Two companies that bid on the Stackpole Bridge project in Saco last year have have informed they may sue the city over the way it conducted the bidding process and awarded a contract. More...
I must admit I am a bit emotional writing this week’s Library Links. Author and local businessman Derek Volk will visit the library in a few weeks so I thought I would read his book. More...
Today there are almost no small grocery stores of my childhood days where the local grocer was well-known by his patrons. In the old days, the corner grocer was very well-known by almost everyone in the neighborhood. More...
SACO – Two of the four companies that entered bids to work on Stackpole Bridge may sue the city over the way it handled its contract with CPM Constructors’, a Freeport company that was chosen last year to rehabilitate the historic bridge. More...
BIDDEFORD – The Charter Revision Commission has decided to bundle nearly 30 proposed revisions to the charter into six questions that will appear on the ballot, grouped by topic areas. More...
The District 4 8-10 Girls Little League All Star team in Saco won the district competition last week that will send them to states in Ellsworth starting Friday, July 22. More...
Stone Soup Food Pantry is looking for volunteers. Helen Lewis, volunteer executive director, said the pantry, which serves more than 150 families each week, needs volunteers with computer and office experience to help on a part-time basis.  More...
A special Mass, sponsored by the Friends of Father Zénon Décary, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 24 on the campus of University of New England in Biddeford. The Mass will commemorate the 76th anniversary of Décary’s death. More...
The Biddeford Boatbuilding Festival will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17 at the Pepperell Mill Campus event space in downtown Biddeford. The festival is free and open to the public. More...
To the editor: Preserving the historical Stackpole Bridge was a project approved at referendum in November 2014 in the amount of $990,000. The lowest bidder was Chesterfield Associates ($839,500) and the next lowest was CPM ($1,192,756). More...
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...