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Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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Governor, mayors, others celebrate new Maine Water facility
The Saco River Drinking Water Resource Center went online in June, replacing a 138-year-old plant.
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Bob and Diane Cyr earn Biddeford’s Spirit of America award
The annual recognition celebrates the contributions of community volunteers.
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New Biddeford office for Maine human services department
DHHS is leasing space at 457 Alfred St.
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UNE Students gain new perspectives on conservation and culture during trip to Kenya
BIDDEFORD — Richard Peterson, Ph.D., professor in the Biddeford-based University of New England’s Environmental Studies Program, is no stranger to Africa. He was born and grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Now, he shares the wonders of his home continent by bringing his environmental students there. Peterson, assistant leaders Bethany Woodworth, Ph.D., […]
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Institute for Family-Owned Business holds Family Fun Festival Aug. 17
SACO — Join the Institute for Family-Owned Business (IFOB) for its first Family Fun Festival to be held on Wednesday, Aug. 17 from 4 to 8 p.m. at River Winds Farm & Estates in Saco. River Winds Farm (an IFOB member) is a family-owned and operated event venue and horse farm on 160 sprawling acres of […]
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Thornton Academy Middle School announces 4th quarter honor roll
6th Grade First Honors – Ava Barber, Brennan Belanger, Emery Boudreau, Isabelle Bryant, Malia Collins, Tyler Crook, Evan Dewitt, Addison Harris, Benjamin MacDougall, Violet Miller, Jack Perkins, Sri Prisha Pillai, Acadia Regan, Kiera Shea, Shelby Shepherd, Sophia Sirois, Anthony Tarr, William Tripp, Mclean Van Der Riet, Brianna Warde, Althea Webber 6th Grade Second Honors – […]
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Library Links: Check out what’s new at Libby Library
What’s that they say, “The more things change, the more they stay the same?” Summer is like that for us, here at Libby Library. It’s, mostly, the same stuff each day, but it’s also new every moment. New faces. New challenges. New experiences. Speaking of new, our new item shelves are almost always rotating. We […]
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Brenda Pollock the 5th woman to lead the 102-Year-Old Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club
BIDDEFORD — Brenda Pollock became president of the Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club on June 29. She is the fifth female president of the 102-year-old club. Helene Plourde was the organization’s first woman to lead it. Julie Villemaire was the second woman to accept the role in 2010, followed by Karen Chasse in 2012, and Lucie Kay […]
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MaineCF grants support hospice services
More than $30,000 in grants from the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) will support hospice services in southern Maine. MaineCF’s Hospice Fund committee awarded five grants totaling $29,5000. Donors with advised funds awarded three additional grants that totaled $7,000. The 2022 grantees include: • Center for Grieving Children, Portland, to provide peer-support groups for grieving children […]