OCEAN PARK — David Florig’s first book, “A Life of Dates,” was released on March 5. David Florig grew up and lived in South Jersey until his retirement to Ocean Park. During his career, Florig was a lawyer and the executive director of two nonprofits. He is a member of the Maine Writers & Publishers […]
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Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution announces employee promotions
SACO — Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, Maine’s oldest bank, recently made numerous promotions across a variety of departments and branches. • Melissa Boilard has been promoted to Vice President, Employee Talent & Relations Manager. Boilard joined the Bank in 1997. She spent her first few years in the Retail Department before joining the Human […]
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Physic professor presents at astronomy club meeting
The next meeting is on April 1.
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Sen. Bailey presents legislative sentiment to Old Orchard Beach dispatcher
Dispatcher Amanda Marden of Old Orchard Beach helped an Old Orchard Beach family deliver a healthy baby boy over the phone
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UNE announces Featherman Archives to preserve university history
BIDDEFORD — Bernard Featherman, husband of the late Sandra Featherman, Ph.D., who served as the president of the university from 1995 through 2006 donated $125,000 to the University of New England, which has a campus in Biddeford. The Sandra and Bernard Featherman University Archives Endowment will be used to create a University of New England […]
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Journalism scholarships available for Maine students
Maine students interested in careers in journalism are invited to apply for post-secondary scholarships from the Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund at the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF). The scholarship honors businessman and entrepreneur Guy P. Gannett, who launched his newspaper career in 1921 with the purchase of two newspapers he merged into the Portland Press […]
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Mainers may qualify for new affordable internet program
A new Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is in plance and Mainers can check to see if they qualify for the new program’s monthly discounts on internet service. The ACP, created through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to be permanent iteration of the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program, provides economically vulnerable households with a discount […]
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Saco resident promoted to tax principal at Baker Newman Noyes
Baker Newman Noyes (BNN), a nationally recognized top 100 accounting and advisory firm, announced the promotion of Saco resident Adam Aucoin, CPA, MSA, working out of the firms Portland office. Aucoin most recently worked as a senior manager in the tax department since 2018. He joined BNN in 2012, previously working for a small firm […]
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UNE students get to see bears up close
BIDDEFORD — After setting out before dawn, traveling 3 1/2 hours north, and trekking through the woods in snowshoes, a trip to a bear den by students in Noah Perlut’s Terrestrial Wildlife lab, a class at the University of New England in Biddeford, was almost a major disappointment. Instead, it turned out to be a […]
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Gramlich proposal to strengthen law enforcement training standards advances
AUGUSTA – The Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted March 3 to advance a proposal by Rep. Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, to strengthen law enforcement education and training standards in Maine. The vote was 7-3 with three members absent. As amended, LD 1447 would create a stakeholder group of policymakers and experts […]