – Elisabeth K. Ward, 73, resident of the Pines in Ocean Park and formerly of Old Orchard Beach, passed away at the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough on Jan. 8, 2023. She was born Sept. 4, 1949, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of Marion Ward and Max Kronstein. A resident of New […]
York County government launches new, more user-friendly website
The goal is to make information more accessible to all, county officials say.
Former Biddeford resident charged in Jan. 6 breach of Capitol
Christopher Maurer, 45, faces eight federal charges, including assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a deadly and dangerous weapon.
One dead, two injured in Saco crash
Saco Police are asking that anyone who has information about the Mast Hill Road crash or who witnessed it to contact them at 282-4535.
Biddeford names new city planner
BIDDEFORD — Longtime municipal planner David Galbraith has been named Biddeford City Planner and will serve as deputy director of the Planning and Development Department. Galbraith was contracted as Biddeford’s interim planner in a consultant role in November and joined the city as a full-time employee Feb. 21. “With the number of exciting projects planned […]