SCARBOROUGH — Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader welcomes back associate broker Sandra Godin to the team at their Scarborough location. Godin attended Bonney Eagle High School in Standish. She then continued her education at University of Southern Maine. She has been in customer service for 20 years, most recently working as a server/bartender […]
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
Lafayette was here: Markers to be placed where American Revolutionary general traveled in Maine
The Marquis de Lafayette, who fought for George Washington, visited the country at the time of the 50th anniversary of the war.
Biddeford enacts new rules for horse waste containment, more
It is a step other nearby communities haver taken recently.
Declaration of Independence to be read in historic Biddeford Meetinghouse
Nearly 245 years to the day it was first read on the steps of the Meetinghouse, members of the Biddeford Historical Society will read the document again.
In Biddeford and Saco, petitions for elected office available soon
It may seems like Election Day, Nov. 2 is a long way off, but nomination petitions for those wishing to serve will be available soon.
In Saco, Chipotle, others destined for former Pizza Hut site
Saco City Council has approved a contract zone request from Alrig USA Development LLC.
Friends, colleagues, bid adieu to retiring Biddeford Assistant Fire Chief Paul LaBrecque
He was a call firefighter until one day then Chief Emile Bergeron called him into his office.
A Ruralist’s Lament: Ship to Citadel
For the last several decades we’ve grown corn on this place. It’s long been traditional in this part of the Northeast. When Samuel de Champlain dropped anchor in the nearby Saco (“Chouaco”) River in 1604, and “encountered” the locals he was careful to describe them as a settled people: “They plant their corn in May […]
Books, books and more books for sale at Dyer Library’s book sale in Saco
Books, books, books. As I’m sure you must recall it’s time for the Giant Annual Book Sale at the Dyer Library in Saco. If you are an eager beaver, it starts at 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 24, and continues until around the beginning of September. This is a very important fundraiser […]
Otelco to offer ‘fiber to the premises’ in Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach
The $33 million project, which includes more than a dozen communities in all, will improve upload and downspeed capabilities, company officials say.