Nearly 800 riders took part in the 20th annual ride along the southern Maine coast, with registrations benefitting the Eastern Trail Alliance.
Luna Soley
Luna Soley is a Peaks Islander who now lives in Portland. She is a graduate of Bowdoin College and has written for Outside and Backpacker magazines. Luna covers Freeport, Topsham, Harpswell, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Phippsburg and the arts for the Times Record.
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Voters will have to choose contested Biddeford City Council seats in municipal elections
Two councilor-at-large seats, as well as the Councilor for Ward 3, are up for election.
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Jodi MacPhail to run unopposed for mayor of Saco
If elected Nov. 7, the current deputy mayor will be the city’s first female mayor.
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Biddeford Planning Board approves site plan for community gathering space
BIDDEFORD – A “no brainer” came before the Biddeford Planning Board Sept. 6. At least that’s what Julian Schlaver, Ward 5 city counselor and member of the downtown development commission said about the final site plan application submitted by Steve Liautaud (or Freddy LLC), the property owner of 64 Alfred St. Liautaud wants to turn […]
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Hundreds biked up to 100 miles on Sunday to support the Eastern Trail
More than 750 bikers gathered for the Maine Lighthouse Ride on Sunday, a fundraiser for the Eastern Trail Alliance. 25-, 40-, 62-, and 100-mile routes stretched from South Portland to as far as Kennebunkport.
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Staffing in Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, and Arundel schools better than expected
RSU 21 schools are, for the most part, exceptions to the staffing shortages experienced by other school districts across the state. Even so, schools still start the upcoming year with openings for bus drivers and Ed Techs.
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Lawrence Best named Biddeford’s next fire chief
Best, the former fire chief of the the Salem, New Hampshire, department was appointed by the Biddeford City Council last week. He will begin serving as the new chief on Oct. 17.
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Biddeford Planning Board reviews plans for 30-room boutique hotel
BIDDEFORD – The Biddeford Planning Board voted unanimously Sept. 6 to approve a preliminary change of use application to turn the Odd Fellows Hall at 25 Alfred St. into a 30-room boutique hotel. Jason Jirele of Woodhull Architects, who brought the proposal before the board, made a compelling case for the project as part of […]
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Arundel Historical Society hosting annual Heritage Day
Arundel’s Heritage Day is Saturday, Sept. 16 at North Chapel Common. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; parking and admission are free.
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Biddeford Police Department honors overdose awareness day
Thursday, August 31 was International Overdose Awareness Day – and Maegan Lambert-Irish, from the Biddeford Police Department, invited community members to decorate luminaria for loved ones who have died of an overdose. The lanterns were lit that evening and lined up along Alfred Road.