On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. My grandmother, Nana, had two portraits on the walls of her home that I will never forget. One portrait was of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the other was of JFK. Later, she hung a poster of Larry Bird, but that […]
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
BMS grants yield water bottle filling stations
Maine Water Company and Let’s Go! York County in partnership with Southern Maine Health Care provided the funding.
Save Biddeford Mills Clock Tower
To the editor, Two generations of my family worked in the Biddeford Mills. As they helped to weave cloth in the Pepperell Mill and produce machined items in The Saco Lowell Shops, they wove themselves into the fabric of the community. I’d like to think that they were inspired by the stories of Israel Shevenell […]
Learn about Biddeford history at Mills Museum
To the editor, Here’s another reason to visit Biddeford. Biddeford Mills Museum opened their first exhibition at their new location in Pepperell’s North Dam Building 18, Suite 108, on November 11. This new museum will be open each Thursday, Friday and Saturday from noon until 4 p.m.; and closed Thanksgiving Day. The Museum is a […]
William Anthony Sermania
William Anthony Sermania (Bill), 81, of Clermont, Florida, passed away at Cornerstone Hospice in Clermont on Nov. 19, 2019. Bill was born Jan. 6, 1938, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the second son of Vincent and Sophie Sermania. A childhood polio survivor, Bill graduated from Atlantic City High School and was a 1959 graduate of […]
Bryan Kaenrath is Saco’s new city administrator
He’ll start his new gig on Jan. 1.
Thiples, baklava, much more at annual Greek bazaar
St. Fontini Ladies Society makes thousands of pastries for the Nov. 23 event.
Civil parking suit against Biddeford dropped
Jason Litalien had filed the federal complaint, but in September asked for dismissal.
Festival of Trees returns to Saco Museum
More than 30 trees are decorated to delight.