The York County Vaccination Clinic will begin offering the Monkeypox vaccine starting Saturday, Aug 27. York County Emergency Management Agency officials said in Maine, Monkeypox vaccine is available to people of all ages who meet at least one of these criteria: recipients must be gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men; transgender, […]
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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From Augusta – Going back to school, feeding students
As a mom, I have many memories of back to school season. The long summer days start to fade into fall. Pen and marker stains start to show up on clothes. And, of course, brown bag lunches start to sit on the kitchen tables again. However, I know that parents sometimes struggle to afford back-to-school […]
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Backpack donation, just in time for new school year
In coordination with the United Way of Southern Maine, FMI, a Spirit AeroSystems Company in Biddeford, donated $5,000 worth of backpacks and school supplies for K-12 students. On Tuesday, Aug. 23, several of Biddeford’s female soccer team athletes went to the company to accept the donation, which was to be disbursed to students in need […]
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Library Links: Falling into autumn at Libby Memorial Library in Old Orchard Beach
Right outside the window of the children’s area in Memorial Park in Old Orchard Beach, looking toward the ocean, is the most gorgeous and enormous apple tree that I think I’ve ever seen. I was admiring it from the Children’s Area circulation desk at the Libby Memorial Library the other day and noting the beautiful […]
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New Maine rock band releases debut studio album
Cape Elizabeth native Colin Whiteman is the lead singer.
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Letters to the editor, Sept. 1
Thanks to those keeping Saco park clean To the editor, Post Office Park is a tiny green oasis on Main Street in downtown Saco. The comfortable benches on the brick patio provide a popular place for families and friends to meet and relax while enjoying an ice cream from The Saco Scoop. I would like […]
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Biddeford children benefit from In-A-Pinch pantry backpacks
Students in PreK-Grade 4 still in need of school supplies or a backpack can stop by the non food pantry at 264 Pool St., 4-6 p.m. on Sept. 13.
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Saco man dies in Route 5 crash Aug. 30
Police said the initial investigation shows a Toyota Camry crossed the center line into the path of an oncoming Ford F-250 pickup truck.
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DOE: Fill out free lunch forms
The Maine Department of Educations ask parents whose children are enrolling for free meals to fill out free meal benefit application forms with their school. Although all students in Maine public schools qualify for free meals, thanks to the state Legislature, filling out the forms, which are confidential, still fills a variety of purposes, according […]
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Obituary: Eugene Benner
BIDDEFORD — Eugene Arthur Benner, 85, passed on into everlasting life on Wednesday August 10, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. Gene was born on 06/23/37 in South Thomaston, ME, the son of the late Ginnie (Graves) and Oren Benner. Gene was a veteran having served in the United States Army and the […]