With the holiday season approaching, Maine law enforcement agencies will be increasing their efforts to reduce impaired driving. Law enforcement presence will be increased during The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign. This campaign, which encompasses the holiday season, will run through Jan. 1. The focus will be […]
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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ecomaine opens call for 2023 eco-Excellence Award nominations
Recycling and waste manager to celebrate leaders in sustainability from across Maine.
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Bill with $45 million for Camp Ellis passes Senate
The money is targeted to fund a 75-foot spur jetty and replenish 365,000 cubic yards of beachfront, said Sen. Susan Collins.
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Bull Moose to open at Biddeford Crossing in early 2023
“It’s a good spot, an attractive location,” said Bull Moose spokesperson Mick Werkhoven of Biddeford Crossing. She said the new store is expected to be open toward the end of January or the first part of February.
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Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution announces new employees
SACO — Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution (SBSI) has hired six new employees across several departments. Gerard Morin has been hired as vice president, audit manager. Morin is a graduate of USM, and has most recently been employed by Avangrid, Inc. (parent company of Central Maine Power) as the manager of Local Taxes and Audit […]
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Chamber Conner: ‘It’s the economy, stupid’
Remember when the phrase “It’s the economy, stupid” entered the popular parlance? Coined by the Bill Clinton campaign in 1992 during a recession, it was credited with buoying him to victory over the incumbent George Bush. Since that time, variations on this theme pop up during every campaign cycle, including the recently completed one (all […]
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Obituary: Philip Clifford Sherman Jr.
SACO — Philip Clifford Sherman Jr., 73, of Saco, passed away Dec. 8, 2022. He was born May 20, 1949, in Biddeford to Philip and Marion (Webster) Sherman Sr. Philip earned a bachelor’s degree in business and worked for Nichols Portland, LLC as a Machinist. He was kind, polite, and loved spending time with his family. […]
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Maine youth environmental leaders scholarship nominations open
Chewonki Foundation is offering two $15,000 “Maine Youth Environmental Leaders Scholarships” this year to support students from Maine who would like to join Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki in 2023-24 for the fall or spring of their junior year in high school. Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki is a semester-long academically rigorous residential program based […]
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Good Shepherd Parish in Saco Helping Bethlehem Hospital During Advent
SACO — For a parish service project this Advent, staff at Good Shepherd Parish — including Most Holy Trinity Church, Saco; St. Joseph Church, Biddeford; St. Margaret Church, Old Orchard Beach; and St. Philip Church, Lyman — expanded its thinking to serving the universal church, specifically, a group of people in need over 5,000 miles […]
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Panel begins review of applications for Biddeford police chief
Chief Roger Beaupre retires after 51 years with the department, 42, as chief, the latter part of January.