WASHINGTON, D.C. — On May 20, James D. Herbert, Ph.D., president of the University of New England addressed the health care workforce short when testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security in Washington, D.C. Herbert spoke during a Congressional hearing titled “A […]
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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Ruralist Lament: It’s alive
We’ve been farming this plot of land for going on half a century. The fields lay between the ledges and the glacial erratics, and we’re only the most recent tillers since “Robert Cole, Yeoman” established a homestead here in 1769. The farm buildings Cole erected were obliterated in a great fire that burned much of […]
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Second patent approved for UNE researcher’s innovative cancer detection and monitoring method
Srinidi Mohan, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of New England School of Pharmacy, has received a second patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for his breakthrough methods and diagnostics for cancer detection and treatment monitoring, according to a UNE press release. Mohan previously received his first U.S. Patent titled “Methods and […]
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Biddeford Ward 4 councilor resigns, mayor to fill vacancy
Robert Quattrone, who was elected to a fourth two-year term in November 2019, is moving from the city.
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Obituary: Donna L. Nadeau
BIDDEFORD — Donna L. Nadeau passed away peacefully after a valiant battle with multiple prolonged illnesses on the morning of May 19, 2021, at Southern Maine Health Care just days before her 73rd birthday. She was born in Biddeford, Maine on May 25, 1948, the daughter of Robert B. and Simone I. Bouthot Gosselin. She […]
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Scarborough Fire Department receives new fire truck
Earlier this week the Scarborough Fire Department took delivery of their newest fire truck, a 2021 Pierce pumper. This new truck will replace our 1989 reserve engine after 32-years of service, and will be assigned to the Pine Point station as Engine 4. This will be that company’s first new truck since 1981, 40 years […]
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Obituary: Alice Miriam Alvarez
BIDDEFORD — Alice Miriam Alvarez, 63, of Washington Street, passed away unexpectedly at Southern Maine Health Care on May 17, 2021. She was born on December 9, 1955, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, the daughter of Domingo and Hilda Alvarez. Alice grew up in a household full of love and excitement. She enjoyed nothing more than […]
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Childhood hospital stay sparked nursing career for OOB senior
Leah Green talked about that event, her future plans, the close knit school community and more in this senior profile.
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Volunteers pitch in at Biddeford Community Gardens
United Way of York County launches new project and young people from Apex pitch in.
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Saco mil rate projected to decrease, property values increase
Voters will act on the school portion of the budget in the June 8 election.