The legislation designating the Lafayette Trail in Maine was sponsored by Sen. Susan Deschambault of Biddeford. The unveiling of the first trail marker to be installed in Maine took place in the city on Aug. 18.
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Major grant allows UNE center to continue pain treatment research
The Center of Biomedical Research Excellence helps discover and develop new therapies, including new, non-opioid drugs and other non-pharmaceutical treatment options,
Acton Fair returns Aug. 25-28
Rides, fair food, cows and oxen, goats and more, and the ever-popular pig scramble return for the 157th year.
Biddeford takes option on Water Street parcel
The matter will return to the City Council for a vote whether to buy the land
Police charge Old Orchard Beach man with assault on 2-year-old
Police say child’s injuries are serious, but not life-threatening
BSOOB awarded federal funding for two additional electric buses
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, the ranking member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, secured the funding for the buses, which will replace two aging diesel models.
Biddeford council reviews parking garage shortfall
Tax Increment Financing funds are paying stabilization fees. The City Council could choose instead to raise parking fees, or establish a special assessment district.
The adventures of Toby continue in second children’s book
RSU 21 teacher Jennifer Lee Cooley and her mother, Biddeford physician Maureen Lee, pen the second installment of ‘A Puppy in Maine.’
Saco school land quest continues, with Sweetser property now off the list
The Sweetser president cited several reasons why the Board of Directors decided to pause any potential land sale and asked school officials to remove the property from consideration. School officials are examining two other potential sites.
Saco voters to decide if mayor may have office at City Hall
Two of the six city councilors present declined to send the charter amendment to voters.