Seniors First Honors: Guadalupe Asis, Rory Beaudoin, Caleb Binette, Troy Bolduc, Jack Bonnette, Adelaide Brown, Amelia Carestia, Alexander Chan, Jason Chen, Jeremiah Chessie, Boston Cochrane, Olivia Cote, Riley Coxen, Katherine Cross, Sarah Dell’Erba, Lydia Desjardins, Adam Donovan, Daijah Dossiema, Olivia Doyon, Elisabeth Drown, Alannah Duda, Jack Dumas, Caden Dussault, Jackson Farwell, Nora Freeman, Nanako Fukushima, […]
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Saco accepting letters of interest to likely Ward 6 council vacancy
SACO – With the election of Ward 6 Councilor Jodi MacPhail as Saco’s next mayor, the city anticipates a vacancy in the Ward 6 Council seat, which MacPhail held until she and other newly elected officials wre sworn into office at the Saco Dec. 4 inauguration. Following the Charter-prescribed process, the Saco City Council is […]
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US Marshals warn of increase in phone scams in Maine
The U.S. Marshals Service, District of Maine, is alerting the public of a significant increase in Maine residents reporting a phone scam involving individuals claiming to be U.S. Marshals or other Federal Officials. These scams are also occurring in other New England States. During these calls, scammers are sometimes “spoofing” actual office phone numbers to […]
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Community News, Dec. 14
Tri City Community Chorus perform Dec. 16 The Tri City Community Chorus will present its holiday concert on Dec. 16, 7 p.m. at First Parish Church in Saco. The choses has begun performing againagain after a long lay-off due to the pandemic. Thiswill be the first performance underthe new director, Dr. Christian Giddings. Currently, there […]
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Library Links: Cold, dark December is warm and bright at Libby Library
I was having a chat with a friend the other day. The topic, as it often is, was the weather, which has been really weird this year. We had a cool spring with a rainier-than-usual summer followed by a fairly mild, early autumn. On the day my friend and I were chatting it was bone-chilling […]
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Goodwill’s new CEO started Dec. 1, bringing passion for nonprofit’s mission
GORHAM — Goodwill Northern New England’s board of directors named Tripp Harrison as president and CEO of the nonprofit which serves Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Harrison was formerly the president and CEO of Goodwill of South Mississippi. Harrison succeeds former President and CEO Richard J. Cantz who served Goodwill for more than 20 years […]
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ecomaine Receives EPA Grant
ecomaine has received the Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with funding of $2 million. The grant was awarded in response to the application submitted by ecomaine titled “An Effort to Increase Maine’s Recycling Rate through Outreach to Residents of Multi-Family Dwelling Units,” according to an ecomaine press release. […]
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Saco’s Lily Stark honored with post-season award by GNAC
NEWTON, Mass. — The Great North Atlantic Conference announced their end of the year awards for field hockey on Nov. 8; and Lily Stark of Saco was one of seven members of Lasell University’s field hockey team to be recognized. Stark and Courtney Tello were each named to the conference’s second team. Stark, a senior, […]
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Thornton names Jennifer Day new director of development
Jennifer Day has been named director of development at Thornton Academy in Saco. In this role, she oversees all fundraising activities, including the school’s capital campaign that is currently raising funds needed to complete the athletic complex and build a new field house on the TA campus. Day’s prior roles included associate director of development […]
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Community news, Nov. 30
Sen. Ingwersen announces December constituent office hours event in Biddeford AUGUSTA – Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel, will hold December constituent office hours event for residents of Senate District 32. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 9 at Elements: Books Coffee Beer in Biddeford. “Not only am I preparing […]