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December 9, 2021

Obituary: Carl Hussey

BIDDEFORD — Carl Hussey, 81, of River Road in Biddeford, passed away Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, peacefully at his home with his wife and daughter by his side. He was born March 3, 1940, 1 of 13 children, on the Hussey farm on the River Road in Biddeford, the son of Isaac and Edith Rumery […]
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December 9, 2021

Holiday meals being prepared for those in need

This year, Age Friendly Saco, Ferry Beach, and the Rotary Club of Biddeford and Saco are working to prepare and deliver 300 hot meals to community members in need. Meals will be prepared and delivered on Dec. 23 and Feb. 13. Volunteers are needed to help plate, pack up, and drive meals to recipients. To […]
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December 9, 2021

Celebrate the holidays by shopping local

The holiday season is for being with family and friends, celebrating community, eating good food, giving back when you have little extra to spare and, of course, shopping. While some big box retail giants could pay to charter their own private cargo ships to import goods into the United States, I’m hoping that we don’t […]
Published
December 8, 2021

Sketch Yourself a Merry Holiday art show and sale takes place Dec. 11

Scarborough Public Library will host an art show and sale on Saturday, Dec. 11 from 1 to 5 p.m. inside the Library’s Meeting Room at 48 Gorham Road in Scarborough. Several members of the Library Sketchers, including the group’s founder, Michael Brown, will show and sell drawings, prints, posters, cards, sculpture, fabric art and other […]
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December 8, 2021

Biddeford mayor, City Council, School Board take oath of office Dec. 7

Mayor Alan Casavant notes the city’s successes but says there are problems and all must work together to solve them.
Published
December 7, 2021

Obituary: Pamela Beal

SACO — Pamela F. Beal, 72, of Douglas Avenue passed away Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Saco on May 17, 1949, the daughter of Ernest and Barbara Hutcherson Pendleton. She attended Saco schools and graduated from Thornton Academy in 1967. She spent many […]
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December 7, 2021

Obituary: Jean Lessard

BIDDEFORD — Jean “Ray” Levi Lessard passed away peacefully on Nov. 13, 2021, at the age of 92. He resided with his daughter, Debra Desrosiers and husband, Roland until his death. Ray served in the Armed Forces during the Korean conflict. Returning home, he married the love of his life, Lillian. They were married 64 […]
Published
December 3, 2021

Scarborough approves future development at The Downs based on new traffic movement permit

The permit covers traffic improvements developers must make between 2022 and 2026.
Published
December 3, 2021

Town of Scarborough seeks public input in community survey

The Town of Scarborough is now underway with a formal community-wide survey to seek resident input, its first since 2010. It is open to all residents to share their feedback in an online format, available by going to https://tinyurl.com/scarborough-community-survey. We encourage you to take 15-20 minutes to answer the questions regarding your satisfaction with and […]
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December 3, 2021

Scarborough mural colors the neighborhood

Fiddlehead Center for the Arts-Scarborough and Spillers Reprographics partnered to commission the work.

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