LOS ANGELES — The ovations started after the Los Angeles Kings’ third goal in 16 minutes to open Game 4 of the Western Conference final, and the home crowd eventually serenaded its team off the ice for intermission. The low-scoring Kings have become the Stanley Cup playoffs’ highest-scoring team. This defensive powerhouse is shutting down […]
May 2014
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Sterling Rope named a semifinalist for DOD award
BIDDEFORD — Sterling Rope Company was recently selected as one of three semifinalists in the State of Maine for the Department of Defense’s prestigious Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The 2014 Freedom Award is the DOD’s highest honor for employers that provide extraordinary support to their National Guard and Reserve employees. More than […]
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Sanford man flies U.S. flag again after 50 years
SANFORD (AP) — A Sanford man honored his father, grandfather and all veterans on Memorial Day by flying a U.S. flag that hadn’t been outside its plastic casing in nearly 50 years. The flag flown at Gary Aldrich’s home on Monday was last used to cover his grandfather’s casket in 1966. Aldrich tells the Portland […]
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Detroit motorists under siege in ‘Carjack City’
DETROIT — When they pull up to a gas station these days, Detroit drivers are looking beyond the price per gallon at a far more threatening concern: carjackers. The armed auto thieves have become so common here that parts of the bankrupt metropolis are referred to as “Carjack City,” and many motorists fear getting out […]
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Clifford R. Ryea Jr.
SANFORD — Clifford R. Ryea Jr., 87, of Sanford, died at his home on Friday, May 23, 2014. Clifford was born on May 25, 1926 to Clifford and Isabel (Osborn) Ryea in Pawling, N.Y., where he grew up and attended local schools. After graduating from high school, he served in the United States Navy during […]
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New York supermarket combines gym with groceries
ALBANY, N.Y. — When Ann Lawson strolls into her neighborhood grocery store, she really gets a workout. That’s because her Hannaford supermarket has a small gym located just past the pharmacy counter. It has treadmills, stationary bicycles, various other cardio machines, even a state-of-the-art Zumba room with a shiny wooden floor. And best of all […]
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Slyders owner poses challenge to businesses
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Slyders restaurant owner Mike Paul is challenging restaurant owners across the state to join him and donate 25 percent of their profits to a local food pantry, from noon to 2 p.m. on July 13. Paul recently opened the hamburger stand at 16 Old Orchard St. For more information on the […]
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Boland, Tuttle seek nod for Senate 33
SANFORD — Current Senate District 3 Sen. John Tuttle and State Rep. Andrea Boland are seeking the Demo-cratic nomination in the June 10 primary, to be senator for the newly formed District 33. Boland is currently representing House District 142, serving part of Sanford, but cannot run for re-election due to term limits. The winner […]
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China treads carefully as it pursues influence
By LOUISE WATT Associated Press SHANGHAI — China is carrying on a high-stakes balancing act aimed at building influence and access to resources abroad without damaging ties with its most important economic partner ”“ the United States. In rapid-fire’ moves Wednesday, President Xi Jinping called at a conference of Asian governments for a new regional […]
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Deliberations to continue in murder trial
BANGOR (AP) — A Maine jury is back to work in the trial of two men charged with killing three people and burning their bodies in a car in Bangor in 2012. Jurors in the trial of Randall Daluz of Brockton, Massachusetts, and Nicholas Sexton of Warwick, Rhode Island, deliberated for three full days, surpassing […]