BIDDEFORD — The newest members of the faculty and staff at St. James School in Biddeford say that are adjusting to their new surroundings and enjoy working with the students there. Teachers Ashley Ogden (fourth grade), Christophe Goebel (French), Debra Pizzuto (middle school mathematics), Racha Al Tesini (music), Katie Herbine (physical education), Kim Lauzier ((educational technician) and […]
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CONNECT Fair planned for Oct. 2 in Kennebunk
CONNECT with the community and more than 40 local nonprofits at the fourth annual community family-fun fair featuring interactive games, activites, education and entertainment. Between 4 and 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the Livewell Center next to Quest in Kennebunk, visitors will meet horses, adoptable pups, wildlife (plus your friends and neighbors), sample treats […]
Young Eagles flight rally Saturday at Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport
SANFORD — Area students ages 8 to 17 will have a chance to take to the skies for free on Saturday, Sept. 14, as Experimental Aircraft Association Chapters 225 and 1210 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport. The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, created to interest […]
Historical Society of Wells & Ogunquit to celebrate 65th anniversary
WELLS — The Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit celebrates 65 years of being incorporated as a cultural organization, with an early evening program and Annual Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 5:30 p.m. An 1862 Meetinghouse is the headquarters of the Historical Society of Wells & Ogunquit and is the heart of what began as one town in […]
As 9/11 dawns, Trump blasts Fed members as ‘boneheads’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. is missing out economically because “Boneheads” at the Federal Reserve won’t lower interest rates at his insistence. The Fed is meeting next week and is expected to trim its benchmark rate by another quarter point after cutting the rate for the first time in a decade […]
Many speak against proposed Biddeford parking garage
BIDDEFORD — Outraged Biddeford residents and business owners expressed their concerns about the City Council’s proposed parking garage plan during Tuesday night’s council workshop. As the council gets closer to its Sept. 17 meeting, when members will vote on the proposed 640-space parking garage to be located at 3 Lincoln St., residents at the workshop on Tuesday at Biddeford High School’s Little Theater complained that […]
Village Idiot: Home Ick
It seems to be taking an awfully long time to remodel the guest bathroom, but that’s partly my fault. Apparently you can’t just put a shower anywhere you want, because they have to move the pipes. And moving the pipes is very expensive. But what’s money to a guy like me? I bought stock in […]
Old Orchard Beach car show revs up this weekend
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The 26th annual Old Orchard Beach Car Show is rolling into town this weekend. The fun begins Friday at 1 p.m. with the car showcase in downtown Old Orchard Beach. Cars will be lined up on Old Orchard Street for display and will be released intermittently around dusk, said Old Orchard […]
Reunited: Daughter of Vietnam War casualty receives his medals
SANFORD – Sherry Thomas started researching information about her biological father when she was 30, typing his name, Ronald Russell Fitch, into a search engine about the Vietnam Wall. Now, two decades later – after much research, and some serendipity, Thomas on Wednesday was presented with her father’s medals by Purple Hearts Reunited, a Vermont-based […]
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