BIDDEFORD — Joe McKenney, Biddeford’s Recreation Commission chair, has been named the Maine Recreation and Park Association Citizen Volunteer of the Year. The award was presented virtually at the MRPA 2021 Awards and Recognition Ceremony on March 16. McKenney was selected for the award due to his dedication to projects in Biddeford that support the […]
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South Berwick Public Library Virtual Presentation on the value of rare books takes place March 30
BERWICK — Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of the internationally known Brattle Book Shop in Boston’s Downtown Crossing section, will give a virtual presentation via Zoom on Tuesday, March 30, 6 p.m., for South Berwick Public Library. Gloss will discuss the value of old and rare books. Gloss, a rare book specialist and appraiser who is frequently […]
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York County Community College announces ‘21 Promise program and future campus initiatives
WELLS — In acknowledgement of the unprecedented challenges that area high school students have had to overcome in the past year, York County Community College is announcing the York County ‘21 Promise, a full tuition scholarship for high school seniors that have participated in the college’s dual program or have taken concurrent courses at the […]
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Kate Stearns-Luce named director of CourageLIVES
BIDDEFORD — Saint Andre Home has named Kate Stearns-Luce, LMSW-CC, director of its CourageLIVES program. A not-for-profit program, CourageLIVES provides outpatient services for anyone impacted by human trafficking (labor or sex), exploitation, or domestic/sexual violence, and a residential home for women 18 and older who are survivors of human trafficking. Stearns-Luce holds a master’s degree […]
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New England legends featured on podcast and Biddeford talk
The free, virtual program takes place Friday.
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Vaccine clinic to be held at Biddeford community center
Clinic for those 60 and older will take place March 16.
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York County senior college begins new semester soon
SACO — York County Senior College begins the spring semester on March 29, via zoom. Courses, for those 50 and old, range from the arts and literature to history, wellness nature and beyond. York County Senior College has choices that fit a variety of interests. Registration will be processed online with COURSE STORM using a credit […]
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Grant helps coronavirus impacted York County families with rent relief
York County Community Action Corporation awarded $125,000 from TD Charitable Foundation.
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High School Lenten Days of Recollection set for Saco
A men’s Lenten retreat is also scheduled for Biddeford.
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Local residents earn academic honors
The following local students have made the dean’s list at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston for the fall 2020 semester: Jared Michael Pierce of Biddeford, and Luc Kendall Thorington of Saco. The following local students were named to the dean’s list at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont, for the fall 2020 semester: Tucker […]