Editor’s note: Biddeford Mills Museum recorded interviews with more than 50 former Biddeford Mills employees in 2012 and 2013. Below is excerpt from one of those videos in an occasional series of stories of people who have worked in the Biddeford and Saco mills. The full set of videos will be available for viewing at […]
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TAMS student wins singing contest
SACO — A student attending school in Saco recently won a singing contest. On Nov. 21, the Maine Chapter of NATS, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, concluded its annual Musical Theater Festival. Amélie Lourdeau, a sixth-grader at Thornton Academy Middle School in Saco, took first place in her division Traditionally held live at […]
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Maine Native named Chief Information Security Officer of the Year
Aimee Barricelli, senior vice president, chief information security officer, at Webster Bank in Waterbury, Connecticut — who has ties to Old Orchard Beach — has been named 2020 Chief Information Security Officer of the Year by the American Cyber Awards. The national awards program reviews the industry, searching for those who are pushing the boundaries […]
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Biddeford High School 2020-2021 Quarter 1 Honor Roll
Grade 12 High Honors Katlyn Bickford, Michaela Chapman, Tatum Eastman, Orion Galipeau, Ketlin Hila, Nicholas Hill, William Harriman, Delaney Hatch, Ethan LaCourse, Matthew Laflamme, Matthew Maynard, Isabella McAfee, Alex McAlevey, Katherine Mendoza-Yanes, Bethany Painchaud, Emily Poisson, Syeda M Raidah, Nicholas Reissfelder, David Robertson, Cody Savage, Jared Savage, Blake Wilkinson, Caleb Viger Honors Ashjan Abdulsalam, Drew […]
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City Council honors Extra Mile Recipients
SACO — Don Roth, Chris Rizeakos, and Donna Beveredge are this year’s recipients for the city of Saco. On Nov. 2, the mayor and City Council recognized them for their efforts. “Saco is a community which acknowledges that a special vibrancy exists within the entire community when its individual citizens collectively go the extra mile […]
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By Land or By Sea virtual exhibition at Engine
BIDDEFORD — Engine presents a virtual exhibition By Land or By Sea: A View from the Surf Community on view which started Nov. 28 on Engine’s website at: https://www.feedtheengine.org/exhibition/by-land-or-by-sea/ Due to the rise in COVID, Engine’s gallery will be closed to the public until further notice prompting the move to a virtual exhibition. By Land […]
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Biddeford’s City Theater hosts virtual concert
The performance will stream on YouTube from Dec. 18 to Dec. 27.
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Enroll now in Job Corps
Job Corps is currently enrolling youth 16-24 years old, who are interested in learning career training in areas such as Automotive, Welding, Healthcare, Electrical, Culinary Arts, among others, through free training. Virtual and online learning options are available. Earn HSD/HSE and your driver’s license at the same time. Housing and meals are included at no […]
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Advent wreath making opportunities planned for Scarborough and elsewhere
SCARBOROUGH — Free gatherings to make Advent wreaths are traditionally held at different Maine churches to prepare for Advent, the four-week period leading up to Christmas that is a time of preparation for the celebration of the Lord’s birth in which Christians celebrate the way the Lord comes into our lives each day. During the […]
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Welzel and Godbout of the Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club are recipients of the Presidential Volunteer Service Awards
SACO — Brenda Pollock, President of BLP Associates, presented The President’s Volunteer Service Award to Conrad Welzel and Jim Godbout for their outstanding volunteer service to their communities. Both are recognized for their notable volunteer work as Rotarians with the Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club. The President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) is a civil award bestowed by […]