The House Speaker pointed out that 1 in 5 Mainers spend 50 percent of their income on housing.
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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Bouquet purchases help Saco nonprofit
SACO — Consumers can brighten their day with a bouquet of flowers that gives back to the local community. Safe House has been selected by Saco Hannaford store leadership as the benefiting nonprofit in the brand-new Hannaford Bloomin’ 4 Good Program for the month of March, and will receive a $1 donation from every Bloomin’ […]
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7 Biddeford businesses allegedly sold liquor to minors
Biddeford Police Department noted that an additional 12 businesses they checked were in compliance with Maine’s underage liquor laws.
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Biddeford AMVETS Post 1 breakfast benefits food pantry
Proceeds from the September through April monthly meals are each earmarked for charitable organizations.
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BSOOB says app will help riders plan trips
BIDDEFORD — People looking to get there, from here, as the Maine expression goes, can now check Google Maps for Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit information. “This BSOOB Transit partnership with Google will allow people to better understand the transit network, bus schedules, and create individualized trip plans,” said Executive Director Chad Heid. “The system details […]
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Ask the Realtor: Is it a good time to buy a home?
Question from Daniel B., Wells Marc, is it a good time to buy? Hi Daniel, As of this writing on Feb. 22, there are 1,568 single family homes available for sale in the state of Maine. In comparison when I started in this business in 2005 there were over 22,000 homes listed on the MLS! […]
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Bon appétit – At Libby Library?
March is that time of year when the weather can feel like two steps forward, one step back. One day it’s 60F degrees, and we’re tapping our maple trees to make the much coveted maple syrup, and the next we’re shoveling, yet another, 10-inch snowstorm. Still, I always get optimistic after the trees are tapped, […]
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Local residents earn academic honors
Northeastern University in Boston announced theall semester 2021 dean’s list. Local students making the list include: Biddeford resident Jack Hartford, majoring in Business Administration; Saco resident Jonathan Ma, majoring in Computer Science/Media Arts. Southern Maine Community College in South Portland announced students have made the 2021 fall semester dean’s list. Local students include: Kawther Abdulabas, […]
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Saco resident promoted to tax principal at Baker Newman Noyes
Baker Newman Noyes (BNN), a nationally recognized top 100 accounting and advisory firm, announced the promotion of Saco resident Adam Aucoin, CPA, MSA, working out of the firms Portland office. Aucoin most recently worked as a senior manager in the tax department since 2018. He joined BNN in 2012, previously working for a small firm […]
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UNE students get to see bears up close
BIDDEFORD — After setting out before dawn, traveling 3 1/2 hours north, and trekking through the woods in snowshoes, a trip to a bear den by students in Noah Perlut’s Terrestrial Wildlife lab, a class at the University of New England in Biddeford, was almost a major disappointment. Instead, it turned out to be a […]