Kenneth Thorpe has worked for BFD for 18 years.
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Late Fr. Zenon Decary’s life and work continue to inspire
A group formed in 2008 is carrying on its quest to advance knowledge of the priest who served in Biddeford and, people say, performed healing miracles.
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POW-MIA memorial to be dedicated Sept. 24
SPRINGVALE — People from across the region are invited to the Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Saturday, Sept. 24 to mark the dedication of a memorial to prisoners of war and those missing in action. The memorial is a black and gray monolith depicting the POW-MIA symbol of comrades-in-arms surrounded by a semi-circle of […]
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Two City Council candidates in Saco Ward 4; incumbent unopposed in Ward 5
Absentee ballots are expected to be available around Oct. 11.
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Chamber Corner: Is the business of Biddeford and Saco business?
In 1925, President Calvin Collidge was credited with saying, “The business of America is business.” Silent Cal wasn’t always silent apparently, and this quote has remained in our popular lexicon now for almost a century. In 1953, the secretary of defense (and former General Motors president) Charles Erwin Wilson was purported to have said a […]
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TA Athletic Hall of Fame inductions to highlight Homecoming weekend
SACO — Four individuals and two teams will be inducted into the Thornton Academy Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 1. The ceremony, free and open to the public, will be in the Auditorium of TA’s Arts Building in Saco, beginning at 10 a.m. Inductees left their mark on TA athletics and provided memorable […]
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard impact was $1.3 billion in 2021
More than 1,500 people from York County work at the 222-year-old Kittery facility, which maintains and repairs submarines.
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From Augusta: No child should have to learn on an empty stomach
It’s hard to believe, but another summer has gone by – and back to school season is here. When I think back to my own time spent inside the classroom, I can remember the smell of rubber erasers, the sound of hand-crank pencil sharpeners and the sight of freshly painted chalkboards. I was an eager […]
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Solar grant awarded to Timber Ridge Farm
SACO — Timber Ridge Farm, a horse and dog training and boarding facility in Saco, will use a $17,430 Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Grant from the federal Department of Agriculture to install a 25.92- kilowatt, roof-mount, solar photovoltaic system. The farm is among 11 organizations in Maine that are […]
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Saco surveys residents on quality of life, services, more
Deadline for people to complete the survey is Sept. 19.