Hires, promotions, appointments Cole Clement was promoted to vice president of marketing strategy at Maine Savings Federal Credit Union. He joined the credit union in November 2021 as marketing strategy director, and he has been a board member for the Skowhegan Economic Development Corp. since 2020, and previously spent three years at Skowhegan Savings Bank […]
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
Community Calendar: Nov. 22-29
Bulletin Board Friday 11/22 L.L. Bean Northern Lights opening night/tree lighting: 4-8 p.m., music and more, L.L. Bean campus, 95 Main St., Freeport. facebook.com/LLBeanFreeportStore Saturday 11/23 Once Upon a Holiday Fair: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., First Lutheran Church, 132 Auburn St., Portland. 797-2525 Cumberland Holiday Fair: 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuttle Road Community […]
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Scarborough Leader, South Portland Sentry, The Forecaster
Arts Calendar: Nov. 22-29
Comedy Friday 11/22 Ryan Hamilton: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $25-$40. statetheatreportland.com Friday 11/22 & Saturday 11/23 Yannis Pappas: 7 and 9:30 p.m. both days, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $31.52-$36.70. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Sunday 11/24 “Comedy Cause it Matters”: Fundraiser benefits Hope Squad Maine, 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 […]
Posted inScarborough Leader
Scarborough extends welcome for Community Thanksgiving
Sign-ups for volunteers had maxed out weeks before Thanksgiving, showing the impact of the community event.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
Biddeford-based Fiber Materials, Inc. to be sold
The Biddeford-based company Fiber Materials, Inc. (FMI) could be sold for $165 million to Tex-Tech Industries. The company, owned by Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, currently employs 400 people and manufactures heat-resistant aerospace components. “FMI’s products are installed on critical defense platforms as well as NASA programs such as Stardust, Mars Curiosity, Orion, and Mars 2020,” according […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
Community News, Nov. 28
240 Strings: “They Persisted” 240 Strings continues their community concert season on Dec. 14 at 3 p.m. at 28 Neal St. in Portland. The Portland Piano Trio will play the Mozart C Major Trio, written in the midst of excruciating hardship, and the G Minor Piano Trio, which the young Chopin wrote while still in […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
Biddeford’s Seeds of Hope has new space for unhoused
Seeds of Hope is preparing to open a newly-renovated space in the next few days.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
Biddeford shoots down beach bathhouse bids, for now
The Biddeford City Council rejected bids to build a new Gilbert Boucher Bathhouse.
Posted inKennebunk Post
Kennebunk, Kennebunkport begin work on floodproofing
The towns heard a presentation from engineering firms at a joint meeting last week.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Schools and Education
RSU 21 member Kirstin Shapiro announces resignation
Shapiro announced her resignation following her censure by the School Board on Nov. 8.