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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.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Saco School Board revisits Toddle Inn lease
The lease for the building that houses Saco’s pre-K program expires in May 2025, ahead of when the new Saco pre-K and kindergarten building is expected to open.
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Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Arundel officials kick off conversation about affordable housing development
Town Manager Keith Trefethen pitched the select board on constructing affordable housing on Bergeron Drive.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Political newcomer beats incumbent Larry Mead in Old Orchard Beach Town Council race
School Board Members Donna Moutsatsos and Peter Flaherty were re-elected.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Voters in Kennebunkport reject plan for new town office
The ballot question lost by 218 votes. The six other municipal ballot questions passed.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Kennebunk Sewer District referendum passes
A total of 1,728 voters said yes to increasing the district’s debt limit.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Saco has its first female mayor, School Board chair triumphs over challenger
Sixty-five percent of voters cast their ballots in favor of a new charter amendment.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Martin Grohman wins the race for Biddeford mayor
Doris Ortiz and Marc Lessard were re-elected as councilors at-large.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Biddeford man works to preserve the memory of St. Louis High School
Budding historian and archivist Chuck Cote has amassed a collection of St. Louis High School memorabilia.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Saco Planning Board rejects final approval of Lincoln Village development
The community group that spearheaded opposition to the project, Save Saco Neighborhoods, cheered the decision.