Restaurant Week will kick off on March 16, with deals and promotions lasting all week.
Southern Maine Weeklies
News from the Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Courier, Kennebunk Post, Scraborough Leader and South Portland Sentry.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Scarborough Leader, South Portland Sentry, The Forecaster
Southern Maine people and business news: March 12
Hires, promotions and appointments at Portland Water District, Maine Sports Commission, Tate House Museum, New Ventures Maine and SailMaine, and a donation to Make-A-Wish from VIP Tires and Service.
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Posted inKennebunk Post
Community News: Graves Library hosts Portside Readers
Graves Memorial Library will host the Portside Readers at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 15 when several members of the group will read in front of a live audience. Portside Readers is usually a recorded production and is seen on social media and local TV, according to a library news release. During the March 15 event, […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
Opinion: Agriculture economics: A dirty little secret
When I was a boy there were dozens of dairy farms in Biddeford and likewise in Saco across the river. They’ve all been disappeared now, while Maine has gone from thousands of “farms shipping milk” to 138. Back in the 19th century, farmers got organized and entered the public policy realm. Those quaint old Grange […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
BHS Drama Club presents ‘Mamma Mia!’ this month
Performances take place at Biddeford Middle School March 20-22.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Kennebunk Post
County Report: A 1748 deed and the Siege of Louisbourg
York County’s ongoing effort to catalog and share its historical records has unearthed a remarkable document — one that offers a direct link to a dramatic chapter in North American history. Among our discoveries is a 1748 deed in which John Davis of Biddeford sold his rights to the spoils of war. Recorded in York […]
Posted inKennebunk Post
Opinion: Conversations with Clemmy Clark
When the tide was in and the sun was shining, I was out on the river rowing up and down the Kennebunk River – from beyond Durrell’s Bridge, past Picnic Rock, along the first fairway of the Cape Arundel Golf Club, to the rapids and footbridge behind the clubhouse where the river turns southeast through […]
Posted inKennebunk Post
Business: Norway Savings makes Spaulding Center donation
Julie Richardson, personal banker for Norway Savings Bank’s Kennebunk branch, shares a view of the Spaulding Center for Active Living that is held by many community contributors who have made the Spaulding Center an impactful reality. “I think the Spaulding Center’s mission to provide support and companionship for the community’s seniors is important to the […]
Posted inKennebunk Post
First Parish concert features classical lineup
Maya French, violin, Nathaniel Taylor, cello, and Chris Staknys, piano, will perform Friday, March 28, at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Kennebunk. The program will include selections by Brahms, Esmail, and Staknys and is scheduled for 7 p.m. A $25 donation is requested and doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Johannes Brahms’ Piano Trio […]
Posted inScarborough Leader
A little of everything this winter for Scarborough
Red Storm won one state title, produced several other contenders.