The deadline to apply is Jan. 19.
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Library Links: Welcome the New Year at Libby Library
The hustle and bustle of the holidays has ended, and we’re now, truly, settling in for our long winter full of actual silent nights. It’s almost January, the beginning of a new year. January is a funny time of year — both hopeful and full of possibility, but also, as a community that welcomes seasonal […]
advertisement
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Strategies for supporting affordable housing related to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard spotlighted in report
Strategies to support local housing production and to make affordable housing easier to build and are spotlighted in a new Housing Report from the Joint Land Use Study (JLUS), funded through a US Department of Defense grant with the Town of Kittery, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission (SMPDC), and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS). […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Pathfinders provide holiday gift baskets
Since 2013 during the holiday season, the Saco Pathfinders Snowmobile Club, has provided six holiday dinner baskets delivered by the First Parish Congrational Church in Saco. Three of these baskets were delivered for Thansgiving and three for Christmas. The Snowmobile Club clears, maintains and grooms approximately 42 miles of trails in Saco, Scarboro, Biddeford and […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Scarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Maine DHHS extends deadline for SNAP recipients to apply for help replacing food
Recipients now have until Jan. 18 to apply for benefits to replace food lost as a result of last weeks’s storm.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
AMVETS breakfast benefits Toys for Tots
When Santa’s helpers need helpers, Northern York County Toys for Tots volunteers showed up to pick up toys from AMVETS Post 1, in Biddeford. In addition to the toys, was a cash donation from the proceeds of the December AMVETS breakfast. The post kitchen prepared and served over 130 breakfasts. “It was a good breakfast; […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Veterans graves get wreaths thanks to AMVETS Post 1 volunteers
On a recent, Saturday morning earlier this month, beneath sunny, warm skies, 12 AMVETS Post 1 volunteers placed hundreds of Christmas wreathes on veterans’ graves throughout Woodlawn Cemetery. Wreaths were provided by Wreathes Across America. Graves of many veterans were previously marked with small red flags by cemetery staff. This helped volunteers locate and place […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies, Uncategorized
Sidewalk talks delay Hidden Hills project
Matthew Chamberlain says he wants to build a seniors paradise in Biddeford — but negotiations over sidewalks have held up the manufactured housing development.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Scarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Better Business warns against scams, more
Tell Alexa to play your favorite song. Ask Siri about the weather. Use Google Assistant to turn down the air conditioner. But don’t ask your smart device to look up a phone number, because it could accidentally point you to a scam, according to the Better Business Bureau. How the scam works You need the […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Lincoln Village development applicant sues Saco over Planning Board decision
According to the plaintiff’s appeal, the Planning Board erred in denying final approval for the development after granting preliminary approval.