BIDDEFORD —Carey Nason, the executive director of St. André Home, will host a free, virtual event entitled “Beauty Remains: The Truth on Trafficking” on Wednesday, July 27, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. to help participants better understand human trafficking and exploitation, what is happening around us, how to identify victims, and what we can […]
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Building on our successes in Biddeford and Saco
Watching the national news these days can be a sobering experience, with all the challenges associated with inflation, wars, Supreme Court decisions, violence, and more, some of which feel intractable at times to solve. But a good antidote to that is just to go outside and interact with neighbors and community members locally, and see […]
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Saco Classic Car Show returns Saturday morning
SACO — Love those older automobiles? Do you swoon at the thought of chrome and tail fins, or older vehicles once called horseless carriages? How about the muscle cars of the 1960s and 1970s? More than 150 vehicles will be on display on Main Street from 8 a.m. 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 23 — […]
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Road closure on lower Main Street in Biddeford on July 21
BIDDEFORD — A full road closure on lower Main Street in Biddeford will take place on Thursday, July 21 starting at about 4 a.m. until the estimated completion time of 1 p.m. During this time, a 30-inch diameter sewer pipe to be used in upcoming storm drain work will be moved across the road. Access […]
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Obituary: Lucy Poli
BIDDEFORD —Lucy Poli, age 100, passed away July 8, 2022. Lucy was born in Biddeford, Maine, the daughter of Michelangelo and Idelina (Nicetta) Poli on Oct. 23, 1921. Lucy graduated from Gorham Normal School with a BS in Elementary Education in 1943. She started her teaching career in Biddeford at Emery Street School, teaching grade […]
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Starbucks workers in Biddeford vote to unionize
The Biddeford location becomes the first in Maine to join Starbucks Workers United.
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Singer Eli Lev performs at Flourish Music Cafe in Biddeford
He last performed locally three years ago.
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McArthur Library offers a summer of mayhem, murder, mystery
What a beautiful summer so far, cool, dry, lovely. Mine has been filled with hiking, biking and kayaking and of course, really great books! Some of my favorite authors have released titles recently; Paul Doiron (Mike Bowditch Series), Linda Castillo (Kate Burkholder Series), David Rosenfelt (Andy Carpenter Series), Elly Griffiths (Ruth Galloway Series). Obviously, I […]
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Introducing Kennebunk Fire Rescue Chief Justin Cooper
If he looks familiar – that is because he lives in town, started at the department as a volunteer in 1998, has been deputy chief and has worked in at least two neighboring communities.
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Biddeford to hold blood drive on July 12
BIDDEFORD — The City of Biddeford will host a community blood drive in partnership with the American Red Cross of Northern New England on Tuesday, July 12. The city’s inspiration for hosting the upcoming Blood Drive is Kenny, a four-year-old Biddeford resident who is fighting Childhood Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor, also known as ATRT. Atypical […]