BIDDEFORD – Nearly 30 years after the council vote that allowed Maine Energy Recovery Co. to build its plant on Biddeford soil, Catherine “Kitty” Goudreau said she still “rues the day” she let MERC into the city. More...
Last week’s headlight was a 2008 Subaru Legacy, no one guessed. A certain Biddeford resident was on a roll the last couple weeks, so here is some incentive. Get three correct guesses in a row and receive a Courier T-shirt. More...
Pets welcomed to Blessing of Animals Union Church on Stonecliff Road in Biddeford Pool is sponsoring a Blessing of the Animals 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19 on the lawn at 1 Bayview Ave. in Biddeford Pool. More...
To the editor: I need volunteers to collect 2,000 or more signatures from registered Biddeford voters before the end of August to put the following question on the November ballot: “Yes or no – should Bradbury Street Extension be r More...
To the editor: We are writing to invite you to become more actively involved in an effort to understand the Regional School Unit 23 withdrawal and budget validation processes. More...
Marty Layne is a professional audiology practice with Doctors of Audiology on staff who can give you a hearing test to diagnose whether you have a hearing problem. More...
Health Tip of the Month: One of the most horrific words a person can hear concerning their own health is cancer. Cancer will scare the daylight out of you. More...
BIDDEFORD - Rotary Park lifeguards have asked swimmers to stay away from the left section of the swimming area after a test revealed a bacterium in the water. More...
Exactly 1,000 Biddeford residents turned out to the polls to vote down the $32.6 million budget. The budget, which was scaled back by more than $400,000 by new Superintendent of Schools Jeremy Ray and the Biddeford School Committee, was defeated More...
BIDDEFORD – Members of the city’s Policy Committee may have seen the last of a proposed ordinance that would institute municipal service fees to nonprofit organizations that own residential rental properties. More...
OLD ORCHARD BEACH – Members of the Regional School Unit 23 Board met to talk about the future of the school district’s budget and how it will go about the withdrawal process with Saco and Dayton. During a special meeting on Monday, Aug. More...
BIDDEFORD – City officials and members of the public met with a South Carolina consulting firm in order for Biddeford to take its first steps toward creating a new image. More...
Alexandra Hart of Saco may only be 12 years old, but she hopes to be just like one of the Olympic athletes who just finished competing in London. At the rate she runs, her goals may not be too far fetched. More...
Heart of Biddeford has new president Local nonprofit Heart of Biddeford is ushering in a new – yet similar – era under newly elected President Holly Culloton. More...
Karen Chasse, president of the Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club, present $500 to John Sherman, Saco’s deputy director of parks and recreation, and Erika Dube, Young School Playground Project Committe More...
If you ever have thought about getting a tattoo or piercing, or want to add another, downtown Biddeford has the perfect place for you. Coopa Creations, 114 Main St., has been open for six years. More...
I’m surprised Republican Gov. Paul LePage hasn’t stumbled over the obvious solution to reforming Maine’s education system: Turn control of the state’s schools over to former GOP Gov. More...
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