Those in the industry say the market is changing.
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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York County vaccine clinic draws parents from afar, and those closer to home
Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah paid a visit on Thursday, June 23, greeting staff and parents who brought their young childen, 6 months to 5 years old, for COVID vaccines. The clinic also dispenses vaccines for older children, adults, and boosters for those eligible.
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Hot dogs, snow cones, other ‘good grub’ vendors destined for Mark’s Garage
Up to four food vendors will be able set up on the lot on weekends, when the garage is closed, and up to two on weekdays, said owner Mark Boynton.
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Rod Williams’ dreams came true with Ford Thunderbird, Fairlane, other cars
He was an auto stylist in the heady days of the 1950s when cars were big, bold, and snazzy, His work is on display now through the end of the season at the Maine Classic Car Museum on Route 1 in Arundel.
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Biddeford Pool lecture series at Union Church returns for 21st year
Series features speakers from The Telling Room, a non-fiction writer, a fiction writer and a poet.
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Requests for housing and other help on the increase, Biddeford’s City Council learns
Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center Director Rev. Shirley Bowen said the center receives as many as five calls a day for help finding housing. Biddeford City Council is looking for the state to become more invovled in providing assistance and answers.
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Thornton Academy to mitigate lead issues in water sources
The school reported that five drinking water sources and 97 non-drinking water sources exceeded the state’s 4 parts per billion acceptable limit.
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Meet Kennebunk’s Deputy Police Chief, Eric O’Brien
O’Brien, who grew up in Wells, worked his way up through the ranks and was appointed as the department’s second in command this spring.
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Kennebunk Select Board agrees to put charter review to voters on Nov. 8
Proponents of a review say the document lacks specifics on processes in several areas. Some came to light during a recall election earlier this year.
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Kirby Littlefield ‘a class act,’ at Maine Water for 56 years
Co-workers and others gathered to celebrate Littlefield’s dedication to make sure there was safe drinking water for residents of Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach and the Pine Point area of Scarborough for more than five decades.