People who live in York County and meet certain income limits whose homes were damaged by severe storms on Dec. 23 and 24 could be eligible for grants up to $40,675 to help repair them. U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Maine State Director Rhiannon Hampson announced the program on April 13. York is one […]
Tammy Wells
Tammy Wells came to the Biddeford-Saco Old Orchard Beach Courier and Kennebunk Post from the now-defunct Journal Tribune, where she was a staff writer for 22 years. She's enjoyed writing about old soldiers, quilt shows and big floods, the high school marching band, murder trials and the big bust that everyone hoped would put a dent in the drug trade for a while. She believes citizens need to know about the mil rate and why one road is getting paved and another one isn’t, what exciting new business is moving to town, what company is leaving and how much it costs to run a school. Tammy was raised in New Brunswick, Canada. She enjoys photographic excursions throughout rural Maine and New Hampshire with her husband, reading, their cats Skippy and Lola, and small Canadian islands in Passamaquoddy Bay.
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St. Louis Alumni funds scoreboard with $11,000 donation
BIDDEFORD — The St. Louis Alumni Association recently donated $11,000 to the Biddeford Recreation Department so it can buy a new scoreboard for St. Louis Field I. Representatives from the association reached out to Biddeford Recreation staff in March to review their project needs and estimated costs. Following the meeting, the association approved the donation […]
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Saco Middle School students learn at The Ecology School
SACO – This spring, The Ecology School welcomed more than 150 seventh grade students from Saco Middle School for a three-day immersive, hands-on learning experience at its River Bend Farm campus in Saco. Hosting these students is part of a partnership between The Ecology School, the City of Saco and Saco Schools to provide an […]
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Courts move to new consolidated York Judicial Center in Biddeford
York Judicial Center is slated to be fully open May 3, according to the Admiistrative Office of the Courts.
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Thornton Academy team aces WorldQuest competition
They’re off to the national competition April 28.
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RSU 21 increases bonuses in bid to hire bus drivers
Route consolidation, charters now in the mix as the bus driver shortage continues. A hiring event is set for May 3-4.
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Former Biddeford City Clerk Carmen Bernier earns state award
“Carmen was really a leader in our state in terms of innovations,” said Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows of Carmen Bernier, Biddeford’s former longtime city clerk.
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Kidz Go Eco owner Michelle Goulet earns SBA award
“My mission is to inspire students to become lifelong learners in an ever-changing world,” said Goulet, whose preschool was named Maine and New England Veteran Business of the Year
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Retired criminal justice professor pitches in to help recruit jail staff
Democrat Bill King, who was running for re-election as York County Sheriff and the Rev. David Corbett, a Republican making a bid for state senate and who worked for the sheriff’s office 20 years ago, began talking on the campaign trail last year.
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Biddeford council to foreclose on lot near proposed Diamond Match development
Property taxes have not been paid on the vacant parcel for a decade. If the city acquires the land, it would be turned over to the developer. Part of the overall agreement would see One Diamond Development LLC install a bike path and RiverWalk.