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Saco woman dies after scuba diving accident

by Dennis Hoey August 31, 2020September 1, 2020

Tonya Cianchette, 45, of Saco was injured Sunday in a recreational dive near the Isle of Shoals and died at a New Hampshire hospital.

Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Business, Maine, News, Southern Maine Weeklies

Saco water park closes for season after police issue cease-and-desist order

by Dennis Hoey August 30, 2020August 31, 2020

Authorities say they were concerned that large gatherings of people inside Aquaboggan Water Park posed a significant risk of transmitting the COVID-19 virus.

Food, Green Plate Special, Recipes

Green Plate Special: Eating is an educational act

by Christine Burns Rudalevige August 30, 2020May 15, 2026

Two local schools teach students about the intersection of ecology, food and social principles. The concept is called agroecology.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

In her new book, Leslie Lambert Rounds tells a dark, true-life tale

by Peggy Grodinsky August 30, 2020August 26, 2020

The Saco library and museum director researched the murder of a young New Hampshire mother.

Maine, News, Scarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies

Dead whale pulled from Saco Bay to be studied

by Kelley Bouchard August 25, 2020August 28, 2020

The 2-ton minke whale was loaded onto a trailer in Scarborough and hauled to Gorham for a necropsy.

Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies

Young School welcomes interim principal

by Josh Pulsifer Special to the Courier August 24, 2020August 24, 2020

SACO — For school districts across Maine, the start of the school year can be one of the toughest and hardest parts of the job. Throw in a pandemic, which presents challenges that haven’t been faced in over a century, and it complicates the start of the year further. Now, add in a new principal […]