AUGUSTA — The Travis Mills Foundation will ‘Welcome Home’ Vietnam era veterans with its annual Vietnam Era Veterans Breakfast, 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 29 at the Augusta Civic Center. The event is free, but veterans must sign up for tickets at: http://give.classy.org/vietnamveteranbreakfast; each veteran can bring one guest for free. Vietnam-era veterans hold a special […]
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Age Friendly Saco, Seniority, say ‘kick up your heels’ at St. Pat’s dinner, dance
SACO — Age Friendly Saco and the Saco Parks and Recreation’s Seniority program are encouraging people to get their Irish on for a dinner dance celebrating St. Patrick and the emerald isle 5-8 p.m. March 18 at Saco Community Center, 75 Franklin St. Music is by the Saco River Band, and the meal is a […]
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So long, take care, au revoir
There is no easy way for me to say this — and I’ll likely have a tear in my eye on the day — but here goes. Come the end of March, more or less, I will be retiring from The Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier and Kennebunk Post. I will miss you. I have enjoyed writing about […]
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From Augusta – Helping Maine farmers with unpredictable drought conditions
Maine has an abundance of water resources, yet in many cases, the quantity and timing of available water may not be sufficient. Over the past several years, drought conditions have presented problems in our state. Maine has also been subject to increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, with three of our four most recent droughts taking place […]
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UNE President James Herbert testifies before Congressional committee on methods to combat health workforce shortage
BIDDEFORD — University of New England President James D. Herbert, Ph.D., testified for the second time before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security in Washington, D.C., about the health care workforce shortage and methods to improve it. Herbert, who was introduced by U.S. […]
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Loranger Middle School students debate Maine state butterfly choices
AUGUSTA — Rep. Lori K. Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, and state officials from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife joined Loranger Middle School students on Feb. 17 to discuss Gramlich’s bill to name a state butterfly. Fifth-grade students made their cases on which butterfly deserves the title to Gramlich and IFW Commissioner Judy […]
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Bishop Deeley visits St. James School in Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — “Listen to God and that will lead you to happiness.” These words of Bishop Robert Deeley fell upon a captive audience of middle schoolers at St. James School in Biddeford on Feb 15, part of a special trip by the bishop to visit with students and staff. “What’s a life lesson we should […]
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Altrusa welcomes new members
Altrusa International of Greater Biddeford-Saco recently welcomed two new members to their organization. From left are: are Altrusan Ann Milliard, new member Roxanne Molina, new member Louise Berthiaume and Altrusa President Sandy McKenney. Altrusa is an international non-profit organization, making members’ local communities better through leadership, partnership and service. Membership is open to everyone willing […]
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Biddeford High School announces 2022-2023 quarter 1 honor roll
Grade 12 HIGH HONORS Fatimah Ali, Katelyn Ashenfelter, Abigail Bickford, Drew Bouchard, Ella Burnell, Peter Burton, Kaden Cadorette, Nicholas Carpenter, Baylee Cheetham-Wilmot, Julia Corbeil, Mackenzie Day, Charlotte Donovan, Elliana Durkee, Ellie Fournier, Hunter Frechette, Helena Gabryszewski, Colin Gregoire, Kaylie Hammond, Brianna Haskell, Amber Huot, Emery Hutchins, Devin Johnson, Kayleigh Keely, Kalvin Kheang, Sarah Labbe, Hannah […]
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Saco Middle School annouces 2022-23 2nd quarter honor roll
The following Saco Middle School students made the second quarter honor roll. Grade 8 High Honors Dylan Bandara, Michael Berry, Sophia Calley, Brooklyn Desrochers, Brianna Fuller, Allison Garland, Addison Gould, Benjamin Guillemette, Hannah Kenniston, Precieux Mbolela, Aiden Morin, Emma Morton, Griffin Mula-Howard, Cole Paige, Kaylee Pellerin, Lucy Perry, Addison Petit, Alanna Poirier, Fatimah Salam, Mackenzie […]
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