An online public meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. June 17.
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
Diaper Bank at Saco church aims to help families keep babies dry
Diapers can cost as much as $100 a month and in most cases aren’t a commodity covered by programs designed to assist struggling familes.
Biddeford School Committee talks about possibilities of sharing a superintendent
Saco School Board is poised to name a year long interim superintendent in a couple of weeks,
York County government wants input on use of American Rescue Plan funds
Public hearing is 2 p.m. June 16 at the York County vaccination site at the Center for Shopping in Sanford. People may also email their thoughts and ideas.
In Biddeford, long vacant Alfred Street lot eyed for food court
Customers would choose from seven mobile vendors and then dine at a number of tables located onsite.
Old Orchard Beach top students, Class of 2021
Ryan Crockett: Maintained High Honors throughout High School and also was a member of the National Honors Society and Spanish Club. Ryan was a member of the varsity football, basketball and baseball teams. In basketball he scored 1,000 career points, was selected 3x 1st Team All-Conference, and was selected as a Maine State McDonald’s All-Star. […]
Banana’s biggest fan meets UNE’s rare yellow lobster
Girl and family meet yellow lobster in Marine Science Center.
Altrusa awards scholarships to Biddeford Regional Center of Technology students
Sarah-Jane Poli, scholarship chairperson, for Altrusa International of Greater Biddeford-Saco, Maine, recently announced that Club Scholarship Committee has awarded scholarships to three Biddeford Regional Center of Technology (BRCOT) students. William Harriman was awarded $1,000; and Brielle Eon and Jacob Patione were each awarded $500. William will be attending University of Maine Farmington and plans on […]
Voters pass school budgets in Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach
If the Legislature passes the supplemental budget, communities could see an impact.
UNE receives $23,000 Project Canopy grant to bolster urban forestry initiatives
BIDDEFORD — The University of New England School of Marine and Environmental Programs has received a substantial grant from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry’s Maine Forest Service for its urban forestry enterprises, including the creation of a digital inventory of trees on both its Biddeford and Portland campuses. The $23,000 Project Canopy Assistance Grant, […]