BIDDEFORD — The Southern Maine Agency on Aging’s, or SMAA, Sam L. Cohen Center in Biddeford needs volunteer drivers to pick up and drop off members using a Cohen Center car or van. Volunteers are needed mornings and afternoons, Monday through Friday. Driving experience, a clean driving record, and the ability to pass a background […]
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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Scholarship opportunities and essay competitions announced
Northeast Credit Union’s Scholarship Program is now accepting applications for 2020. There are five different scholarships to apply for, with 24 overall opportunities for awards totaling $40,000. Scholarships are available to members in good standing who have been with Northeast Credit Union for one year or longer starting Jan. 15, 2019. The Northeast Credit Union […]
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Saco & Biddeford Savings promotes Eric Doyon to manager of Business and Loan Services
SACO — Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, Maine’s oldest bank, has announced the recent promotion of Eric Doyon to vice president, manager of Business and Loan Services. Doyon joined SBSI in 2004, starting as a credit analyst. He was promoted to assistant vice president, credit officer in 2009 and to vice president and business Credit […]
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Local residents receive academic honors
Saco resident Connor Northway, majoring in computer engineering/computer science, made the dean’s list for the fall semester at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. To achieve the dean’s list distinction, students must carry a full program of at least four courses, have a quality point average of 3.5 or greater out of a possible 4.0 and […]
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Eliminating political slush funds
Political action committees, or PACs, are a go-to mechanism to gain influence over our political system. Unlike individual campaigns which have set contribution limits, PACs can funnel unlimited amounts of money from special interests, corporations, and lobbyist contributions. PACs are so popular, that many of my colleagues, fellow state legislators, operate them. While I have […]
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Spring’s first song is one of joy
The very idea of a bird is a symbol and a suggestion to the poet … his frame charged with buoyancy and his heart with song. ~John Burroughs A few nights ago, I noticed that my cat was spending a bit more time than usual at my bedroom window. She seemed intent on something out […]
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Socks collected for those who need them
Senior Corps volunteers, Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions and RSVP, received 2,266 pairs of socks during their 2nd Annual Warm Heart, Warm Feet sock drive, held throughout Maine in partnership with Renys department stores, which were distributed to people who need them. At every Renys store statewide, volunteers and store staff collected socks throughout the month […]
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Biddeford woman found with needle in her arm released from hospital
The unnamed woman was not charged with a crime.
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Conrad Boisvert
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Conrad J. Boisvert Jr., 88, of Biddeford and long-time resident of Old Orchard Beach, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born Feb. 9, 1932 in Manchester, New Hampshire to Conrad and Rose Anna Berthiaume Boisvert. He was educated at St. Joseph Grammar School […]
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Annual Passport Day in Scarborough takes place March 7
Here some answers for frequently asked questions.