Select students have been named to the Fall 2023 Dean’s List at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. Local students include: Chris Balzano of Saco, Brad Cruver of Dayton, and Max Goodwin of Biddeford. Lucia Amat Ayala was named to the Dean’s list at Miami University for the 2023 fall semester. Springfield College has named […]
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News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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Community News, Feb. 15
OOB Democrats meet Feb. 20 There will be a monthly Old Orchard Beach Democrats meeting held at The Ballpark conference room on Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. The Ballpark conference room is located at 7 Ballpark Way in Old Orchard Beach. This meeting is open to all registered Old Orchard Beach Democrats. A Sunday Afternoon […]
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Biddeford High School 2023-2024 announces quarter 2 honor roll
Grade 12 High Honors: Logan Allaire, Ysabel Arsenault, William Atwater, Madeline Barrow, Victoria Barrow, Cameron Bourque, Chloe Cadorette, Tatiana Carty, Emily Corbeil, Katherine Dallaire, Andrew Ellis II, Danielle Emerson, Dillon Emerson, Mikala Friedel, Addison Girard, Djordan Goma, Matthew Gonneville, Kendall Goulet, Riley Langevin, Gino Mariello, Alec Martin, Alexa Moreau, Kylie Parent, Iainn Parker, Sarah Parks, Sean Peck, Tyson Pelletier, Tyler Plourde, […]
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If all goes well, Saco school construction project headed for the June 11 ballot
The school department has recommended the city have the bonds to fund the two new school buildings appear as two separate ballot questions. The City Council will make a final decision on how it will be put to voters at an April 29 meeting.
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Commissioner Makin kicks off Read to ME Challenge at Jameson Elementary School in Old Orchard Beach
The Read to ME Challenge promotes literacy by encouraging adults to read to children for at least 15 minutes and challenge others to do the same.
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Friday’s lockdown through the eyes of Thornton Academy students
A shooting and car crash around noon on Friday, Feb. 9 in Saco prompted a lockdown at local schools. The worst part, according to a Thornton Academy senior, was getting confusing and conflicting social media updates from the outside world. “They just kept progressively getting worse.”
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New national public health strategy to combat rising cases of tick-borne diseases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the National Public Health Strategy to Prevent and Control Vector-Borne Diseases in People. This national strategy was required as part of the Kay Hagan Tick Act that was authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Tina Smith, D-Minnesota, and signed […]
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American Heart Association encourages all Mainers to learn CPR this February – American Heart Month
During February – American Heart Month – the American Heart Association, a voluntary health organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives for all, is urging all Maine families to learn the lifesaving skill of CPR. With more than 350,0000 people experiencing cardiac arrests outside of a hospital, including 23,000 children, CPR is a […]
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Obituary: Ruby M. MacLellan
Ruby M. MacLellan, 97, of Sanford, died on Jan. 28, 2024. Ruby was born on April 10, 1926, the daughter of Perley and Mabel Whitten. Ruby and her 9 siblings grew up in Kennebunkport. After graduating from high school, Ruby’s first job was as a cake maker at Woolworths in Biddeford. She attended Northeastern Business […]
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Library Links: Love is in the air at Libby Memorial Library
There are all sorts of myths about how the celebration of St. Valentine’s Day came to be. The timing of the celebration on February 14 may, according to some scholars, be related to Lupercalia, an ancient Roman fertility festival. Of course, the name of the holiday is something else. There are many historical figures who […]