SACO — Timothy Dennis Duranceau passed away peacefully, at age 57, in his New Jersey home on Jan. 12, 2014. Tim was the youngest of Norman and Phyllis Duranceau’s six children and was born on June 6, 1956. Growing up, Tim’s family lived on Maple Street in Saco, where Tim and his siblings played in […]
May 2014
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York Hospital’s stroke care team earns award
YORK — For the second year in a row, York Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for the treatment of stroke patients. Get With The Guidelines Stroke helps hospital teams provide the most up-to-date, […]
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Meeting set to discuss Hill Road intersection
ARUNDEL — On Wednesday, May 21 from 6-8 p.m. at the Mildred L. Day School in Arundel, the Maine Department of Transportation will host a formal public meeting to discuss the proposed improvements at the intersection of Alfred Road (Route 111) and Hill Road. Being proposed is the installation of a right-turn lane and signal […]
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Prince Harry thanks Estonia for campaign
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Prince Harry has thanked Estonia for fighting alongside British troops in Afghanistan, laying a wreath at a monument honoring those killed during the Baltic nation’s 1918-20 war of independence. Hundreds of people lined the streets of Tallinn, waving Union Jack flags as Harry, in military regalia, marched to the capital’s central […]
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Bruins’ Lucic not sorry for handshake line comment
BOSTON — The traditional post-series handshake between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens wasn’t the symbol of sportsmanship the NHL might be looking for. Bruins forward Milan Lucic said something to anger Montreal’s Dale Weise and Alexei Emelin after the Canadiens beat the Bruins in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Although no one involved […]
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Dog’s best friends are other dogs that give blood
HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — If man’s best friend is a dog, then who is a dog’s best friend? That would be Rover. Or Glow. Or Ivan or Raina. The four canines recently donated precious pints of blood to their fellow pooches. And they did it without having to travel far from home: They visited an animal bloodmobile. Similar to […]
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For hospice nurse, wife’s death was one too many
LOS ANGELES — Jay Westbrook’s cowboy boot is planted firmly on the gas pedal of his shiny black pickup. Everywhere he turns, a memory flashes. In Van Nuys, it is the lifeless little girl he held at Valley Presbyterian Hospital after she was found in the bottom of a hot tub. Near Beverly Hills, outside a Wilshire […]
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Consumers should have choice of raw milk
As a consumer of raw organic goat milk due to health issues, I can attest that it is more palatable and has more co-enzymes such that I can drink milk. Otherwise, I can’t, as I do not tolerate Lactaid milk either. I need the freedom of choice to drink what I want. It doesn’t cause […]
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David Gerard Vachon
SACO — David Gerard Vachon, 49, of Ferry Road, passed away May 13, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Biddeford on Oct. 9, 1964, the son of Raymond and Claudette Roy Vachon. David attended and graduated from Biddeford High School in 1983. He was a self-employed carpenter for many years, under the name […]
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A ‘problem’: Baseball wonders why pitchers’ elbows keep tearing
All of baseball is focused on a most precious 2 1/8 inches ”“ the average length of the ulnar collateral ligament. This year, more than a dozen major league pitchers already have undergone Tommy John surgery ”“ which involves replacing the elbow ligament with a tendon harvested from elsewhere (often the non-pitching elbow or forearm) […]