10 years ago
From the Journal Tribune: “The Pier has recently received the honor of being voted the second best place to have fun on a board walk, according to Steve Millburg of Coastal Living Magazine. The results of the poll were recently published in USA Today. … The Pier enjoys more than 10,000 visitors each day, and 20,000 on the weekends … what sets the pier apart from others is ‘good old fashioned fun’ and the lure of nostalgia that attracts people …”
50 years ago
From the Biddeford-Saco Journal: “Biddeford may receive federal assistance in developing an industrial park … that the bill waiting to be signed by President Johnson will rename the Area Redevelopment Administration as the Economic Development Administration and that the bill will reclassify Biddeford as a distressed area. This will make the city eligible for federal money …”
100 years ago
From the Biddeford Daily Journal: “At the grand band concert to be given in Pepperell park, Saco … the overture and many of the selections will be heard here for the first time. … Madame Heloise Painchaud Renouf will be the soloist, and her two selections will also be new and of classical beauty. ”
— Amanda Melanson
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