Environmental Studies Senior Capstone students from Dr. Pam Morgan’s class at the University of New England have been working with Ward Feurt, Kennebunkport Conservation Trust Meadow Woods Preserve Executive Committee member, to eradicate invasive Mugwort plants at Meadow Woods Preserve. The invasive plant was first identified in the Patsy Bray Mahoney Pollinator Meadows portion of […]
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News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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Community News, April 25
Astronomy club meets May 3 The Astronomical Society of Northern New England’s next meeting will be on Friday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. at The New School, 38 York St., Kennebunk. The Business Meeting, also open to the public, commences at 7 p.m. FMI, visit the website ASNNE.org. Some can extend filing of Maine state […]
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Ruralist Lament: Rascals in robes, honesty in rags
The Maine Legislature has recently adjourned. Having “lost” one-third of Maine’s commercial dairy farms since 2020 and reportedly inclined to keep the remaining 145 outfits in-operation, the Legislature voted to “set up a task force that will study the challenges facing the state’s commercial dairy farmers and recommend ways to support the long-term sustainability of […]
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Obituary: James C. Bower
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — James C. Bower, 83, of Old Orchard Beach, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024, at the Pine Point Center in Scarborough. He was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, on October 9, 1940, the son of Philip and Gleyn Bower. At a young age Jim’s family relocated to Auburn, Maine, and he […]
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Biddeford’s ever growing culinary scene now boasts a Swiss style bakery
Valentina Correa Weissenfluh and Alex Weissenfluh opened Edelweiss on Alfred Street earlier this year.
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From Augusta: Maine’s future depends on us saying “yes” to forward-thinking climate projects
In March, the Associated Press reported that Maine’s lobster catch was the lowest it has been since 2009, and the fishing industry catch for 2023 has declined five percent from the previous year. In a vacuum, these numbers might not mean much — there are good years and bad years. However, two alarming trends are […]
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TA Middle School announces third quarter Honor Roll
6th Grade First Honors – Nolan Beaulieu, Jason Blain, Henry Blake, Isabelle Carrier, Kyla Caseley, Calhan Clark, Julia Collins, Margaret Gash, Elliott Gilg, Emma Harriman, Annika Hedlund, Jonah Hersey, Aleta Krajewski, Hadley Peatman, Tessa Purvis, Finnegan Regan, Ava Reichl, Ryker Sughrue, Elsa Tabor, Owen Trafton, Olivia Whitehurst, Kennedy Wirsing. Second Honors – Andrew Bussell, Lila […]
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Two Biddeford City Councilors resign after receiving criminal charges
Bobby Mills has officially resigned after being arrested and charged for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, and Julian Schlaver announced he intends to resign after he was issued a summons alleging assault.
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BHS announces quarter 3 honor roll
Grade 12 High Honors: Ysabel Arsenault, William Atwater, Madeline Barrow, Chloe Cadorette, Vantith Chhay, Emily Corbeil, Katherine Dallaire, Andrew Ellis II, Danielle Emerson, Dillon Emerson, Mikala Friedel, John Gatchalian, Matthew Gonneville, Nyachuoch Jock, Gage Lamontagne, Riley Langevin, Harris Leonard, Lily LeSieur, Gino Mariello, Alec Martin, Kylie Parent, Iainn Parker, Tyler Plourde, Theodora Quint, Julian Rideout, […]
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Another Biddeford affordable housing project by Avesta is in the pipeline
The proposed 46 units of housing for older adults stems from a joint development agreement the city signed with Indian Cliff Development Corp, the owner of the land, in 2021.