Annual UNE and United Way York County event distributes 3,268 stuffed toys.
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
Union: New sorting initiative at Saco facility slows postal delivery
Local 92 president says letter carriers workers are working longer hours.
Get a glimpse of police work at Saco Citizens Academy
Graduates get to take part in a ride along.
Celebrate Biddeford’s food scene this month
The sixth annual Community Soup-er and Biddeford Saco Restaurant Week take place in March.
Local residents earn academic honors
William D. Saunders, a resident of Saco, and Joel D. Herbert, a resident of Biddeford, have recently been named to the dean’s list at Boston University for the fall semester. Each school and college at Boston University has its own criterion for the dean’s list, but students generally must attain a 3.5 grade point average […]
Library Links: A not-so-famous Saco Valley painter
Probably the artist that holds the record for the most works in the Saco Museum collection is Gibeon Elden Bradbury. Bradbury grew up in Salmon Falls. Throughout his life, he never lost touch with, or interest in, the natural world surrounding the Saco River, and it became the primary focus of his art, providing us […]
Alienated Grandparents Anonymous will hold a meeting Tuesday
WELLS — Alienated Grandparents Anonymous (AGA) Support Group Meeting will take place Tuesday, March 10, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Wells Public Library, 1434 Post Road, Wells. AGA provides information and support to grandparents who have been cut off from access to their grandchildren. Meetings are held monthly on the second Tuesday. FMI, email: [email protected] or […]
Biddeford High School Music Program receives donation
BIDDEFORD — For the fourth year in a row, Joe Boucher has delighted City Theater audiences and Winterfest participants with his unique talent. This years’ concert, on Jan. 31, was a tribute to the music of Elton John and Billy Joel, and not only featured Boucher and his band, but also included the guest appearance […]
UNE hosts Rwandan children’s advocate Patrick Kiruhura and exhibit of self-taught Rwandan artists’ paintings
BIDDEFORD — The founder of a Rwandan nonprofit that provides personal development and education to homeless and vulnerable children in the country’s capital of Kigali will speak at the University of New England’s Biddeford Campus Center on March 24, from 5 to 7 p.m., in the Campus Center. Patrick Kiruhura, co-founder of Rwanda’s Root Foundation, […]
York County Republicans to Meet at Wells Library ON March 11
There is a day and location for York County Republican Committee monthly meetings for 2020. It will now be held the second Wednesday of the month in the new Community Program Room at the Wells Public Library, 1434 Post Road, U.S. Route 1. The next meeting will be Wednesday, March 11. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; […]