January is Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month.
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OOB misses deadline to comply with state housing law, Biddeford makes it just in time
In addition to enacting small changes to comply with LD 2003, Biddeford City Council passed another key affordable housing measure: inclusionary zoning.
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Fire sprinkler system in Saco apartment building extinguishes fire quickly
SACO – The Saco Fire Department responded to a 911 call last week and arrived to find an extinguished apartment fire, thanks to a fire sprinkler system. The Saco Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call shortly before 8 p.m. Dec. 26 from the occupant of an apartment who discovered a fire in a bedroom, […]
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Move over Stephen King, Biddeford has its own author of spine-tingling fiction
First time novelist Vin Petrini’s book ‘Abbington Cove’ is a ghost story that’s loosely based on the estate at Timber Point.
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Habitat for Humanity is offering three affordable ownership opportunities in York County
The deadline to apply is Jan. 19.
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Strategies for supporting affordable housing related to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard spotlighted in report
Strategies to support local housing production and to make affordable housing easier to build and are spotlighted in a new Housing Report from the Joint Land Use Study (JLUS), funded through a US Department of Defense grant with the Town of Kittery, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission (SMPDC), and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS). […]
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Sidewalk talks delay Hidden Hills project
Matthew Chamberlain says he wants to build a seniors paradise in Biddeford — but negotiations over sidewalks have held up the manufactured housing development.
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Better Business warns against scams, more
Tell Alexa to play your favorite song. Ask Siri about the weather. Use Google Assistant to turn down the air conditioner. But don’t ask your smart device to look up a phone number, because it could accidentally point you to a scam, according to the Better Business Bureau. How the scam works You need the […]
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Lincoln Village development applicant sues Saco over Planning Board decision
According to the plaintiff’s appeal, the Planning Board erred in denying final approval for the development after granting preliminary approval.
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Saco school project gets vote of confidence with straw poll
The school construction project, which will use a mix of state and local funding, will likely appear on the June 2024 ballot for city-wide approval.