The Biddeford-based company Fiber Materials, Inc. (FMI) could be sold for $165 million to Tex-Tech Industries. The company, owned by Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, currently employs 400 people and manufactures heat-resistant aerospace components. “FMI’s products are installed on critical defense platforms as well as NASA programs such as Stardust, Mars Curiosity, Orion, and Mars 2020,” according […]
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Library launches plastic collection project
Staff of the Dyer Library/Saco Museum are calling for help from the community to reach a goal of collecting 1,000 pounds of plastic bags in a sustainability project. The group has launched Trex Challenge to collect bags that would otherwise go into landfills and waterways. If they collect 1,000 pounds within a year, the organization […]
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Maine Water inventory shows no lead service lines
Maine Water Co. and its customers completed a survey of thousands of water lines this summer and found no lead service lines. The utility, based in Saco, said with the help of its customers, more than 37,000 water service lines were reviewed to complete an inventory of the lines, according to a release from Maine […]
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New Biddeford Ward 4 councilor swears in
Voters in the June 11 election selected Dylan Doughty as the City of Biddeford’s next Ward 4 city councilor. On Thursday, June 13, Doughty was sworn in by City Clerk Robin Patterson. Doughty will fill the seat made vacant by former Councilor Bobby Mills for the remainder of the current term, which will expire in […]
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Biddeford and Saco to host 4th Annual Poker Crawl
The fourth annual Biddeford and Saco Poker Crawl will take place over the three-day period of May 17 through May 19. Card sharks are invited to put their best poker hand together to win prizes and support the local small business community. Over 40 downtown businesses in Biddeford and Saco will participate. The game is […]