Often, exactly how you do your job can play a role in how you feel at the end of the day, or beyond. Sitting or standing at a workstation, conducting repetitive tasks, or spending a lot of time in a car can effect a person’s job performance. York County government’s human resources staff have begun […]
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Things to Do: Nov. 7
Thursday, Nov. 7 Children’s Library Programs, 10:30 a.m., Dyer Library/Saco Museum, 371 Main St., Saco. FMI, Call 207-283-3861. Harmonies at the Hub, 11 to 11:45 a.m., 46 Sullivan St., Biddeford. Join Ms. Jenna and her magical box of instruments on the first Thursday of the month for a musical adventure at The Hub. Thursday Coffee […]
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Biddeford enters moratorium on condo conversions
Condo conversions at Pepperell Mills could be detrimental to the downtown area, some say.
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Student helps raise awareness UNE is food-allergy sensitive
Emme Perry, a University of New England Biological Sciences major, is just a college sophomore, but she already has helped improve and highlight the food-allergy-caring culture in UNE’s dining halls, one dairy-free brownie at a time. And to all those who lack food allergies: You’ve really got to try these brownies. Over the summer, Perry, […]
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County Report: Grant used to reduce rural fires in York County
A ready and plentiful water supply is necessary to fight structure fires and wildland fires, but not everyone lives in areas with a public water utility and standard fire hydrants. Wildland fires tend to take place in more rural areas – in grasslands or forest. That is why local fire department officials and others are […]
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Collins concerned about shipyard workforce reclassifications
U.S. Senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) sent a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Department of the Navy urging the branch to reconsider the Office of Civilian Human Resources’ (OCHR) decision to review and modify civilian workforce position classifications across four public shipyards, including Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. In their letter to Secretary […]
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Maine Senate District 31
Maine Senate District 31: Represents Buxton, Old Orchard Beach, Saco Democrat and incumbent Donna Bailey is opposed by Republican Craig Pendleton. DONNA BAILEY City/Town: Saco Relevant Experience: Former Saco Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals member; former York County Probate Court Judge; two term Representative in the Maine House, one as House Chair of […]
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Maine House of Representatives District 130
Maine House of Representatives District 130: Representing Gorham, Buxton Democrat and incumbent Lynn Copeland, who has served in the Maine Legislature since December of 2022, is opposed by Republican Theodore “Ted” Sirois. Copeland did not respond to the Courier’s candidate questionnaire. THEODORE SIROIS City/Town: Saco Relevant Experience: Current member of Saco Park & Recreation Advisory Board, […]
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Maine House of Representatives District 131
Maine House of Representatives District 131: Represents Old Orchard Beach Democrat and incumbent Lori Gramlich is opposed by Republican Scott Eccleston, a Vietnam era Army veteran and retired operating room nurse. Eccleston did not respond to the Courier’s candidate questionnaire. LORI GRAMLICH City/Town: Old Orchard Beach Relevant Experience: Served three terms, (six years) in the […]
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OOB to vote on mobile home park rent control
The proposed ordinance would limit how much rent could increase for mobile home park residents in Old Orchard Beach.