Three Biddeford residents — Paul Brady, James Plamondon and Scott Joslin — will serve on the committee.
Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
News from Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach from Mainely Media.
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Ruralist Lament: Bam bam bamboozled
It was a growing season for the record books, globally the hottest on record: Featuring too much heat and too much rain— nearly a year’s worth over one summer. And as a capper, Covid came calling again. My wife caught it and so I tended to the customers at the vegetable stand. One cucumber-consumer of […]
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Site walk for York County first responder training center set for Oct. 16
ALFRED – York County government’s plan to build an all hazards first responder training center will improve local department’s recruiting ability and bolster the skills of recruits who would be able to get training close to home, county officials say. On Sept. 18, members of the Alfred Planning Board voted unanimously that the project application […]
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County to mull dredge ownership question.
ALFRED – Last fall York County Commissioners approved the purchase of a dredge, designed to help combat coastal erosion, nourish beaches with sand, and help keep waters navigable. Now, with the formation of the Southern Maine Dredge Authority, the county has been asked to decide the ownership. The county had been awarded $40 million in […]
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Alfred denies, then rescinds and tables York County recovery center project
ALFRED — The Alfred Planning Board on Sept. 18 first voted to deny York County government’s application for a substance use recovery center on property it owns on Route 4, on grounds the application was for more beds than the town’s zoning ordinance allows. Later that evening, the board rescinded the vote and tabled the […]
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Obituary: Lorraine Cote
BIDDEFORD — Lorraine M. Cote, (81), went to be with Jesus on Sept. 8, 2023. Anyone who knows her knows that this was all she wanted. Lorraine spent her entire life in Biddeford, Maine where she was born on Sept. 9, 1941, daughter of Alcide and Noella (Paquette) Montpas. She graduated from St. Joseph High […]
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Obituary: Leopold R. Lariviere Jr.
BIDDEFORD — Leopold “Leo” R. Lariviere Jr.,75, of Scarborough, passed away Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at The Pine Point Center in Scarborough, Maine. He was born in Biddeford on Sept. 22, 1947, a son of Leopold Sr. and Marie (Paquette) Lariviere. Leo was educated in the Biddeford School system, and graduated from Biddeford High School, […]
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Play at the Biddeford City Theater explores the nostalgic power of women’s clothing
Actress Mia Foley Perron discusses ‘Love, Loss and What I Wore,”‘which will run from Sept. 29 through Oct. 15.
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Summer opens the door to autumn’s approach
A bountiful harvest is nature’s way of reminding us of abundance and possibility.~Author Unknown Small wispy clouds move slowly across a pale blue sky on this late September afternoon. Not far away, a tall white pine stands, its top boughs weighed down heavily by clusters of fat pine cones, which have gone slowly from bright […]
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Saco school board chair faces challenger in upcoming election
Software engineer Colin Leary is running against Board Chair Jennifer Preble.