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Saco Middle School students earn honors

March 5, 2020March 4, 2020

High Achievement, eighth grade: Jaydon Agosto, Rory Beaudoin, Erik Butts, Amelia Carestia, Alexander Chan, Jason Chen, Jeremiah Chessie, Boston Cochrane, Jazmyn Cote, Lindsay DesRoberts, Rachael Fox, Nora Freeman, Faegan Gray, Kalina Kontsas, Allison Lefebvre, Renee LeProhon, Emma Lizotte, Laura Lynch, Tyler MacVane, Jack Mahoney, Hannah Nguyen, Catherine Nightingale, Aleksandar Rakovic, Guinevere Robbins, Sebastian Shields, Cody […]

Saco & Biddeford Savings donates to nonprofit fighting for Lyme disease awareness

March 5, 2020February 26, 2020

Maine had a record number of Lyme cases in 2019.

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Sister Dorothy Violette

March 5, 2020March 2, 2020

BIDDEFORD — Sister Dorothy Violette, formerly known as Sister St. Viola, died at St. Joseph Convent on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at the age of 87. Sister Dorothy was born in Van Buren, Maine, on Oct. 30, 1932, to Leo E. Violette and Ann Cyr Violette. Sister was the fourth child in a family of […]

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UNE College of Dental Medicine students provide free care to children during national event

March 5, 2020March 2, 2020

University of New England dental students, faculty, and professional staff provided 46 children with free oral health education, dental screenings, cleanings, fluoride, and sealants as part of Give Kids A Smile, the American Dental Association Foundation’s annual volunteer initiative. Children from Old Orchard Beach’s Jameson Elementary School and Loranger Memorial School came to UNE’s Oral […]

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Upcoming events for Maine Educational Opportunity Center

March 5, 2020February 26, 2020

SACO — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free workshops entitled Essentials of College Planning for adults 19 and older at • Saco UMA Center, 4 Scamman St., Suite 18, on Thursday, March 26 at 10 a.m. and Thursday, April 2 at 10 a.m. To register or for more information, call 1-800-281-3703 or visit […]

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St. James School in Biddeford ready for “March Madness”

March 5, 2020February 28, 2020

BIDDEFORD —”March is always a long month in schools,” said Nancy Naimey, principal of St. James School in Biddeford. “So, we thought, “Let’s try to plan a month long initiative that promotes our S.A.F.E. mission each day.’” The result? “March Madness” and a schedule of events and activities that celebrate the school’s commitment to S.A.F.E. […]

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Abstract Figure Drawing & Painting: Beyond the Literal workshop to be held at Engine

by Dina Mendros March 5, 2020February 28, 2020

BIDDEFORD — Engine will present Abstract Figure Drawing & Painting: Beyond the Literal workshop by artist Bess Cutlerfor an immersive creative experience. Abstraction, in this class, is seeing and composing the essence of the model’s pose, to go beyond the literal, to see them in terms of shapes, gestures, lights and darks, and not the […]

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Student contest and nonprofit grant available

March 4, 2020

Maine State Bar Association Announces 2020 Law Day Contests Maine students in grades four through 12 are invited to submit entries for this year’s Law Day contests sponsored by the Maine State Bar Association. This year’s theme is “Your Vote, Your Voice, Our Democracy: The 19th Amendment at 100.” Students in grades 4-8 may participate […]