Biddeford Savings funds maps for Eastern Trail rollout
Biddeford Savings Bank financed 10 000 trail maps to boost use of the 65 mile Eastern Trail from Kittery to Casco Bay. ETA reports 21 miles built, with maps detailing the current section. bank also supported Saco Bikes for Kids campaign promoting healthy, active lifestyles along the trail.
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Charles Petersen
Biddeford Savings, Left
Bob Hamblen
Eastern Trail Alliance
Alliance
Biddeford
Biddeford Savings Bank
Kittery
Bug Light Park
Casco Bay
Portland
Scarborough Marsh
ETA
Bob Hambling
Hamblin
Biddeford Savings
Saco Bikes
Saco Parks and Recreation Department
Biddeford Aims to Bring Historic Canoe Home
Local leaders led by McArthur Public Library Director Jeff Cabral seek to return a 21 foot canoe dating from early contact era between colonial settlers and American Indians to Biddeford. Radiocarbon dating places it between the early 17th and late 18th centuries and researchers from York Institute assisted in study.
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Biddeford
McArthur Public
Canoe
Jon Brandon
Eastpoint Conservation
Brunswick
Molly Carlson
Headwater Tide Archaeological Conservation Laboratory
Wiscasset
Plaque Uncovered at OOB Library Reveals 1955 Funding
Gardener Jay Chase cleared ivy from the Edith Belle Libby Memorial Library in Old Orchard Beach and uncovered a long forgotten plaque. The inscription notes the building was constructed in 1955 with funds donated by a former selectman.
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Edith Belle Libby
Old Orchard Beach
Jay Chase
Alfred Apple Festival in Alfred marks seasonal change
The Shaker Hill Apple Festival returns September 13 14 in Alfred on Shaker Hill Road. Host groups include Friends of the Alfred Shaker Museum York County Shelter Programs Brothers of Christian Instruction and Notre Dame Orchards Gile Family Farm. Activities include Shaker crafts pony rides wagon tours yard sale and apple pie slices with proceeds benefiting the Shaker Carriage House restoration.
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Alfred
Friends of the
Alfred Shaker Museum
York County
Brothers of Christian Instruction
Gile Family
Notre Dame Orchards
Shaker Hill
Shaker Hill Road
Route 202
Shaker Village
Shaker
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Dina Mendros
Maines
Biddeford Pool
Aldo Pulito
Paul
York Institute
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Saco
Plymouth
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Cabral
OOB
By Liz Gotthelf
JD Stewart Financial, Inc
Beach Street
Saco Me
JDS Mortgages of Maine, LLC
Apple
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