April 26, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

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Phantom opens at Thornton Academy

by David Arenstam
Thornton Academy's production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, opened April 26 to a sold out audience at the Harry P. Garland II auditorium. More...

News

Committee formed to examine Biddeford school morale

By Marc Filippino
Staff Writer

In a surprising end to Tuesday night’s Biddeford School Committee meeting, members voted to create an adhoc committee to study the morale of students and teachers in the district. More...

Non-smoking policy extends to Biddeford’s beaches

By Marc Filippino
Staff Writer

The Biddeford Parks and Recreation Commission is setting out to remind residents to be considerate of your nonsmoking neighbors. More...

Early public input supports OOB trail

By David Arenstam
Contributing Writer

Building a connection to the new sections of the Eastern Trail was discussed by the Old Orchard Beach Conservation Commission at an April 19 meeting. More...

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Quinn’s offers electric bicycle

By Brian Keely

Are you an avid bicycle rider? Well, downtown Biddeford has a store that can fulfill all your bicycle needs and more. Quinn’s Bike & Fitness, located at 140 Elm St. (U.S. Route 1) has every type of bike you could ever need. More...

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Editorial

Politics & and Other Mistakes

Ordinary people
by Al Diamon

Democracy is a messy system of government. Its basic tenets encourage the ignorant masses to react based on emotional appeals, thereby overwhelming the reasoned judgments of the educated elite. More...

Army of ants has nothing on chamber members

From the Chamber
By Craig Pendleton

Last month I explained what a chamber of commerce is, conceptually. More...

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Word on the Street

In honor of Earth Day, the Courier asked: what do you do to help the environment?

“I haven’t planned anything, but with summer coming we could do something.” – Riley Townsend, Biddeford. More...

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‘Monster Love’

Biddeford artist, Sean Page, an example to love, live by
By Molly Lovell-Keely
Managing Editor

Several times a day, Biddeford resident Valerie Page is haunted by the whistle of the train that killed her husband, Sean Page, as he made his way to their W. Cutts Street home last Monday. More...

Screening phase ends for new Biddeford superintendent

By Marc Filippino
Staff Writer

With the end of the school year approaching, a search committee is working to fill the void that will be created by Biddeford Schools Superintendent Sarah-Jane Poli, who announced her retirement earlier this year. More...

News Updates

Newest website updates:

Things to Do - May 3rd, 2013 - 11:06am
Senate passes superintendent bill - April 10th, 2013 - 12:58pm
TONIGHT: Artist meeting will focus on oil pastels - April 8th, 2013 - 11:21am
City councilor says codes department was unfair - April 4th, 2013 - 10:06am
Word on the Street - March 21st, 2013 - 10:34am
Mayor refuses to do interview - February 14th, 2013 - 10:47am
Things to Do - January 17th, 2013 - 11:25am
Saco man arrested in connection to Walmart crime - January 16th, 2013 - 12:24pm
Holland stalls hearing - January 9th, 2013 - 8:49pm
UNE professor honored with award - January 9th, 2013 - 11:13am

Neighbors

At 80, Saco woman sharp as ever

By David Arenstam
Contributing Writer

This year, because April 15 was a Sunday, the government extended the deadline for filing personal income taxes until Tuesday, April 17. For 80-year-old Saco resident Sandy Shaw, that meant at least two more days of work. More...

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In the News

‘Friend’ charged in OOB death

Maine State Police and the Old Orchard Beach Police Department have charged Old Orchard Beach resident Michael Swenson with the murder of Roger White. The body of White, 49, of Old Orchard Beach, was discovered at approximately 9 a.m. More...

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Community News

Fundraiser will send ‘Duckies’ to competition

A spaghetti dinner and show featuring the DI Duckies will be 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Mildred L. Day School in Arundel. Proceed to the Mildred L. Day DI Team reach its goal of traveling to Knoxville, Tenn. More...

La Kermesse to celebrate heritage of different cultures

By Marc Filippino
Staff Writer

The La Kermesse Franco-Americaine Board of Directors will work with several organizations in Biddeford and Saco on this year’s revamped summer festival. More...

A good cause

Makaila and Mya Paul of Saco, 11 and 8, organized a lemonade stand Saturday to donate proceeds to Open Hands Open Heart. (Courtesy photo) More...

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Letters

This is religious freedom, pay attention

To the editor: (In response to April 19 letter “Dems planted activist”) More...

School committee should get its act together

To the editor: More...

Writer doesn’t know much about faith, women

To the editor: (In response to April 19 letter “Dems planted activist”) I have no way of knowing if Mr. Boisvert is married or was. But I am sure he is lying or knows nothing about women and even less about God. More...

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Things to Do

Things to Do

The Courier accepts calendar listings from nonprofit organizations. Submissions must be received 10 days prior to publication. Please email your listing to editor@inthecourier.com and indicate the date of your event in the reference line. More...

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