When Ben Fogg made the transition from teaching to being a school administrator, his biggest fear was that he would lose the opportunity to connect with students. A friend of his in education told him ...

It looks like a Japanese restaurant will fill the space vacated by Dizzy Birds in Biddeford. The Biddeford City Council on Tuesday approved a liquor license for Ichibau Japanese Restaurant at 65 Main ...

Happy Birthday to Banded Brewing! The local brewery, located at 32 Main St., Biddeford, is celebrating its 12 th anniversary this weekend. Tonight (Friday), there will be live music and the kick-off ...

A few years ago, Mat Doughty of Old Orchard Beach told Saco Bay News that he always wanted to be “that house” on the street with the Christmas display that everyone stops to visit. Doughty, with the ...

An Old Orchard Beach man was arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop on Friday. {{more} Around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19, Old Orchard Beach police officers conducting a proactive traffic ...

The holiday spirit will come alive in downtown Saco on Saturday with the annual Holiday Festival and Parade of Lights. The fun begins at 9:30 a.m. when festival host, local non-profit Saco Main Street ...

Pastor Beverly Lowell of the United Baptist Church on Main Street in Saco is retiring at the end of the month. She has been part of the church for 40 years - first attending as a parishioner, and ...

The St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Shop just may be the best-kept secret in Biddeford. The charitable organization started in 1941 in the basement at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Volunteers “would go to ...

Tenants at one of southern Maine’s most affordable mobile home parks are up in arms over the possibility of future rent increases under new ownership, and have successfully petitioned the Old Orchard ...

The Good Shepherd Sisters of Québec and the University of New England have announced an agreement to transfer the ownership of the St. Joseph’s convent at 409 Pool St., Biddeford to UNE. The agreement ...

A former city councilor and a political newcomer are competing for the Biddeford Ward 6 City Council seat. The candidates, in alphabetical order: Roger Hurtubise, 80, is married with one adult son. He ...

The storms of January 2024 caused devastating damage along many areas of Maine’s southern coast including Biddeford. However, on Wednesday residents were smiling and celebrating a small but ...