Former NFL lineman Jeremy Newberry says he often hobbled into the 49ers locker room using a walking boot and crutches, then lined up behind as many as two dozen teammates for treatment ”“ in his case, a shot of the painkiller Toradol. Ten minutes later, he sprinted onto the field to play. The toughness of […]
May 2014
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Jurors selected in slain student case
By LYNNE TUOHY Associated Press DOVER, N.H. — Jury selection wrapped up Tuesday in the murder trial of a New Hampshire man accused of raping and killing a 19-year-old college student after his former girlfriend lured her to their apartment. Authorities say 31-year-old Seth Mazzaglia strangled University of New Hampshire sophomore Elizabeth “Lizzi” Marriott on Oct. […]
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Sox resign SS Drew
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have agreed to re-sign Stephen Drew, six months after the shortstop had rejected a qualifying offer from the World Series champions to become a free agent. Drew, who spent one season in Boston, turned down a $14.1 million offer from the Red Sox last year after helping the team capture their […]
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OOB Rec. to host pickleball games
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Recreation Department will start the pickleball season on Thursday, May 22 with a free kickoff event from 4-7 p.m. The recreation department will provide free food and lessons to all those looking to play and learn more about pickleball. Pickleball is played on a 20-by-44-foot court, with […]
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Mexico to transform anti-cartel vigilante forces
TEPALCATEPEC, Mexico — Mexico’s government on Saturday began demobilizing a vigilante movement of assault-rifle-wielding ranchers and farmers that had succeeded in largely expelling the Knights Templar cartel from the western state of Michoacan when authorities couldn’t. At a ceremony in the town of Tepalcatepec, where the movement began in February 2013, officials handed out new […]
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Crackdown on cabin conditions will improve safety
Old Orchard Beach is cracking down on code violators by postponing the renewal of their business licenses. It’s nice to see the town manager and town leaders taking the initiative to clean up these properties rather than turning a blind eye, particularly since serious safety concerns were raised at a recent town council meeting when […]
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Washington and Lee announces dean’s list
LEXINGTON, Va. — The following Washington and Lee students have earned dean’s list status for the recently ended winter term 2014: Charles Connellan of Saco and Matthew Inglis of Kennebunk. Inglis was also inducted into Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, which is limited to students who complete the first term of their first year […]
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Claire L’Heureux
BIDDEFORD — Claire L. L’Heureux, 67, of Biddeford, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough, after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Biddeford on Oct. 6, 1946, the daughter of Armand and Leda Chenard Binette. She was educated in Biddeford schools and graduated from the former St. […]
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Tripp inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma
Hannah Claire Tripp, daughter of Larry and Sue Tripp of Saco, was recently inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society at the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. Associate Dean A.R. Venkatachalam, left, and interim Dean Arnold P. Garron, right, present the certificate of achievement and […]