The Saco City Council is scheduled to vote April 5 on its role and responsibilities as a sponsor of a project to solve the erosion issue, including costs above the $26.9 million limit set by Congress in 2007, maintenance and repairs.
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News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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Carmen F. Genzabella
BIDDEFORD — Carmen F. Genzabella, 84, of Fortunes Rocks Beach, Biddeford, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at home. He was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on May 7, 1936, a son of Vincenzo and Mary Josephine (DeMarco) Genzabella. Carmen graduated with a B.S. Chemistry in 1957, and a M.S. in Chemistry in 1959, from […]
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From Augusta – Introducing the Making Health Care Work for Maine package
This past week, several of my colleagues introduced a series of bills called the Making Health Care Work for Maine package. These bills continue our work to support Mainers by reducing over-the-top health care costs and prescription drug prices, as well as working to provide more transparency on why drugs cost what they do. I’ve […]
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Domestic violence survivors organization to post banners in York County
Finding Our Voices will be in the area on April 2 and 3 and are inviting others to join them.
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Old Orchard Beach looked within, and found an interim town manager
Diana Asanza has been the town’s finance director and treasurer since 2012.
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Saco school superintendent moves resignation up to April
Dominic DePatsy originally intended to stay through June 30, but has informed the school board he wants to leave earlier, and will depart before April 20.
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Sidewalk project on South Street in Biddeford starts March 29
Almost two-thirds of the project is paid through Community Development Block Grant funds.
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Marijuana cultivation facility proposed for former Journal Tribune building in Biddeford
The Planning Board has recommended the City Council approve the change as requested by the property owner, Five Star Holdings.
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Rachel Carson teen art March contest deadline extended
Calling all children 12-18 years old. Submit art work to the Friends of Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge’s Sense of Wonder Art Contest. March’s theme is “Teen Art;” the Friends will accept photos, stories, poems or any other artistic interpretation of experiences visiting the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge is currently celebrating 50 […]
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Spring grows more precious with each passing year
Spring drew on … and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that Hope traversed them at night, and left each morning brighter traces of her steps. ― Charlotte Brontë, “Jane Eyre” It is amazing that, despite the fact that I’ve gardened for nearly half a century, I still […]