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PublishedNovember 29, 2023
Recovery center, first responder training center draw comment at public hearings
ALFRED – Those speaking at a pair of public hearings on York County Maine Government’s proposal to build a first responder training center and a substance use recovery in Alfred had questions as well as comments about the proposals. The Nov. 27 public hearings were hosted by the Alfred Planning Board as part of the […]
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PublishedNovember 29, 2023
Obituary: Cheryl Huff
BIDDEFORD — Cheryl Ann Bernaiche Huff, 73, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, at home after a long illness. First battling cancer from 2017 through 2018, then, June 2019, diagnosed with Left Pre-Frontal Lobal Dementia. Cheryl was born Sept. 16, 1950, in Houlton, the daughter of Philip and Marie (McMullin) Bernaiche. She graduated from Houlton […]
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Arrest made in South Portland armed robbery, home invasion
Tyrone Brown was charged with robbery, burglary, aggravated assault and more.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Automatic sprinkler system saves South Portland apartment building
SOUTH PORTLAND — There was minimal damage to a South Portland apartment thanks to the aumatic sprinkler syster, a South Portland Fire Department release said. At 3:40 a.m. Nov. 27, the South Portland Fire Department responded to the Latitude apartment complex at 340 Clarks Pond Parkway, having been alerted by the building’s fire alarm system. […]
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
SMCC receives donation to support health science students pursuing CNA degrees
SOUTH PORTLAND — Philanthropist Caron Chess made a significant donation to Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) to bolster the educational opportunities for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) pursuing higher education in the Health Science pathway. The $50,000 contribution aims to provide scholarships to current CNAs who are SMCC students and are seeking to advance their careers […]
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Our Sustainable City: Our one climate future annual report
As our third year implementing our One Climate Future plan comes to a close, we’d like to take the time to look back on the progress we have made towards our ambitious climate action goals. With our overarching goals to reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050 and run 100% of municipal operations of […]
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
A Window on the Past: John M. Densmore and his dairy farm
In the 1800s and into the early 1900s, life was very much agricultural in nature for many residents of our community. Documenting the history of South Portland’s farms, and especially milk men, has always been a favorite area of interest for me. I was thrilled to get an email recently from Jim Densmore; Jim is […]
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Letters to the Editor Nov. 30
Gun safety shouldn’t outweigh Second Amendment To the editor, This is a response to Representative Mark Malon’s editorial from last week about gun safety. I think he got one thing correct and that is “mental illness” is not the problem with guns. However, everything else he said was not correct. • Most gun violence /shootings […]
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Community news, Nov. 30
Sen. Ingwersen announces December constituent office hours event in Biddeford AUGUSTA – Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel, will hold December constituent office hours event for residents of Senate District 32. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 9 at Elements: Books Coffee Beer in Biddeford. “Not only am I preparing […]
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
AMVETS provide Thanksgiving TO GO
For over 15 years, some Biddeford families have received Thanksgiving baskets with everything included for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Several hundred volunteer hours goes into collecting donations, purchasing supplies, boxing dinners, and transportation. From donations and gifts, the Ladies Auxiliary and Sons of AMVETS were able to assemble 21 complete Thanksgiving dinners. Those dinners were […]
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