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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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UNE alum convinces Maine legislators to pass new law regarding prosthetic devices
BIDDEFORD — During her four years at UNE, Jordan Simpson, B.S., Class of 2021 (Social Work), was focused on getting her degree. But she also spent a lot of time on something she is very passionate about, advocating for people who have experienced limb loss. “This issue has been important in my life and in […]
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Biddeford City Theater presents ‘The Rocky Horror Show’
City Theater in Biddeford closes it’s 2021-22 season with the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Show” running July 22 through Aug. 7. The book, music and lyrics are by Richard O’Brien. The 1973 musical that became a movie and started nonstop cultural phenomenon. “The Rocky Horror Show” is a deliberately kitschy rock ‘n’ roll sci-fi […]
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Tyler Technologies announces 2022 Maine App Challenge winners
The eighth annual contest received the highest number of submissions in its history.
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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.
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When he first tried to retire, they wouldn’t take goodbye for an answer
Now a Maine Water employee who started working at a Biddeford water treatment plant 56 years ago – before he finished high school – finally has called it a day and started sleeping in.
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Obituary: Stephen Perry
BIDDEFORD — Stephen J. Perry (54) of Daytona Beach, Florida, passed away unexpectedly on June 17, 2022. Steve was born in Biddeford, Maine, on Jan. 17, 1968, to Elizabeth (Betty) Jordan and Leighton M. Perry, both of Kennebunkport. He attended Scarborough schools and graduated from Kissimmee High School in Florida, where he had lived with […]
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Obituary: Mona R. Girouard
BIDDEFORD — Mona R. Girouard, 79, passed away peacefully at her residence on June 21, 2022 in Biddeford. She was born on June 10, 1943, a daughter of Leopold and Juliette (Grenier) Girouard. She resided in the Biddeford/Saco area most of her life, and previously lived in Waterboro for 17 years. Mona was a member […]
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LaKermesse in Biddeford draws kids, families for summer festival fun
The annual festival wound down Sunday afternoon, so its “Au Revoir” until next year.