The following students will graduate Summa Cum Laude from Thornton Academy. To earn Summa cum Laude, a student must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 or higher. Reese J. Ahearn of Old Orchard Beach, son of Kimberly and Ryan Ahearn, played soccer, competed in both indoor and outdoor track and was an active […]
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Pool Street Market, neighborhood store famous for lobster rolls, has sold
Crystal Vachon started working for the former owners, Michael and Loyce Bolduc, when she was 16 and bought the market a few lears later. Now, 24 years after she made her first lobster roll there, she decided it was time to contemplate her next venture.
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Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach transit reduces Green Line fare, adds more stops at seafood company
The changes were to begin Monday, May 2.
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Biddeford residents asked to watch what they place in curbside recycling
The city’s recycling contamination rate is nearly 20 percent, and for that was assessed a $4,370 fee. The city is asking residents to leave Christmas lights, shoes, knife blocks, food and other non-recyclable items out of recycle bins.
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Biddeford City Theater presents ‘On Golden Pond’
BIDDEFORD — City Theater in Biddeford will soon present “On Golden Pond” by playwright Ernest Thompson. Originally slated for their 2020 season, it is wonderful to be able to finally bring this piece of classic American theater to the stage. “On Golden Pond” remains an inspiring celebration of the universal challenges we all face, and […]
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Ben Cobb named valedictorian at Thornton Academy
Ben Cobb is the valedictorian of Thornton Academy’s Class of 2022. Ben, the son of Dawn and Randall Cobb, maintained a 4.19 Grade Point Average while taking 13 Honors and nine Advanced Placement classes. Ben played on the TA soccer team and was a member of the Robotics Club for four years. The Robotics Team […]
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UNE in Biddeford holds sled hockey demonstration
The University of New England Department of Physical Therapy recently partnered with Maine Adaptive to hold a sled hockey demonstration at the Harold Alfond Forum in Biddeford on Sunday, April 24. Maine Adaptive engages and empowers people with disabilities in many forms of sport, and many students in UNE’s Physical Therapy program volunteered at the […]
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Ruralist Lament: Earth Day 4 Earthlings?
The seed potatoes and bags of “K-Mag” background fertilizer arrived this morning on the Paris Farmers Union truck. With that safely stowed on a pallet in the wood/tractor shed I met up with a group of wetland ecology students who were studying a vernal pool on the farm woodlot. With a few hundred tomato and […]
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New jewelry studio open in Biddeford
Chaya Caron, the founder and designer of Chaya Studio Jewelry, has launched her new location at 90 Saco Falls Way, Suite 201, in Biddeford. The new location, Chaya Studio Jewelry at The Hidden Gem, will hold a grand opening on May 7, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will feature new work by […]
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Donation to land trust assures preservation of Biddeford parcel
The 31-acre lot on Oak Ridge Road was given to the Saco Valley Land Trust by Dana Hutchins.