BIDDEFORD — Lorraine Reggep (Brochu), lost her life to an aggressive cancer holding the hand of her mother, in her home surrounded by her family, on September 13th, 2022. Lorraine was born in Biddeford on September 25, 1953, she was just shy of her 69th birthday. Lorraine was the 4th born of five children, to […]
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Tap Lines: Biddeford’s Sacred Profane is ‘preaching the gospel of Czech lager’
And after tasting the brewery’s two beers (pale and dark), you’ll become a believer.
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Biddeford Fire Department promotes veteran officer to deputy chief
Kenneth Thorpe has worked for BFD for 18 years.
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Late Fr. Zenon Decary’s life and work continue to inspire
A group formed in 2008 is carrying on its quest to advance knowledge of the priest who served in Biddeford and, people say, performed healing miracles.
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POW-MIA memorial to be dedicated Sept. 24
SPRINGVALE — People from across the region are invited to the Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Saturday, Sept. 24 to mark the dedication of a memorial to prisoners of war and those missing in action. The memorial is a black and gray monolith depicting the POW-MIA symbol of comrades-in-arms surrounded by a semi-circle of […]
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St. James School in Biddeford to celebrate 30th anniversary Sept. 25
BIDDEFORD — All alumni, current students, school families, and community members are invited to gather for a celebration of 30 years of faith, academic excellence, service, and smiles at St. James School in Biddeford. A 30th anniversary Mass and celebration will be held on Sunday, Sept. 25, at St. Joseph Church on 178 Elm St. […]
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Chamber Corner: Is the business of Biddeford and Saco business?
In 1925, President Calvin Collidge was credited with saying, “The business of America is business.” Silent Cal wasn’t always silent apparently, and this quote has remained in our popular lexicon now for almost a century. In 1953, the secretary of defense (and former General Motors president) Charles Erwin Wilson was purported to have said a […]
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard impact was $1.3 billion in 2021
More than 1,500 people from York County work at the 222-year-old Kittery facility, which maintains and repairs submarines.
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Biddeford police chief to retire after 51 years in the department
Chief Roger Beaupre notified the city manager that his last day of work will be Jan. 25, 2023. He served as chief since 1981.
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Biddeford police chief to retire
After 51 years with the Biddeford Police Department, Roger Beaupre will step down from his post on Jan. 25.