Longtime law enforcement officer Craig Sanford has been named major of operations at York County Sheriff’s Office and will begin his new duties Jan. 6. Sanford’s chief responsibility in the role will be patrol operations, said York County Sheriff William L. King, but the job involves much more – a job description outlines an array […]
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News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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Construction underway at Biddeford Primary School
The expansion project is slated to be finished by fall of 2025.
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Business – Norway Savings makes donation to Biddeford Food Pantry
Norway Savings Bank team members continued their surprise holiday Helping Hands donations to local nonprofits last week with a stop at the Biddeford Food Pantry. Cooper Winslow and Amanda Drouin, Norway Savings representatives from Kennebunk and Saco, respectively, presented a $1,000 check to the organization. According to a Dec. 23 news release, Biddeford Food Pantry, […]
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Three southern Maine food venues shuttering this month
Small restaurants in Saco, Biddeford and Kennebunk are shutting their doors before 2025.
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Biddeford contractor leads charge on helping the unhoused
Contractor Jim Godbout invested time, energy, and his own funds into renovating Seeds of Hope before winter.
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Ruralist Lament: Thoughts on the darkest day
What the Romans called “the new sun” rises. The seed catalogs are arriving and though the wood stove’s fire struggles against the strengthening cold, a new year is being born. This theme of death and rebirth, ebb and the flow has long occupied human thought and practice. Huge stones, hauled great distances and erected with […]
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Shuttered restaurants cite rising costs, post-pandemic shift
Small restaurants in Saco, Biddeford, and Kennebunk are shutting their doors before 2025.
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Concrete poured for Biddeford-Saco splash pad project
The long-awaited splash pad project is making a splash as crews poured the foundation in Saco on Dec. 18. This milestone marks a significant step forward in a two-year effort to bring a fun, family-friendly water play area to the community. The Rotary Club of Biddeford-Saco, in partnership with the Saco Parks and Recreation Department, […]
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Community News: Dec. 26
Sweetser program to give young people fresh start Sweetser has opened a new program on their Saco campus aimed at supporting young adults called Fresh Start. This transitional residential program provides a physical, therapeutic place for young adults to treat their mental health challenges and get the necessary support they need to become successfully independent. […]
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Things to Do: Dec. 26
Thursday, Dec. 26 Bess Jacques, 5 to 8 p.m., The Lincoln Hotel, 17 Lincoln St., Biddeford. Pianist and singer Bess Jacques performs on the Steinway grand piano in the lobby bar at the Lincoln Hotel. Expect vintage jazz, pop, and everything in between. FMI, visit the website bessjacques.com., call 207-815-3977 or email [email protected]. Thursday Coffee […]