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Locals to address Goodwin’s Mills funding

LYMAN/DAYTON — Townspeople will be asked at their Town Meetings in June whether or not they wish to significantly increase funding for the Goodwin’s Mills Fire Rescue, which would allow for fully staffed coverage of the station at all times. The selectmen from both Lyman and Dayton attended a presentation at the fire station by […]

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Old time rock and roll

Sweet Grease band members, left to right: Bassist Steven Hill, guitarist Charlie Coulthard, keyboardist Mike Morin, and singer Jerry Walls play a song during their first-ever rehearsal as a re-united band Thursday at drummer Camille “Junior” Guay’s home in Saco. The band is slated to play a reunion show Saturday, April 14 at The Brunswick. […]

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The handwriting on the wall

Was there life before Post-it notes? Probably. But it wasn’t nearly so rich with sticky reminders, clinging memos and glue-backed lists. The advent of written reminders is nothing new. But somehow our notes seem to vanish when we most need them. They get buried under papers, books, bills and, yes, other notes. Nothing so augments […]

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More details needed on MERC sale/closure plan

There’s no doubt that the removal of the Maine Energy Recovery Company trash incinerator from downtown Biddeford would benefit the city overall, from an economic development to an environmental standpoint ”“ but the devil, as they say, is in the details. After rumors had been circulating about town for several weeks, Biddeford officials finally announced […]

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Olsen’s past is shaping her present

Editor’s note: The following story is part 2 of a two-part article. The previous article appeared in the Journal Tribune on Saturday, March 31. SACO — When the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Monday night announced the All American Redheads earned their induction, Saco’s Martha Olsen had mixed emotions. Olsen, 66, played for the Redheads […]