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March 5, 2026
County Jail receives 100 percent rating
The York County Jail has earned a 100 percent score on their recent biennial state inspection.
That means the 294-bed facility aced all 145 mandatory standards, and all 95 essential standards for 2024 and 2025. The 100 percent rating is a first for York County Jail. | READ MORE
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March 5, 2026
UNE students will help plant dune grass
For the second year in a row, University of New England students will help the Biddeford Pool Conservation Trust plant dune grass along a section of beach in Biddeford Pool to help make the beaches more climate resilient.
On Tuesday, March 10, from 11:30 to about 1:40 p.m. about 16 students from Assistant Professor Will Kochtitzky’s Geographic Information System (GIS) course will aid Biddeford Pool Conservation Trust President Lucie Fontein and around 10 volunteers from the nonprofit to plant dune grass in the three-day effort. READ MORE
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March 5, 2026
BHS Drama Club will present ‘Mean Girls’
The Biddeford High School (BHS) Drama Club is proud to announce its upcoming production of Mean Girls: High School Version, a bold, high-energy musical that brings humor, heart, and sharp social commentary to the stage. Show times are Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 20, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, March 21, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Biddeford Middle School Performing Arts Center.
Based closely on the original hit film Mean Girls, this stage adaptation stays true to the spirit and storyline audiences know and love while being thoughtfully tailored for student performers. Rated PG-13, the high school version makes the story more appropriate for teen and family audiences without losing its signature wit and authenticity. READ MORE
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