For a second year in a row, eighth-grade teachers Ben Fogg and Dan Sherman held a “Redcoats & Revolution” restaurant simulation, a creative way for students to practice public speaking and learn the American Revolution.
Eloise Goldsmith
Eloise is originally from outside of Washington, D.C. These days, she's based in Portland and is a reporter for the Northern Forecaster. Eloise joined the Maine Trust for Local News as a reporter for Kennebunk Post and the Biddeford Courier. Previously she was a fact checker and freelance reporter. Her reporting appears in The Nation, In These Times, Jacobin and elsewhere.
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With Army Corps agreement inked, Saco turns to other solutions to protect Camp Ellis
Two storms in January caused “catastrophic” damage to Camp Ellis, a powerful reminder of how vulnerable the coastal community is. “If we have another storm like that, I don’t think my house would survive,” said resident Joe Kehoe.
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Saco man operating a stolen truck leads police on chase, crashes into cruiser
Ricky Cooper, 39, crashed a stolen Maine Water company truck at intersection of Kennebunk Pond Road and South Waterboro Road after being pursued by law enforcement. After he receives medical care, he’ll be arrested on four charges, including eluding an officer, police say.
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York County birders flock to Kennebunk for an afternoon of art, gardening tips
Capitalizing on a surge of interest in birding in the past couple of years, the Kennebunk Conservation Commission hosted an event Jan. 27 to teach people how to make their backyards a “haven for birds”
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Business guru Jon Schallert offers high praise to Saco and Biddeford businesses
“In the past few years, I don’t know if I’ve seen a community that has as much potential as you guys have,” Schallert said at a Jan. 29 training session.
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Five takeaways from Kennebunk’s presentation on homelessness
“We’re feeling really frustrated and stuck with the lack of resources,” said Deputy Director of Community Development Karen Winton in the Social Services Office.
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Ryan Fecteau is once again running to represent Biddeford in the Maine House
Affordable housing advocate and former House Speaker Ryan Fecteau is running for the District 132 seat. Current House Rep Erin Sheehan is not running for re-election.
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January storms prompt citizen effort to change Maine DEP regulation
A Biddeford property owner is spearheading an effort to allow the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to permit the construction of seawalls and riprap on sand dunes.
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After a pause during Covid, Age Friendly Biddeford is back
Retired nurse Betsy Martin is revitalizing a group dedicated to making Biddeford livable for older community members.
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Biddeford has over $1 million in public infrastructure damage from Jan. 10 storm
Code Enforcement Director Roby Fecteau said he did not yet have a ballpark figure for damage wrought by a second powerful storm on Jan. 13, but said it was ‘worse.’