A local historian will speak library March 29.
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Sen. Bailey welcomes Thornton Academy girls swim team to the State House, presents legislative sentiment
Last month, the team won the first-ever conference championship in the program’s history.
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Sphero Indi robot cars inspire learning for young Saco students
SACO — School departments around the state, including the Saco School Department, received $77,141 in grant funding to support computer science instruction from the Maine Department of Education. Saco school officials said the money was used for mobile robotics and programming labs at Saco Pre-K, Governor John Fairfield School, and Young School as well as […]
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UNE’s annual medical residency Match Day celebration set for March 17
BIDDEFORD — The University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM) will hold its annual Match Day celebration on the Biddeford Campus on Friday, March 17. Match Day is the date each year when participating fourth-year medical students learn where they will be completing their medical residencies, and in what specialties, following graduation. […]
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Thornton Academy girls basketball team provides wish for Saco 3rd-grader
The Thornton Academy Varsity Girls Basketball Team hosted the Saco Girls Travel Team in a just-for-fun game March 7. The contest was a “Someday” wish for C.K. Burns third-grader Elaina Keegan, an avid basketball fan. The Saco School Department, through its Someday project, invites students to share a wish, and then connects with members of […]
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OOB alumni scholarship drive in full swing
The spring scholarship drive is shaping up as The Old Orchard Alumni Association starts its fundraising drive for the scholarship fund. The OOB Alumni Association is looking for former basketball players, both male and female, to play in the Alumni Classic Basketball Game on Friday, March 17 starting at 6 p.m.. Tee shirts, donated by […]
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Free Maine 1040 tax workshop for seniors
SACO — Even for those not required to file tax forms, it may beneficial to file the ME1040 and receive every credit and rebate that they are due. That is the word from Age Friendly Saco, which will host a workshop March 23 with representatives from AARP’s Tax-Aide program. Attendees can get free assistance from […]
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USAF Band to play Biddeford concert March 31
BIDDEFORD- The United States Air Force Band from Washington, D.C., is heading out on a community relations tour to the Northeast. and will give a performance at Biddeford Middle School Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. March 31. The tour honors the service of Air Force members, past and present, and highlights the excellence of […]
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Library Links – Maine libraries rich in style and history
It is no secret that I love libraries. I have worked in some of the most beautiful buildings in Maine. The interesting thing about Maine’s roughly 250 libraries is that each of them is unique, both in style and in history. So far in my career I have been privileged to work in a beaux […]
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From Augusta – Finding free tax filing assistance, helping Maine reduce food insecurity
Earlier this month, the IRS ruled that Maine’s $850 pandemic relief checks are not taxable by the federal government – which is just what my colleagues and I intended when we worked on the budget last year. Also, the same Mainers who were eligible for the $850 pandemic relief checks should expect their $450 winter […]