Coming in at $49.8 million, the proposed Biddeford school budget prioritizes staff salaries and an updated math and reading curriculum.
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Biddeford fire being investigated by Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office
Authorities responded to a previously extinguished fire at the May Street Recreation Facility on Saturday morning.
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One month left to enter Rachel Carson National Wildlife’s ‘Sense of Wonder’ photo contest
Submissions will be accepted until June 15.
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Kennebunk nonprofit awarded grant to help families cope with Alzheimer’s disease
Founded in Kennebunk 14 years ago, A Place to Start offers free help and guidance to families with loved ones diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Now under county supervision, York County Food Pantry forges ahead
The program will continue to operate in a partnership between York County Government and nonprofit First County Foundation.
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Kennebunk standouts protest Trump: “It’s we the people.”
For 14 weeks, more than 100 protestors have lined the streets of Kennebunk on Thursday afternoons, protesting the Trump administration. They don’t plan to stop anytime soon.
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Biddeford officials call for more state education funding
Mayor Martin Grohman and Biddeford-Saco Superintendent Jeremy Ray are working to get two bills passed in the Legislature that are related to the economically disadvantaged student population in the school district.
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Biddeford-Saco Memorial Day celebration moves to Waterhouse Field
Due to ongoing construction in downtown Biddeford, the annual Memorial Day parade has been canceled, replaced by a small ceremonial parade and other celebration at Waterhouse Field.
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Orange baby lobsters, the rarest of their kind, find a new home in Maine’s ocean
The odds of finding an orange lobster are 1 in 30 million. The University of New England just released 15 orange babies, no wider than a thumb and no longer than a pinky, into the wild to defy those odds.
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Man shot in Biddeford says he was defending himself, trying to disarm suspect
The 34-year-old man charged in the shooting faces one count of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.