The following hearty “pulled” chicken recipe is a must for any picnic or barbecue this year. Don’t feel like you have to just eat it as is, add some cheddar cheese ”“ or another favorite cheese ”“ pickle chips, dry coleslaw mix for some great crunch, or dollop some of your favorite salsa over the […]
May 2014
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Guay – 50 years
BIDDEFORD — Maurice and Rachel Guay of Biddeford recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple wed on May 23, 1964. Rachel works as a secretary in the Guidance Department at Biddeford High School. Maurice is a retired mechanic and owned a gas station. They have three children, Denise Vigneault of Arundel, Dana Guay and […]
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GOP avoids past mistakes in Senate picks
WASHINGTON — Tuesday’s elections are the best proof yet that Republicans are avoiding previous mistakes and improving their chances of controlling the Senate during President Barack Obama’s final two years in office. GOP voters again chose solidly conservative nominees while rejecting the most extreme and outlandish types who led the party to painful losses in […]
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Dems consider great lengths to stop Kochs
It’s no longer news when Majority Leader Harry Reid takes to the floor of the Senate to denounce the Koch brothers. But most Americans probably don’t know that Reid and many of his Democratic colleagues now want to amend the U.S. Constitution in far-reaching ways to put an end to the conservative billionaires’ political influence. […]
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Local students graduate from Champlain College
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The following local students recently graduated from Champlain College during its 136th commencement May 3: Caleb Surette of Buxton received a bachelor’s degree in business; Fletcher Ramsey of Saco received a bachelor’s degree in accounting; Taylor Grant of East Waterboro received a bachelor’s degree in communication; and Natalie Corbin of Newfield received […]
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Text 911: Calling for help without calling at all
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Sometimes a voice call to 911 just won’t work, such as for deaf people in need of help or in certain domestic violence cases. Now, in a big step toward moving the nation’s emergency dispatch system out of voice-only technology that dates to the 1960s, four major wireless phone companies are providing […]
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Sea Dogs win pitchers duel, 2-1
PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs (28-15) used great pitching and a two-run fourth to topple the Binghamton Mets (24-18) 2-1 Tuesday night at Hadlock Field. The win pushes the season series to 7-4 in favor of the Sea Dogs. The Sea Dogs’ Brian Johnson and Mets’ Darin Gorski squared off in an old-fashioned pitchers […]
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Deliberations begin in triple-killing trial
BANGOR (AP) — Jurors can convict two men of killing three people and burning their bodies in a Bangor parking lot even if they are not unanimous in their personal theories about exactly what happened that night, a prosecutor told the jury Tuesday. But lawyers for Randall Daluz and Nicholas Sexton told jurors there were […]
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Lobsterman charged with ’egregious’ haul
PORTLAND (AP) — A Stonington lobsterman illegally harvested hundreds of undersized and protected lobsters in what the Maine Marine Patrol on Tuesday called the most egregious such case in more than 25 years. The marine patrol said Theodore Gray possessed 269 undersized lobsters and 123 known breeding lobsters. The illegal haul was “one of the […]
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OOB to pay $45K of taxpayer money in settlement
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town will pay $45,000 toward a $150,000 out-of-court settlement to former town manager Mark Pearson. Pearson sued the town in April 2013, following his termination from the job. Pearson’s lawyer, John Richardson, said in the lawsuit the town breached Pearson’s employment contract and violated the town charter, state law, and […]