Industry leaders will address climate change and severe coastal storm damage at the third annual Save Our Shores Saco Bay Coastal Conference at the Ferry Beach Retreat and Conference Center in Saco on Oct. 8. Starting at 8:45 a.m., the programming will feature presentations addressing critical coastal issues, including salt marsh restoration, planning for coastal […]
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News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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City Theater in Biddeford presents ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’
City Theater in Biddeford will kick off its 24-25 season with “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by John Heimbuch and Jon Ferguson, based on the story by Washington Irving. Start the Halloween season with the spooktacular retelling of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman. In the quaint village of Sleepy Hollow, stories of wonder and […]
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Saco & Biddeford Savings is Maine’s first bank to partner with Greenlight
Saco & Biddeford Savings is partnering with Greenlight® Financial Technology, Inc. (“Greenlight”) to better serve families and help the next generation build healthy financial futures, according to the bank. Starting today, SBSI customers will have free access to Greenlight’s award-winning family finance app, available through the Greenlight for Banks program. Ninety-one % of kids and […]
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Thornton breaks ground on field house
Thornton Academy staff and community leaders gathered on the school’s campus to celebrate a groundbreaking of TA’s new field house in Saco. When completed, the 48,851-square-foot facility will host physical education classes, sporting events, and school assemblies, while also providing a place for the school’s Wellness Department to grow its programming. The field house will […]
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From Augusta: Medicare Savings Program expansion helps lower costs for older Mainers
Every individual deserves to be able to age with dignity and comfort in the community they’ve chosen to build their life in. But when I speak with many constituents, especially those on fixed incomes, I hear from people who are struggling to make ends meet. One of the concerns I hear most frequently is about […]
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David Hamel to become Saco’s next fire chief
Hamel will replace Chief John Duross following his retirement this fall.
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Obituary – Arlene Tarbox
Arlene Tarbox Arlene Thersea Tarbox, 84, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, at Seal Rock Healthcare in Saco. She was born Nov. 19, 1939, in Biddeford. She was a 1959 graduate of Biddeford High School. With a lifelong love for the Tiger Pride. Her love for her family and football will never be […]
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County Report – With pricing set, training center project to begin
Recovery center project to follow.
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Opinion – Warrior PATHH leads to post-traumatic growth
For over two decades, firefighting and EMS was my life. I started at 15 as a junior firefighter, driven by the desire to serve and protect my community. Biddeford Fire Department was where I honed my skills, fought fires, and saved lives. It was where I became a paramedic, and eventually, a lieutenant. The firehouse […]
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Samantha Hoyt
Samantha Lee Velez Hoyt, of Portland, passed away on Sept. 1, 2024. She was born on Sept. 26, 1980, in Biddeford to Tammy Savage and Reinadlo Velez. Originally from Old Orchard Beach, she moved to Portland where she met and married Peter Hoyt. They were married on Sept. 20, 2021. She leaves behind many friends […]
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