Biddeford school leaders are aiming for a fall 2024 opening of the new wing, which will sport new programs in culinary arts, tourism and hospitality, and athletic training, as well as expanded plumbing and emergency medical services programs.
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
South Street connector subject of Biddeford public meeting
The study looked at benefits and costs associated with adding a new road linking the southbound Exit 32 Turnpike ramp and Route 111 to South Street via the new Maine Water Company road west of downtown. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. Nov. 28.
Snowmobile Club provides holiday baskets
Each year the Saco Pathfinders Snowmobile Club provides three Thanksgiving and three Christmas food baskets. These baskets are set up to provide six Saco families with everything needed to have a complete holiday meal from crackers and cheese to peanut butter and jelly and bread for sandwiches with an apple pie for dessert. We alway […]
Letters to the editor, Nov. 17
Thank you for your support Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the trust you’ve placed in me to serve as our next county commissioner for Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Hollis, and Buxton over the next four years. After serving as your senator and representative in the Legislature for eight years, serving a […]
Courier Events, Nov. 17
Thursday, Nov. 24 The 23rd Annual Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held on Thursday, Nov. 24 at the Most Holy Trinity Church Hall at 271 Main St. in Saco, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. All the fixings for a turkey dinner, including dessert and beverages, will be available. Dinners are also available for […]
Guest Column: Marc Malone: Thanks for electing me to Maine State House
Malone said there is lots of work to do in the Legislature.
Town & Country FCU brings nonprofit ‘neighbors’ together to award record-setting amount of nearly $27,000 in grants
SCARBOROUGH – After being held virtually the past two years, nominees from the 25 nonprofits up for grants from Town & Country’s Federal Credit Union’s 2022 ‘Better Neighbor Fund’ gathered in person for a special reception on Nov. 9, at the credit union’s headquarters in Scarborough as this year’s recipients were announced. In 2010, Town […]
Biddeford police say motorist who hit pedestrian kept driving
The 13-year-old who was struck required hospitalization.
Kids shopping event returns to Second Congregational Church in Biddeford Dec. 10
Families are asked to register in advance.
Obituary: Alice M. St. Michel
BIDDEFORD — Alice M. St. Michel, 98, formerly of Arundel, Maine, passed away on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at St. Andre’s Healthcare. A daughter of Phoebe Jalbert and Ernest Labbe, Alice was born on Sept. 4, 1924, in Biddeford, Maine. She was the oldest of 12 children and attended St. Andre’s school. In July of […]