Question from Juliana C., Westbrook Marc, My Partner and I have put in multiple offers on homes and none have been accepted. What gives? Juliana, Thank you for your question. There are many unknowns to your question however, as you may have seen from my other responses, we are in a seller’s market. That means […]
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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Foster grandparents, senior companions wanted in Biddeford, Saco, OOB
Qualified people age 55 and older can tutor or mentor a young person, or run errands and visit with an elder in their community.
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UNE announces Featherman Archives to preserve university history
BIDDEFORD — Bernard Featherman, husband of the late Sandra Featherman, Ph.D., who served as the president of the university from 1995 through 2006 donated $125,000 to the University of New England, which has a campus in Biddeford. The Sandra and Bernard Featherman University Archives Endowment will be used to create a University of New England […]
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Oldies Dance Group enjoys top fundraising year in 2021
YORK COUNTY — Exceptional generosity from those who appreciate great music has resulted in the Oldies Dance Group enjoying its biggest year to date in 2021 while raising money for the Ronald McDonald House of Portland. In conducting its popular Rock n’ Roll Oldies Benefit Dance in December after an absence of more than two […]
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240 Strings holds in-person concert
The Portland Piano Trio, recognized as “among the city’s must-hear groups” by critic Allan Kozinn, has played public performances and house concerts throughout Maine and New England, including in Portland, Portsmouth, Camden, Freeport, and Peaks Island. Musicians Tracey Jasas-Hardel (violin), Wayne Smith (cello), and Anastasia Antonacos (piano) are committed to bringing “energy, understanding, technique, insight, […]
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Journalism scholarships available for Maine students
Maine students interested in careers in journalism are invited to apply for post-secondary scholarships from the Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund at the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF). The scholarship honors businessman and entrepreneur Guy P. Gannett, who launched his newspaper career in 1921 with the purchase of two newspapers he merged into the Portland Press […]
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Obituary: Margaret Minihan
BIDDEFORD — Margaret “Peggy” (Hallczuk) Minihan, 74, of Biddeford, died peacefully at home Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Born in Biddeford to Thelma (Broad) and Michael Hallczuk on March 17, 1947, Peggy spent most of her life on the Mountain Road where she was born and raised. For many years she was employed by Old Colony Gas and Gibb’s Oil […]
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Saco, Old Orchard Beach awarded federal funds to help wastewater plant projects
The awards were among six in York County and 92 statewide recently announced by US Sen. Angus King.
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Mainers may qualify for new affordable internet program
A new Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is in plance and Mainers can check to see if they qualify for the new program’s monthly discounts on internet service. The ACP, created through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to be permanent iteration of the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program, provides economically vulnerable households with a discount […]
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Saco council expresses reluctance with years-old affordable housing proposal
The plan would see the city turn over about 1.32 acres of land it owns for senior citizen housing, but environmental cleanup was conducted using open space bond funds.