In the winter of 2023 and spring of 2024, severe weather devastated communities from the coast of Senate District 31 to the mountains of Western Maine. Both rising storm surges and raging floodwaters caused devastating damage to beaches, businesses, homes, infrastructure, and working waterfront. The impact left many Mainers reeling from the immediate and long-term […]
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OOB High School quarter 2 honor roll
Grade 12 Highest Honors: Emily Simpson. High Honors: Evan Alivizatos, Spencer Cook, Tessa Ferguson, Thatcher Gilchrest, Charlotte LaSalle, Joana Massanga, Levi Perrone, Zoeana Plourde, Riley Provencher, and Charlotte Thompson. Honors: Sara Alemtsehay, Brennan Amsden, Abigail Caya, Amanda Cox, Thomas Daudaras, Chloe Drown, Ryan Giguere, Elwood Gray, Brayden Mansur, Kylie Mininni, Ethan Pendleton, Brady Plante, Jesse […]
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Beyond the Headlines: 40 Under 40 award a culmination of life’s work
The new year is a time for reflection, introspection, and goal setting. It’s an opportunity to appreciate the journey that has led you to this particular moment in your life. I enter 2025 with deep appreciation for an award that is very meaningful to me. Mainebiz, a statewide business magazine, named me to their 40 […]
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County Report – Officials: Training center may be finished by end of year
The water line has been brought over from York County Jail to the building site, the foundation for the First Responder Training Center has been poured, sewer piping is complete, and soon, installation of structural steel for the training center will commence. York County Commissioners learned during a mid-January site tour that if all continues […]
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Business – Web design, bookkeeping aid available for small businesses
Nonprofit organizations and small businesses in York County, southern Oxford County and the town of Baldwin, are encouraged to apply for free technical assistance for bookkeeping and/or website design services. It represents the third and final round of grants being offered through the Economic Recovery Hub Program by the Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission […]
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Downtown OOB to stay open this winter
Local businesses plan to stay open through the off-season in an effort to draw tourists even during the colder months.
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Maine man accused of illegally selling guns to out-of-state drug dealers
Investigators say Dustin Fontaine of Biddeford conspired to buy guns through straw purchases, then sell them in Massachusetts, despite not being allowed to buy firearms.
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Even in winter, rip currents pose a threat
The cancelation of the 37th annual Lobster Dip on New Year’s Day was an unfortunate reminder that rip currents aren’t just a threat in summer.
Posted inCommunity News, Life & Culture, News
Burning Christmas trees light up Old Orchard Beach for New Year’s
As the trees burned, those gathered balanced anxieties over the future with dreams of a bright new year: sharing goals of growth, health and better relationships in 2025.
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County Report: York County, coastal towns, forge framework to tackle beach restoration, resilience
York County’s coast got walloped in a pair of back-to-back storms in January. Sand dunes were obliterated by the tremendous force of ocean water pounding the shore during the highest of tides – measured in Portland at noon on Jan. 13 at 14.57 feet, well above the expected 11.2 foot tide, according to the National […]