Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition recognizes National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Oct. 24-30. National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The goal is to encourage organized, local community events, and empower families and […]
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
Former Saco Parks and Recreation director sues city, former administrator
The suit filed by Joseph Hirsch alleges he was wrongfully terminated from his job of 25 years.
Obituary: Aline P. Alley
GORHAM — A loving mother of three, Aline P. Alley, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the age of 85 on Oct. 19, 2021. Aline was born June 1, 1936, in Biddeford, Maine. Professionally she is remembered as the proprietor of Joline’s Deli in Kennebunkport, where she spent many memorable years managing […]
Obituary: Maxine Beatrice Chappell
EAST WATERBORO — Maxine Beatrice Chappell, 84, of Kennebunk, former longtime resident of East Waterboro, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 20,2021 at her residence following a period living with Alzheimer’s disease. Maxine was born May 22,1937 in Kennebunk, the daughter of Roland E. and Daisy Rouleau McDonald, and is a graduate of Biddeford High School, class of […]
Letters to the editor, Oct. 28
Thanks to Sen. Collins for securing job training funds To the editor: It was recently announced by Senator Susan Collins’ office that she was able to secure $4.6 million in funding in the Fiscal Year 2022 Labor Appropriations bill to support training for jobs in heritage Maine industries like logging, seafood manufacturing, agriculture and wind […]
York County considers dredge purchase, gives backers more planning time
Funding would come through the county’s allocation from the federal American Rescue Plan.
Obituary: Aline P. Alley
GORHAM — A loving mother of three, Aline P. Alley, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the age of 85 on Oct. 19, 2021. Aline was born June 1, 1936, in Biddeford, Maine. Professionally, she is remembered as the proprietor of Joline’s Deli in Kennebunkport, where she spent many memorable years managing […]
South Street Village LLC pays civil penalty for clearcut violation
BIDDEFORD — South Street Village LLC and the Maine Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry have entered an administrative settlement, resolving a logging violation on property it owns in Biddeford. South Street Village LLC agreed to pay a $30,000 civil penalty for the violation, of which $24,000 is being directed to […]
Yay for the Saco Recycling Center!
I will start by sharing that I live in Camden, not Saco, but almost every other Saturday this past summer I made one or two trips to the Saco Recycling Center. I have been helping a friend clean out a large garage and a basement where “stuff” has been resting unattended, unused, and accumulating dust […]
Saco Police arrest 21-year-old in connection with strong arm robbery
Cody Ross is alleged to have grabbed deposit bags from a customer walking across a parking lot at Saco Valley Shopping Center to his bank.
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