Open Farm Day Maine Open Farm Day takes place Sunday, July 28, and Acker’s Acres Angoras and Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village will welcome visitors. Acker’s Acres Angoras at 359 Gloucester Hill Road will open its doors from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to showcase their Angora rabbits and the colorful yarns spun from their wool. […]
Dina Mendros
Dina is Executive Editor for the Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, the Kennebunk Post, the Scarborough Leader and the South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Sentry. She is a born and bred Mainer living in Saco.
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Inside Bridgton: July 26
Community Kettle The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club is hosting a Community Kettle supper at the Bridgton Community Center on Depot Street Thursday, Aug. 1, from 5 to 6 p.m. or until the food runs out. Attendance is free, but donations are accepted. There will be options available for takeout. The menu is spaghetti with meat […]
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School Board vacancies in both Saco and Biddeford
Both Biddeford an Saco have school board vacancies which they are seeking to fill. The Saco School Board is seeking a new member to represent Ward 1. A vacancy occurred following Ward 1 School Board member Arthur “Artie” Archie’s resignation on July 10. The chosen candidate will serve for the remainder of Archie’s term, which […]
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Ruralist Lament: Living in a time of monsters
I came of age in a simpler time. The mill town of my youth produced textiles, shoes, and lumber. There were dozens of dairy farms, vegetable/fruit growers, and a poultry operation or two. The union movement, in the aftermath of World War Two had finally penetrated the steely resistance of the local mill owners. Generally […]
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Gray man arrested for drug trafficking
Peter Petersen, 50, was arrested July 17 and fentanyl, amphetamine and methamphetamine was seized from his home.
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Local residents achieve academic honors, graduate
Colin Lavigne of Biddeford graduated from the University of Rhode Island and received a Doctor of Pharmacy, Magna Cum Laude. Adrian Dowd-Pettingill of Saco was named to the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Dowd-Pettingill is in the film and animation program. Chase Buzzell of […]
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Things to Do, July 25
Thursday, July 25 Thursday Coffee Hour – 55+, Every Thursday 10 to 11 a.m., McArthur Public Library, 270 Main St., Biddeford. Get to know members of the community in a casual and comfortable space. Light refreshments will be served. Free. FMI, email jsanderson@mcarthurlibrary.org. Wanda Kids Summer Theater Camp, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., First Parish […]
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UNE students and faculty engage community at marine research seminar
The School of Marine and Environmental Programs at the University of New England recently hosted members of the coastal Biddeford community for a series of presentations from students and faculty, discussing ongoing research on the pertinent topics of climate change, invasive species, advances in aquaculture, and the impacts of microplastics pollution, according to a UNE […]
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Saco man runs for first district US House
A 59-year-old Saco man has recently announced he is running for the U.S. House of Representatives for Maine’s 1st district. Ethan Weld Alcorn, who is listed as an unenrolled, Independent candidate with the Secretary of State’s Bureau of Elections, Corporations & Commissions, will run against Republican nominee Ronald C. Russell and incumbent Chellie Pingree, a […]
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State trooper injured in Biddeford crash
A Maine State Police trooper was injured Saturday night in Biddeford when his cruiser was rear-ended by another vehicle. At about 7:33 pm, Trooper Patrick Flanagan was on a traffic stop with his emergency lights activated at mile marker 32 southbound on the turnpike in Biddeford when his cruiser was hit. The force of the […]