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Jan 23, 2025 · The City of Biddeford will pay local contractor Jim Godbout the remaining $255,000 for renovation work done for local non-profit Seeds of Hope. In June, the city approved the use of federal CDBG funding to make improvements to Seeds of Hope community center at 35 South St. so the facility could ...

This Tuesday, Biddeford’s City Council will consider adopting a strategic plan to guide the use of funds from a national opioid settlement agreement. These funds, secured from pharmaceutical companies held accountable for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic, present a significant opportunity for our city to expand resources and provide critical …

OLD ORCHARD BEACH - Jacqueline Georgette Petit Drown (85) died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on November 8, 2024. Beloved wife, mother, memere, sister, aunt, and friend, Jackie was born to John W. and Annie Caron Petit on October 27, 1939. The youngest of 7 children, she grew up in Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach. At Old Orchard Beach High School, Jackie was captain of the ...

Jan 13, 2024 · Saco Mayor Jodi MacPhail is asking community members to be respectful of seaside neighborhoods and continue to avoid coastal areas as city officials and property owners assess the damage from the storm.

Dec 5, 2024 · After more than 50 years, one of Saco’s most well-known businesses will soon close its doors on Dec. 31, signaling the end of an era on Main Street. Former mayor Mark Johnston said he has “finally decided to retire,” and will be closing Vic & Whit’s, a deli and sandwich shop that also often served as an auxiliary office for Saco’s outspoken mayor. Johnston, 73, said he will continue ...

Sep 5, 2024 · The linchpin that led to the denial of the appeal was the fifth standard, traffic. In laying out his reasoning, McKeon stated that, “…Developer had the burden to persuade the Board. The Board remained unpersuaded and can identify evidence on which to base its decision…The Board’s decision regarding the traffic standard is affirmed.” The court’s findings bring an apparent end to a ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Local drivers and commuters have less than a year to wait until the $42 million improvement project at Exits 35 and 36 of the Maine Turnpike in Saco is complete. According to materials provided by the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA), work on the project commenced in Spring 2023 and will be completed by November 21, 2025. “Winter work will go a long way toward meeting (the completion date ...

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Oct 22, 2024 · The City of Saco has introduced a comprehensive traffic safety program intended to encourage safer driving, walking and bicycling. The need is apparently there: as stated on the city’s website, during the ten-year period from 2013 to 2023, “Saco experienced 45 pedestrian collisions and 72 bicycle involved collisions, according to Maine DOT’s Crash Query Tool.” The Safe Streets program ...