Beth Johnston has served on the Saco School Board for 20 years, and has been a champion of the new school project
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Thornton breaks ground on field house
Thornton Academy staff and community leaders gathered on the school’s campus to celebrate a groundbreaking of TA’s new field house in Saco. When completed, the 48,851-square-foot facility will host physical education classes, sporting events, and school assemblies, while also providing a place for the school’s Wellness Department to grow its programming. The field house will […]
David Hamel to become Saco’s next fire chief
Hamel will replace Chief John Duross following his retirement this fall.
County Report – With pricing set, training center project to begin
Recovery center project to follow.
Cape Elizabeth selects Fox as new town manager
Patrick Fox was formerly the city of Saco’s public works director since 2012.
Things to Do, Sept. 12
Thursday, Sept. 12 Thursday coffee hour, 55-plus, 10 to 11 a.m. at McArthur Library, 270 Main St., Biddeford. Get to know members of your community in a casual and comfortable space. Light refreshments will be served. Performers Showcase, 8 p.m., Flourish, 140 Main St., Biddeford. Music, acting monologues/scenes, comedy, song, spoken, performance art. $5 donation. […]
Library launches plastic collection project
Staff of the Dyer Library/Saco Museum are calling for help from the community to reach a goal of collecting 1,000 pounds of plastic bags in a sustainability project. The group has launched Trex Challenge to collect bags that would otherwise go into landfills and waterways. If they collect 1,000 pounds within a year, the organization […]
Maine Water inventory shows no lead service lines
Maine Water Co. and its customers completed a survey of thousands of water lines this summer and found no lead service lines. The utility, based in Saco, said with the help of its customers, more than 37,000 water service lines were reviewed to complete an inventory of the lines, according to a release from Maine […]
The Wrap: Finestkind opening in Saco, coffee shop coming to South Portland
Also, Noble Pizzeria and Barbecue hits launch snag and When Pigs Fly closes on Hanover Street.
Court rules for city of Saco in Lincoln Village development case
A Maine Superior Court justice ruled that the preliminary approval and final approval decisions are separate, and the Saco Planning Board rejection was upheld.