Oldies Dance Group makes $6,200 donation to Ronald McDonald House

YORK COUNTY — Rock n’ Roll is here to stay and a York County organization has found a way to make it pay for a deserving local charity. On Oct. 12, York County’s Oldies Dance Group staged the 17th Rock n’ Roll Oldies Dance at the Eagle’s Hall in Biddeford selling 300 tickets in just four […]

Churches in Saco, Biddeford, Old Orchard Beach, and Lyman to help local families in Toys for Tots Campaign

SACO — In an effort to be mindful of those who go without, Good Shepherd Parish will assist the Northern York County Toys for Tots Campaign during December. Through Sunday, Dec. 15, large toy collection boxes can be found in all of the parish’s churches (Most Holy Trinity Church, 271 Main St., Saco; St. Joseph […]

Letters to the editor

Common decency should be used on vanity plates To the editor, For years Maine has been known for its beautiful turnpike, treating both residents and out of state visitors to a scenic drive, not cluttered with unsightly advertising billboards. This is the way life should be. But, in recent years, unsuspecting motorists have been assaulted […]

2019-2020 Old Orchard Beach High School Quarter 1 Honor Roll

Grade 12: Highest Honors: Anthony Chamberlain, Caitlin Perrigo, Charles Walker High Honors: Cesare Debortoli Honors: Audrey Anderson, Florian Buergi, Zackery Dubois, Isabella Ferguson, Benjamin Holt, Sophia Loranger, Ethan Weber Grade 11: Highest Honors: Joseph Atwater, Julia Clark, Kaitlin Halle, Ryan Johnson High Honors: Papassorn Aikins, Ryan Crockett, Leah Green, Skyler Lane, Benjamin Perry, Shani Plante, […]

Senator Collins attends dual groundbreaking ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Senator Collins helped to secure funding for these essential projects.

Red Cross advises 10 ways to safely decorate for the holidays

Christmas and New Year’s are the top days for home candle fires in the U.S.

Biddeford High School Term 1 Honor Roll

Grade 12 High Honors Ahmed Al Ghanim, Waleed Al Ghanim, Cori Cote, Carl Davis Jr., Brooke DeCapua, Jillian Greenleaf, Tatiana Haig, Seth Harding, Madison Huff, Claudia Janelle, Hailey Letourneau, Brandon Martin, Michael O’Driscoll, Gracie Ouellette, Christopher Paul Jr., Lydia Pelletier, Kaylee Perron, Isaac Pierce, Garrett Ross. Grade 12 Honors Omar Ahmed, Sarah Alrefai, Kirstyn Berry, […]

Saco Pathfinders’s Snowmobile Club practices the art of giving

Christmas concert to take place Dec. 15 in Saco

SACO — Christmas can get just a bit overwhelming as the to do list outpaces our energy to get it done. We all need to find a way to recharge our batteries so to speak, and remember how wondrous Christmas really is. As a way to do just that, come to a relaxing Christmas concert […]

Biddeford’s Think Tank receives grant

In celebration of Entrepreneurship Month, Maine DECD awards $200,000 in grant support for Collaborative Work Spaces across the state.