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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 ...

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 ...

Oct 24, 2024 · The City of Saco has partnered with two entities to ensure market fairness and accuracy for properties in Saco. Saco has contracted KRT Appraisal to conduct a full revaluation of Commercial and Industrial properties beginning on Oct. 23. This effort follows the valuation increase that affected residential properties, completed in 2023, and will increase fairness between residential and ...

From left, Maine DEP Commissioner Melanie Loyzim, Senior Climate Resilience Coordinator with the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation Brian Ambrette, EPA Region 1 Administrator David Cash, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Saco Mayor Jodi MacPhail and Saco Water Resource Recovery Director Howard Carter ceremonially break ground on $50 million Water Resource Recovery Facility project in Saco on ...

Aug 14, 2024 · Demolition has begun on a former post office in Old Orchard Beach to make way for a condominium project. Maka Builders LLC. is tearing down the one-story brick building at 60 Saco Ave. and constructing three stories on the existing foundation to create six residential condominiums. The Town Council approved a contract zone to allow this project to move forward. The property, at the corner of ...

Dec 31, 2024 · As the year draws to a close, it offers a natural moment to pause, reflect, and express gratitude. This year has not been without its challenges. Global uncertainties and local struggles have profoundly tested the fabric of our daily lives. Yet, it is often within these challenges that we see the strength of individuals and groups who make those difficulties a little easier to overcome. Amid ...

Apr 2, 2021 · SACO — The developer who purchased the Saco Island East parcel at an auction in 2019 is proposing a plan for 24 residential units on the vacant riverfront property. Edward “Ted” Moore of Saco Island Ventures, LLC, earlier this week presented a plan to the city’s planning board for 12 duplex buildings on the nearly six-acre property on Saco Island. Saco Island is a small island in the ...

At a Town Council workshop Tuesday night, Don Ettinger of engineering company Gorrill Palmer laid out the details of a proposed $16 million plan to make improvements from Route One in Saco to the Halfway Intersection in Old Orchard Beach. The plan would change the off ramp from the spur to Route One south in Saco so that motorists could only take a right hand turn onto Route One, and would not ...