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February 18, 2021

Marlene Mary Moulen

BIDDEFORD — Marlene Mary Moulen went to be with our loving Lord on Feb. 3, 2021. She was born on Nov. 5, 1942, in Saco, Maine, the daughter of Bethena Leona Wakefield and Frank Carl Moulen Sr., and the sister of Frank Carl Moulin Jr. Ms. Moulen held a Master’s Degree in Social Work and […]
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February 18, 2021

Sister Veronique Metivier

BIDDEFORD — Sister Veronique Metivier, (Ste Marie de la Visitation), a sister of the Presentation of Mary, 98 died in Biddeford, Maine, at St. Joseph Convent after 78 years of religious life. Born in Albion, Rhode Island, on April 14, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Alphee and Delia Metivier. She graduated from […]
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February 18, 2021

Old Orchard Beach Food Box distribution to be held Feb. 25

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — There will be a USDA Food Box Distribution in the Town of Old Orchard Beach on Thursday, Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon — or until boxes are gone — at the Old Orchard Beach Ballpark at7 BallPark Way. The event is open to anyone in need of food. Quantities are […]
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February 18, 2021

Maine CASA to hold online training on March 23-26

Interested in advocating for the best interests of a Maine child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program is holding its spring training for volunteer advocates on March 23-26. This four-day, online training is free and is designed to prepare attendees for certification as volunteer guardians ad litem in the Maine District Courts. Maine […]
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February 18, 2021

Ruralist Lament: Wet and waiting for chicken

It’s early February. An old farmer adage cautions that, “Half your wood and half your hay, you should have on Candlemas Day.” (That’s Groundhog Day for the dazzling urbanites out there.) We still find it to be a pretty good rule-of-thumb, and we’ve only used about half the wood in the shed so far. Media […]
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February 18, 2021

Biddeford and Saco Rotary Club linking locally and internationally

BIDDEFORD — Donald Pilon, president of the Biddeford and Saco Rotary Club, officially signed a twinning agreement with the Cosmopolitan Rotary Club in Amman Jordan. The two Rotary groups met via Zoom to officially join as sister clubs. This is the second twinning outreach of this sort for the Biddeford and Saco Rotary Club. The […]
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February 18, 2021

Ronald Charette

BIDDEFORD — Ronald Charette, 71, of Biddeford, passed away from COVID-19 at St. Andre’s Healthcare on Feb. 3, 2021. Ronald was born in Fort Kent, Maine, on July 9, 1949, son to Arthur Gagnon and Delores Charette. Ronald was a hard-working, generous and kind man. There was nothing he wouldn’t do to help, it didn’t […]
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February 18, 2021

James Marcotte tells of his time at WestPoint Pepperell mill in Biddeford

Editor’s note: This is one of a series of stories of Biddeford’s mill past, told by former mill workers and sponsored by the Biddeford Mills Museum. On Oct. 4, 2012, James Marcotte recorded a short video for the Biddeford Mills Museum. Sitting in front of a photo of the Saco Falls, Marcotte introduced himself and […]
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February 15, 2021

Scarborough library to host online talk on ‘War Pigeons: Winged Couriers in the U.S. Military, 1878-1957

SCARBOROUGH — Elizabeth G. Macalaster will give virtual illustrated author talk at the Scarborough Public Library as part of the Authors at the Library series. For more than seven decades, homing pigeons provided the U.S. military with its fastest most reliable means of communication. Macalaster’s book, “War Pigeons: Winged Couriers in the U.S. Military, 1878-1957,” […]
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February 14, 2021

Dyer Library in Saco reopens as COVID cases go down

SACO — Due to the recent reduction in COVID-19 cases in Maine and York County, the Dyer Library has reopened. Social distancing rules are in effect inside the building, including a 20-minute time limit per person and 20 maximum capacity of people capacity limit. Library Rules include: • Library hours will remain the same. Our […]

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