BIDDEFORD — To commemorate 105 years of worship, St. Brendan’s Chapel, located on 40 Lester B. Orcutt Boulevard in Biddeford Pool, will host a special anniversary Mass on Friday, Aug. 20, at 9 a.m. All are welcome to attend. In the early 20th century, Fr. Timothy Linehan, pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in Biddeford, recognized […]

    BIDDEFORD — For the past few years during orientation, first year University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) students have been involved in a friendly competition with their classmates to see which class could collect the most items for the Biddeford Food Pantry. This year, the incoming class outdid the first-year […]

SACO — A large collection box in the lobby of Most Holy Trinity Church, located on 271 Main St. in Saco, will soon be filled with crutches, canes, and wheelchairs to help fill the hearts and needs of Africans without access to reliable mobility devices. “Once our boxes are filled, we can call Saco Rotary […]

SACO — Over 90 police officers from six New England states converged on Thornton Academy in Saco last week to take part in a two-day training exercise in de-escalating situations involving mental health crisis. Saco Police Chief Jack Clements invited the Police Executive Research Forum, a nonprofit based in Washington D.C., to deliver the train-the-trainer […]

SANFORD — Fr. Raymond Auger will celebrate the 65th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood during a special Mass at Holy Family Church, located on 66 North Ave. in Sanford, on Sunday, Aug. 1, at 9 a.m. All are welcome, and the Mass will also be livestreamed at www.stthereseparishmaine.org/livestream. Born in Biddeford in 1929, […]

The Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Janet Peters, Owner of Epoxy ME, located at 11 First St. in Old Orchard Beach recently. The ceremony was held to highlight the Chamber’s newest member, which opened officially in early June. Members of the Chamber, community members and friends were in […]