Martha Jacques, principal of Biddeford High School, wishes to announce the Top Scholars for the class of 2021 who have achieved the highest academic level during the past four years. Graduation for the 164 seniors was held on Friday, June 4, 2021 at Waterhouse Field. Nicholas Hill, Valedictorian, Magna Cum Laude, is the son of […]

SACO — The Ecology School, with the help of outdoor retail giant L.L.Bean, is launching this summer a newly imagined, ecologically-inspired River Bend Farm Family Camp in Saco. The program will welcome as many as 15-25 families per session to a newly unveiled 105-acre regenerative green campus on the shores of the Saco River in […]

SACO — The 2021 Mr. & Ms. Maine and Northeast Championships were held on May 8 in Saco at XL Sports. The sold-out event was part of an international contest having some of the day’s competitors originally from Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Romania, according to a press release. Local competitor Christine Paul was […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Maine Indian Education welcomes the new superintendent Dr. Reza Namin of Old Orchard Beach. Maine Indian Education serve the children of Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, and the Wabanaki Tribes. He was endorsed by the OOB Maine Democratic Party for the 2020 Town Council race and is currently serving as the Chair of the […]

SACO — The 26th Annual Rotary Essay Contest was another eye opening event about the challenges some of our youth are facing. Eighth-grade students from five local middle schools, were asked to write a 500-word essay on the topic, ‘What the Word Family Means to Me’, with the faculty at participating schools judging the essays […]