It’s that time of year again. The snow is (almost) melting, and the days are getting longer. It’s also time for Mainers to file their taxes. While no one enjoys filing their taxes, I hope to share some information that can help you through this process. This can be a stressful time of year, but […]
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Foster grandparents, senior companions wanted in Biddeford, Saco, OOB
Qualified people age 55 and older can tutor or mentor a young person, or run errands and visit with an elder in their community.
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Saco, Old Orchard Beach awarded federal funds to help wastewater plant projects
The awards were among six in York County and 92 statewide recently announced by US Sen. Angus King.
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Saco council expresses reluctance with years-old affordable housing proposal
The plan would see the city turn over about 1.32 acres of land it owns for senior citizen housing, but environmental cleanup was conducted using open space bond funds.
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Fecteau affordable housing bill draws support, detractors
The House Speaker pointed out that 1 in 5 Mainers spend 50 percent of their income on housing.
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Bouquet purchases help Saco nonprofit
SACO — Consumers can brighten their day with a bouquet of flowers that gives back to the local community. Safe House has been selected by Saco Hannaford store leadership as the benefiting nonprofit in the brand-new Hannaford Bloomin’ 4 Good Program for the month of March, and will receive a $1 donation from every Bloomin’ […]
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BSOOB says app will help riders plan trips
BIDDEFORD — People looking to get there, from here, as the Maine expression goes, can now check Google Maps for Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit information. “This BSOOB Transit partnership with Google will allow people to better understand the transit network, bus schedules, and create individualized trip plans,” said Executive Director Chad Heid. “The system details […]
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Local residents earn academic honors
Northeastern University in Boston announced theall semester 2021 dean’s list. Local students making the list include: Biddeford resident Jack Hartford, majoring in Business Administration; Saco resident Jonathan Ma, majoring in Computer Science/Media Arts. Southern Maine Community College in South Portland announced students have made the 2021 fall semester dean’s list. Local students include: Kawther Abdulabas, […]
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Standing strong, with an eye toward Ukraine
Yanina Nickless, now a U.S. citizen, worries about her family in Ukraine, and is, at the same time, proud of them and her country for standing up to Russian aggression. As of early Tuesday, the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces continued.
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TA Middle School students in Saco celebrate ‘Read Across America’ day
SACO — Thirty-one students from Thornton Academy Middle School spent part of their morning on March 2 reading stories to third, fourth, and fifth graders at C.K. Burns elementary school in Saco. The students were participating in National Read Across America Day, an event created by the National Education Association to help kids get excited […]