BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center will host the Greater Biddeford-Saco Music Hall of Fame ceremony for 2024. The Greater Biddeford-Saco Music Hall of Fame (GBSMHOF) is dedicated to celebrating, honoring, and preserving the legacy of bands and musicians who entertained and left their mark in the greater Biddeford-Saco area. This year’s inaugural […]
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UNE environmental studies students work to eradicate invasive species
Environmental Studies Senior Capstone students from Dr. Pam Morgan’s class at the University of New England have been working with Ward Feurt, Kennebunkport Conservation Trust Meadow Woods Preserve Executive Committee member, to eradicate invasive Mugwort plants at Meadow Woods Preserve. The invasive plant was first identified in the Patsy Bray Mahoney Pollinator Meadows portion of […]
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Ruralist Lament: Rascals in robes, honesty in rags
The Maine Legislature has recently adjourned. Having “lost” one-third of Maine’s commercial dairy farms since 2020 and reportedly inclined to keep the remaining 145 outfits in-operation, the Legislature voted to “set up a task force that will study the challenges facing the state’s commercial dairy farmers and recommend ways to support the long-term sustainability of […]
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Biddeford’s ever growing culinary scene now boasts a Swiss style bakery
Valentina Correa Weissenfluh and Alex Weissenfluh opened Edelweiss on Alfred Street earlier this year.
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From Augusta: Maine’s future depends on us saying “yes” to forward-thinking climate projects
In March, the Associated Press reported that Maine’s lobster catch was the lowest it has been since 2009, and the fishing industry catch for 2023 has declined five percent from the previous year. In a vacuum, these numbers might not mean much — there are good years and bad years. However, two alarming trends are […]
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Two Biddeford City Councilors resign after receiving criminal charges
Bobby Mills has officially resigned after being arrested and charged for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, and Julian Schlaver announced he intends to resign after he was issued a summons alleging assault.
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BHS announces quarter 3 honor roll
Grade 12 High Honors: Ysabel Arsenault, William Atwater, Madeline Barrow, Chloe Cadorette, Vantith Chhay, Emily Corbeil, Katherine Dallaire, Andrew Ellis II, Danielle Emerson, Dillon Emerson, Mikala Friedel, John Gatchalian, Matthew Gonneville, Nyachuoch Jock, Gage Lamontagne, Riley Langevin, Harris Leonard, Lily LeSieur, Gino Mariello, Alec Martin, Kylie Parent, Iainn Parker, Tyler Plourde, Theodora Quint, Julian Rideout, […]
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Another Biddeford affordable housing project by Avesta is in the pipeline
The proposed 46 units of housing for older adults stems from a joint development agreement the city signed with Indian Cliff Development Corp, the owner of the land, in 2021.
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UNE’s Cameron Wake calls for collective action at annual climate solutions event
BIDDEFORD — At the University of New England’s “Solving Climate by 2030” event on Friday, April 12, climate scientist Cameron Wake, Ph.D., director of UNE North, addressed the climate crisis and the need for immediate action. The talk, which was also a “Maine Solve Climate by 2030” event, was held on the UNE’s Biddeford Campus […]
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Friend, father, mentor: longtime Biddeford, Sanford Fire Chief Ray Parent remembered
BIDDEFORD — In June 2002 there was a structure fire on Drake’s Island in Wells, in a spot where older summer cottages are pressed close together on tiny streets and lanes. Standing on the sidelines, watching the scene as Wells firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze was Sanford Fire Chief Raymond “Ray” Parent. “This is […]