SACO — Mary Russell Oleson, who considered herself a lifelong globetrotter, died of complications related to dementia on Octo. 18 in Towson, Maryland. She was 87. Mary was born on Aug. 15, 1935, in Guangzhou, China, where her father, Robert Russell, worked for the First National City Bank of New York. Family lore reports that […]
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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Obituary: Jeffrey M. Wittig
SACO — Jeffrey M. Wittig, 64, formerly of Saco, Maine, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer, at Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine. The son of William Wittig, and Constance Field, Jeffrey was born on Oct. 27, 1958, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the […]
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SMHC names caregiver of the year
SCARBOROUGH — Cheryl Dedian of Scarborough has been named Southern Maine Health Care’s 2022 Caregiver of the Year. Dedian is a Respiratory Therapist at the Biddeford medical center. For the past 2 1/2 years, she has thrown herself into delivering lifesaving care to our COVID-19 patients, on top of caring for other patients needing critical […]
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Obituary: Dr. Carl J. Morrison
SCARBOROUGH — Dr. Carl J. Morrison, 79 of Scarborough, passed away on Nov. 21, 2022 He was preceded in death by his parents Evangeline “Nana” O’Brien and James Morrison of Trescott, Maine. Carl was born Dec. 2, 1942, in Lubec, Maine, where he attended a one-room schoolhouse, Cove School and Grammar School. He graduated from […]
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ecomaine opens call for 2023 eco-Excellence Award nominations
Portland-based recycling and waste manager to celebrate leaders in sustainability from across Maine.
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Meet Biddeford’s new city clerk
Kristy Cyr has been the city’s tax collector for seven years, and a city employee for 18 years.
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College, county collaborate to form first responder training center
The two entities say the result will have a positive impact on first responder and public safety workforce development in all 29 York County municipalities.
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Annual Lobster Dip set for Jan. 1 in Old Orchard Beach
Organizers say it time to pre-registration for the a annual dip into the Atlantic Ocean to benefit Special Olympics Maine.
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Biddeford High School announces 2022-2023 quarter 1 honor roll
Biddeford High School announces the quarter one honor roll for the 2022-2023 school year. Grade 12 High Honors: Katelyn Ashenfelter, Abigail Bickford, Drew Bouchard, Ella Burnell, Peter Burton, Kaden Cadorette, Nicholas Carpenter, Baylee Cheetham-Wilmot, Julia Corbeil, Mackenzie Day, Elliana Durkee, Allison Fogg, Ellie Fournier, Hunter Frechette, Helena Gabryszewski, Noah Grady, Kaylie Hammond, Brianna Haskell, Antwon Hong, […]
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Biddeford nurse earns award
BATH — Patricia Boston was named winner of the Sister Consuela White Award for clinical and professional excellence by the American Nurses Association of Maine at the annual meeting in Bath in mid-October. The annual awards presentation recognized Boston, of Biddeford, for the compassionate leadership she has demonstrated throughout her nursing career. A recipient for […]