Donna M.K.(Grant) Rauschke, 83, of Scarborough passed away peacefully June 13, 2020, with her family by her side. After persevering through challenges presented with progressive Parkinson’s Disease, Donna’s body could not overcome the acute changes that occurred in the past month. A loving and devoted mother to her two daughters, Meridyth Astrosky and Krista Cushing, […]
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
Biddeford sailor shifts fuel aboard 7th Fleet flagship
SULU SEA — Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Eric St. Amand, from Biddeford, shifts fuel between fuel tanks aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific […]
Local students graduate, earn honors
Jordan Stickles of Biddeford has graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the University celebrated its Spring 2020 Commencement on April 25 with a special virtual toast in honor of the graduating students. During an online celebration of Bowdoin College’s Class of 2020, held May 23, 2020, bachelor of arts […]
Letters to the editor, July 2
America’s greatest holiday, the Fourth of July To the editor, Fly a Flag? Honor your veterans! Just not at Laurel Hill Cemetery — “It interferes with the weed wackers trimming around the grave stones,” says the grounds superintendent. For many years, the American Legion, The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Boy Scouts and many other volunteers […]
Mill Voices: Pat Brown reminisces
Biddeford Mills Museum recorded interviews with more than 50 former Biddeford Mills employees in 2012 and 2013. This summer you can read excerpts from some of those videos right here in a series titled, “Mill Voices.” The full set of videos will be available for viewing at the Museum when we reopen later in the […]
2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Maine Triathlon canceled
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Based on the mandate from Governor Janet Mills in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRONMAN 70.3 Maine triathlon, originally scheduled for Aug. 30 in Old Orchard Beach will not take place in 2020. It will return on August 29, 2021. “In what has been a continually evolving and challenging time […]
St. James third quarter honor roll
BIDDEFORD —The following students made the St. James School third term honor roll. Grade 4 Highest Honors: Addison Barrs, Faith Conant, Chloe Gendron, Olivia Hunter, Ella Madden, and Lily Whitehurst; Honors: Addison DiCianni, Brayden Houle, and Nicholas Searcy; and Honorable Mention: Livie Dunbar, Grace Edstrom, Isabel Huot, Logan Leblanc, and Cora Saucier. Grade 5 Highest […]
Biddeford offers youth free meal program
BIDDEFORD — The nutrition program through Biddeford schools is sponsoring the USDA Summer Food Service Program, which provides free meals for those ages 18 and under. The program, that runs through Aug. 28, offers meals at Biddeford Middle School, 25 Tiger Way, for breakfast and lunch pick-up from 10:30 a.m. to noon; breakfast and lunch […]
Amusement, recreation and entertainment businesses reopen, but it’s not all fun and games
Turning the calendar to July means the majority of public-facing businesses in Maine can now serve customers, as long as they comply with a checklist of state-mandated safety precautions.
Biddeford mil rate projected to increase by 7 cents
City says those who receive homestead exemption could see a tax decrease.