BIDDEFORD — Joan E. Couture, 65, of Biddeford, died May 27, 2014 at her home, as the result of a heart condition. She was born in Biddeford on Dec. 24, 1948, the daughter of Toussaint and Agathe Gagnon Couture. She was educated in Biddeford schools and graduated from Biddeford High School with the Class of […]
May 2014
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Royals withstand Encarnacion’s 2 blasts
TORONTO (AP) — Omar Infante hit a two-run single in the 10th inning and the Royals overcame two home runs by Edwin Encarnacion to beat the Blue Jays, snapping Toronto’s winning streak at nine games. Facing Todd Redmond (0-4), Alcides Escobar singled to begin the 10th. Pedro Ciriaco was hit on the front of the […]
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Students ‘blast off’ after space program saved
PHILADELPHIA — In recent years, students at Northeast High School have virtually saved mankind from a meteor, discovered water on Mars and repaired the International Space Station. But their current mission to establish a habitat on the moon was nearly aborted because of education budget cuts. The Space Research Center, started 52 years ago as […]
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Sudan woman on death row for apostasy gives birth, execution delayed
By MOHAMED OSMAN Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan — A Sudanese woman sentenced to death earlier this month after refusing to renounce her Christian faith has given birth in prison, local newspapers reported Thursday. The independent Al-Sudani and Akhbar Al Youm dailies reported that 27-year-old Meriam Ibrahim gave birth to a girl Tuesday at the clinic […]
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A 1st in 52 years: Co-champs at the National Spelling Bee
OXON HILL, Md. — When the confetti flew, the two boys stood in the center of the stage and shook hands. They held up the trophy together. Both were champions, a Spelling Bee finish unseen in more than half a century. After all, it wouldn’t have seemed right for one of them to finish second. […]
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‘Chick time’ at MMS
WATERBORO — There’s no doubt about it, spring is here. You can tell by the peeps emanating from special education teacher Erin O’Brien’s classroom, just down the hall from the main office at Massabesic Middle School. Peeps? You bet. There are baby chicks being raised here. It all starts with the egg, of course. They’re […]
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Jets’ Mornhinweg: QB competition isn’t ’50-50′
NEW YORK (AP) — Rex Ryan is right about the New York Jets’ quarterback competition. And, so is Michael Vick. Yes, both Vick and Geno Smith will compete for the starting job ”“ as Ryan has said all offseason. And, yes, Smith enters with a slight advantage ”“ as Vick has insisted since he signed […]
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Flawed water system can’t track usage
SAN FRANCISCO — Call them the fortunate ones: Nearly 4,000 California companies, farms and others are allowed to use free water with little oversight when the state is so bone dry that deliveries to nearly everyone else have been severely slashed. Their special status dates back to claims made more than a century ago when […]
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State: Tentative tax deal with hospitals reached
CONCORD, N.H. — Gov. Maggie Hassan announced a tentative settlement Thursday with almost all New Hampshire hospitals over Medicaid rates and a tax on hospital revenues that has been deemed unconstitutional. Hassan told House and Senate negotiators the agreement with 25 hospitals hinges on legislation, which they plan to finalize Friday, to address constitutional questions. […]
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Vatican: Israel, Palestinian peace prayer set for June 8
VATICAN CITY — Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will join Pope Francis for an afternoon praying for peace at the Vatican on June 8, the Vatican said Thursday. Francis had invited both men to “my home” to pray during his recent trip to the Middle East. Speaking from the biblical town […]