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December 3, 2020

Joan A. Donovan

BIDDEFORD — Joan A. Donovan, 84, of Biddeford, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born Feb. 20, 1936, in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Joseph and Sarah Cannon Gorman and was educated there, graduating from Mission High School in the Class of 1954. Joan raised her children […]
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December 3, 2020

Biddeford Housing Authority gets federal funds

The Biddeford Housing Authority is one of five housing authorities in Maine getting federal funds. In a recent news release, Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced that the five housing authorities will receive more than $1.4 million through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Mainstream Voucher Program. A total of $1,480,872 is being […]
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December 3, 2020

Mill Voices: Leo and Pauline Laverriere’s history of mill work

Editor’s note: Biddeford Mills Museum recorded interviews with more than 50 former Biddeford Mills employees in 2012 and 2013. Below is excerpt from one of those videos in an occasional series of stories of people who have worked in the Biddeford and Saco mills. The full set of videos will be available for viewing at […]
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December 3, 2020

TAMS student wins singing contest

SACO — A student attending school in Saco recently won a singing contest. On Nov. 21, the Maine Chapter of NATS, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, concluded its annual Musical Theater Festival. Amélie Lourdeau, a sixth-grader at Thornton Academy Middle School in Saco, took first place in her division Traditionally held live at […]
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December 3, 2020

Maine Native named Chief Information Security Officer of the Year

Aimee Barricelli, senior vice president, chief information security officer, at Webster Bank in Waterbury, Connecticut — who has ties to Old Orchard Beach — has been named 2020 Chief Information Security Officer of the Year by the American Cyber Awards. The national awards program reviews the industry, searching for those who are pushing the boundaries […]
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December 3, 2020

Leadership through service

Leadership is so much more than the votes you take at the State House in Augusta. It’s also about the work you put in helping your fellow neighbors right here in our own community. I’ve always believed that elected leaders and those seeking office, should be involved in the communities they are seeking to serve. […]
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December 3, 2020

Biddeford High School 2020-2021 Quarter 1 Honor Roll

Grade 12 High Honors Katlyn Bickford, Michaela Chapman, Tatum Eastman, Orion Galipeau, Ketlin Hila, Nicholas Hill, William Harriman, Delaney Hatch, Ethan LaCourse, Matthew Laflamme, Matthew Maynard, Isabella McAfee, Alex McAlevey, Katherine Mendoza-Yanes, Bethany Painchaud, Emily Poisson, Syeda M Raidah, Nicholas Reissfelder, David Robertson, Cody Savage, Jared Savage, Blake Wilkinson, Caleb Viger Honors Ashjan Abdulsalam, Drew […]
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December 3, 2020

City Council honors Extra Mile Recipients

SACO — Don Roth, Chris Rizeakos, and Donna Beveredge are this year’s recipients for the city of Saco. On Nov. 2, the mayor and City Council recognized them for their efforts. “Saco is a community which acknowledges that a special vibrancy exists within the entire community when its individual citizens collectively go the extra mile […]
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December 1, 2020

240 Strings livestreams concert Dec. 3

240 Strings announces their second livestreamed concert of the season. The Portland Piano Trio will perform a Faure Trio on Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. The members of the Portland Piano Trio, violinist Tracey Jasas-Hardel, cellist Wayne Smith and pianist Anastasia Antonacos, are acclaimed international performers. The trio is the resident ensemble of 240 Strings, […]
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November 30, 2020

By Land or By Sea virtual exhibition at Engine

BIDDEFORD — Engine presents a virtual exhibition By Land or By Sea: A View from the Surf Community on view which started Nov. 28 on Engine’s website at: https://www.feedtheengine.org/exhibition/by-land-or-by-sea/ Due to the rise in COVID, Engine’s gallery will be closed to the public until further notice prompting the move to a virtual exhibition. By Land […]

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