I was 18 years old when the U.S. Supreme Court guaranteed a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions in Roe v. Wade. If you’ve only known an America where abortion was safe and legal, it can be hard to comprehend the suffering woman endured before Roe. But in this country – the […]
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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Saco Fire Department hosting vaccine clinic this weekend
SACO – Northern Light Home Care & Hospice will be on-site at the Saco Fire Department on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 9 a.m. to noon to host a Flu & Pfizer Booster Shots Drive-thru Clinic. This opportunity is thanks to collaboration between the Saco Fire Department and Age Friendly Saco, whose mission is to promote […]
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Service Notice: Dr. Connor Moore
SACO — Conner Moore passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in the company of his loved ones. Friends and family are invited to attended visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, at Dennett, Craig & Pate Funeral, 365 Main St., Saco. Visitation will also be held Saturday from […]
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From Augusta – Beating the pandemic, protecting Mainers
Last week, I was sad to see Maine reach a grim milestone in the year and a half battle against the pandemic: 1,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19. While this number can seem low when compared to the nearly 700,000 COVID-19 deaths in the United States and the 4.5 million COVID-19 deaths worldwide, this is a […]
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Chenette announces run for York County commissioner
He said he is seeking a more accessible, transparent, and accountable government.
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Restaurateurs, merchants discover Biddeford’s Washington Street
Two new restaurants and a record store are on the way, and a cheese shop, and a clothing retailer are already calling the downtown street home.
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Saco School Board appoints two short-term members
The appointments come as a result of two recent resignations. Anthony Palleschi and Charles Massie Jr. will serve until those elected Nov. 2 take office in early December.
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Saco’s Sandeep “Sunny” Patil to run Boston Marathon for a cause
He’s raising funds for Dana Farber Cancer Institute, in memory of his father, who died at 37, when Patil was 9 years old.
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City Theater presents ‘The Ghost Train’
City Theater in Biddeford has pulled out all the stops for its production of Arnold Ridley’s ‘The Ghost Train.’
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Ruralist Lament: Dots com
My grandfather died when I was just starting high school. I had cut his hair shortly before his sudden passing and my grotesque lack of tonsorial skill was on display as he lay inert in his casket. It was all-too real for my youthful self and I had to bolt. Gramp had been frail and […]