It’s no secret that the smokestack at the former Maine Energy Recovery Corporation (MERC) site on Pearl Street in Biddeford has been in use for several years as a prime structure for which to install ...

Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco is serving up fish dinners once again this Lenten season. Haddock dinners will be served on Fridays from March 7 through April 11 from 4- 6 p.m. at the Most Holy ...

Senator Donna Bailey, D-Saco, has introduced a bill that would rename Goosefare Brook Bridge after Captain Christopher Cash. On Thursday the Legislative Transportation Committee held a public hearing ...

Senator Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel, introduced on March 6 a bill to address food insecurity in Maine and remove barriers against access to nutritious food. LD 468, “An Act to Address Food Insecurity ...

Day trippers to downtown Old Orchard Beach can expect an increase in parking meter fees this summer. Parking in downtown Old Orchard Beach is metered in town lots as well as along First Street and ...

On a whim and a dream, I launched Saco Bay News on March 9, 2020. Here it is five years later, and I’m still at it. A lot has changed since then, both in my personal life and the world around me, but ...

Biddeford City Manager James Bennett has left his position a little earlier than anticipated. In October, Bennett announced he was retiring from the position, effective April 18. Mayor Marty Grohman ...

In a unanimous vote Wednesday night, the Saco River Corridor Commission approved making a technical change to a small parcel of land near Rotary Park, adjusting its designation from “Limited ...

An upcoming major construction project on Elm and Hooper streets is expected to impact traffic patterns in Biddeford between April and November. The Maine Department of Transportation is planning to ...

State Rep. Marshall Archer, Saco-D, has proposed a bill that would alter the state’s education funding formula to help school accommodate homeless students. The Essential Programs and Service, or EPS, ...

Dylan Poirier, a senior at Thornton Academy in Saco, has been selected as a National Merit Scholar finalist. The National Merit Scholarship Program is an annual national academic competition among ...

Last November, when Santino Perrone was sworn in to a seat on the Regional School Unit 23 board, serving Old Orchard Beach, he went to his grandfather’s closet to complete his outfit. Perrone wore the ...