Cuddledown donates to veterans’ organization Cuddledown, a provider of luxury bedding and home essentials, donated bedding to the Travis Mills Foundation. The contribution will support post-9/11 recalibrated veterans and their families attending the foundation’s programs, which focus on improving the lives of those impacted by combat-related injuries, according to a foundation press release. The donation […]
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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Things to Do: Jan. 9
Thursday, Jan. 9 Thursday Coffee Hour – 55+, 10 to 11 a.m., McArthur Public Library, 270 Main St., Biddeford. Light refreshments will be served. FMI, email [email protected]. Next Stop Comedy, 8 p.m., Banded Brewing Co., Building 13-W, 32 Main St, Biddeford. A night of stand-up comedy featuring the funniest comics from Boston and beyond. Pottery […]
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County Report: York County bids farewell to Major Kathryn Mone, Strafford County’s new sheriff
When Kathryn Mone arrived at York County Sheriff’s Office in April 2023 it was just at the right time, both for the agency, and for her. YCSO had just developed the new position of major of operations; Mone had 20 years of law enforcement experience in neighboring New Hampshire, including a four-year stint as […]
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County Report: With price guarantee approved, York County Recovery Center moves forward
York County Commissioners have signed off on a $21.9 million guaranteed maximum price for construction of the York County Substance Use Recovery Center. The five-member board made a unanimous vote on Dec. 18, the last meeting of the 2024 calendar year. It was a tangible sign that York County government’s commitment to alleviate the grip […]
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More affordable housing coming to Biddeford
Bateman Partners plans to build 60 new affordable housing units and update 32 more.
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UNE hires new College of Arts and Sciences dean
The University of New England has hired a new dean for its College of Arts and Sciences. Renfro will assume his role later this spring. Wesley Renfro, Ph.D., joins UNE with a decade of leadership experience in higher education, most recently serving as senior associate dean for academic affairs and strategic initiatives at Quinnipiac University […]
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Library Links: Reading is snow much fun: McArthur’s Winter Book Challenge
Everyone knows the library is the place to go if you’re looking for a book to read. However, librarians also collect, catalog, store, and loan any number of unusual items beyond books. For example, at the University of Copenhagen, researchers collect and study ice cores (think giant icicles) because the frozen artifacts can reveal all […]
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UNE hires Renfro as new College of Arts and Sciences dean
The University of New England announced that Wesley Renfro, Ph.D., has been selected as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Renfro will assume his role later this spring. Renfro, according to a Jan. 2 news release, joins UNE with a decade of leadership experience in higher education, most recently serving as senior associate […]
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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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From Augsta: Approaching deadline to enroll in affordable health care plans
As the returning Senate chair of the Legislature’s Health Coverage, Insurance, and Financial Services Committee, I write to share this reminder with people who might be looking for health insurance in the New Year: The deadline to enroll in an affordable health care plan through the state health insurance marketplace – CoverME.gov – is Jan. […]
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