Saco News

THIS MORNING, Sue Farris will get on her bike and head south, pedaling with a purpose bigger than a good workout.

The Rebecca Emery Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host a luncheon meeting at the Ramada Inn at 352 North Street in Saco on Saturday, June 2, at 11:30 a.m. The cost to attend is $17. Please make checks payable to "Rebecca Emery Chapter" and mail them to Rebecca Emery Chapter, P.O. Box 544, West Kennebunk, Maine 04094.

A day in the life of a waitress at the Golden Rooster on Main St. in Saco, Maine.

The Maine Human Rights Commission ruled Monday that the firing of a woman who was hit by a fellow employee was illegal and racist.

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine - Parents can begin registering their children ages 6 to 12 on Friday, May 18 for the South Berwick Recreation Camp.

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts will host the opening of the first of two summer exhibitions, Amy Stacey Curtis: Drawings About Time, Sunday, May 27, at its Center for Community Programs in Deer Isle village, with a reception from 3-5 p.m. The show will feature the recent work of Amy Stacey Curtis, 27 Hours.

The documentary "Forks Over Knives" will be screened, free to the public, on Sunday, May 20, at Center Theatre at 20 East Main St.

A car fleeing from police in Saco early this morning crashed and burned, and the driver ran leaving behind a suitcase with marijuana, hashish and hallucinogenic mushrooms.

Sanford Junior High School nurse Anne Garnsey is operating a program in which members of the community can donate food that she can put into backpacks for students to take home and eat during the weekends.

As I leisurely ate my breakfast last Sunday morning, I saw my neighbor, Paul Colwell, pull up in my driveway in his truck.

At a recent weekly luncheon meeting at Duffy's the Kennebunk Rotary Club welcomed Tom Arnold, the deputy secretary of state and the person at the head of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

SACO, Maine -- John Andrews had a dream. Sitting in a living room in Old Orchard Beach about 15 years ago, he shared his vision with other outdoor enthusiasts.

ARUNDEL, Maine -- Five years ago, following long debate, the Maine Legislature passed what was called the School Consolidation Law.

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Log Cabin Road, will celebrate Community Appreciation Day on Sunday, May 27.

SACO, Maine -- Fire demolished a home in Saco on Wednesday. A Saco police officer was on patrol when he saw the fire at 55 common street.

Barbara McAllister comes from a family of Greek immigrants in Saco, Maine and has found a way to spend her Saturdays doing something that both connects her to the people in her community and honors her rich family history.

The drivers of two vehicles involved in a car crash in Scarborough were both sent to the hospital, one of them with life-threatening injuries.

Southern Maine is a great place for plenty of different types of entertainment but its become particularly well known for music.

Augusta police, working with BAIR Analytics, now offers an online map that offers viewers a chance to see what times of crimes occur in the city and when and where they take place.

SACO, Maine -- Sunday, May 6, the 5th Annual Maine Walk for Epilepsy will be taking place in Saco.