Hello Saco! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a new Saco facility could keep Maine kids closer to home
Also on today's calendar: BSOOB Transit Committee Meeting and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 47 and low of 39 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy with a shower or two, temps: high: 59, low: 34.
- Friday: A passing shower or two, with a high of 55 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Saco & Biddeford Savings and Paquin & Carroll Insurance Donate $20,000 to Support Maine's First Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (sacobaynews.com) — A major mental health project is coming to Sweetser’s Saco campus, backed by a $20,000 donation from Saco & Biddeford Savings and Paquin & Carroll Insurance. The new 16-bed Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, expected by early 2027, aims to keep Maine’s most at-risk youth closer to home instead of sending them out of state for care.

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Other local events
Thursday April 23
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BSOOB Transit Committee Meeting
Saco Transportation Center , 138 Main St , Saco
3:00 pm
Friday April 24
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Annual Ferry Beach All-Church Retreat Weekend *REGISTER NOW!
Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center , 5 Boardwalk Dr , Saco
6:00 pm
Friday May 1
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Wee Readers
Dyer Library , 371 Main St , Saco
10:30 am
Saturday May 9
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LENNY CLARKE & FRIENDS
River Winds Farm And Estate , 121 Louden Rd , Saco
7:30 pm
Saturday May 16
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Saco Main Street Gala
River Winds Farm And Estate , 121 Louden Rd , Saco
6:00 pm
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🗓 Events Nearby
Wednesday April 22
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Pottery Painting, Seaglass Art & More - Open Studio at The Creative Soul
The Creative Soul , 2 Christensen Lane , Kennebunk
10:00 am
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"12 @ 12" April 22 CMP CEO Linda Ball Luncheon
PeoplesChoice Credit Union , 23 Industrial Park Rd. , Saco
11:30 am
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Downtown Development Commission Meeting
Biddeford, ME Calendar
5:30 pm
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Conservation Commission (LIVE)
Biddeford, ME Calendar , City Council Chambers & Teams 205 Main Street , Biddeford
6:00 pm
Thursday April 23
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Special City Council Meeting (LIVE)
Biddeford, ME Calendar
5:30 pm
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Budget Committee (LIVE)
Biddeford, ME Calendar
6:00 pm
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello everyone, I know this message is a bit long, but I need your advice.
Back in February, I needed the base on my kitchen faucet tightened and pipes under the sink inspected. A friend recommended Jerry's
Plumbing in… (Nextdoor Saco)
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Old Orchard Beach High School posted a job opening for Adult Education Administrative Assistant in Old Orchard Beach. Apply here.
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Target posted a job opening for Specialty Sales (Style, Tech, Beauty, Ulta Beauty) (T2166) in Biddeford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Saco here.
🗞 Nearby News
Old Orchard Beach
- Old Orchard Beach Maine Favorites Reopen for the Season (wjbq.com)
- 50 Murals By ‘The Color Wizard' That Bring Color And Character To Public Spaces (boredpanda.com)
Biddeford
- UNE dune grass research project is helping to restore Biddeford, Maine's beaches (wmtw.com)
- Iron Chef Jose Garces launches culinary studio in Biddeford (pressherald.com)
- Made in Maine: At Biddeford packaging company, boxes are booming (mainebiz.biz)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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