BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Amy Miner says the last night of her husband’s life got off to an amazing start. Kryn Miner and his wife attended a wedding in April in Vermont with two of their four children, dancing and celebrating with good friends. But then things went wrong. The troubled 44-year-old Army veteran became […]
May 2014
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Claudette E. Thibodeau
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Claudette E. Thibodeau, 65, of Old Orchard Beach, died early Monday morning, May 12, 2014 in Arundel, at the home of Gil and Jackie Laflamme, after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Biddeford on Feb. 20, 1949, the daughter of Robert N. and Rose A. Gregoire Souliere. She […]
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All good for Black Bears at Goodall
SANFORD — For one game, the University of Maine baseball team called Goodall Park in Sanford home. And the Black Bears certainly made themselves right at home at the cozy confines of Goodall, as they cranked out 12 runs on 17 hits in a 12-3 victory over Boston College Tuesday. The game was a homecoming […]
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Sen. Collins is helping advance diabetes research
My daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 10. For the last seven years, she has had to monitor her blood sugar, inject insulin, and measure everything she eats and drinks while watching her activity level. This is not easy for a teenage girl in the face of possible seizures or […]
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Budget up, jobs cut
WATERBORO — The amount proposed for the administration portion of the Regional School Unit 57 budget for the coming year is up by more than 29 percent, or $500,000, but more than half of the hike is attributed to the shift of some positions from one part of the budget to another. That is the […]
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Rangers take advantage of Rams’ mistakes
KENNEBUNK — Staying out the penalty box and not turning the ball over are typically two key ingredients in the overall formula leading to any lacrosse victory. Kennebunk was unable to get that recipe right against Greely on Tuesday night, costing the Rams a win they badly needed. The Rangers took advantage of numerous Kennebunk […]
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Thunder rallies to stun Clippers
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook finished off Oklahoma City’s stunning comeback. Clippers coach Doc Rivers believes he should never have had the chance. Westbrook scored 38 points and made three free throws with 6.4 seconds remaining, and the Thunder overcame a seven-point deficit in the final 50 seconds to beat Los Angeles 105-104 on […]
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A church in the search
NORTH WATERBORO — In June 2007, a crew of 120 volunteers arrived to help build a home for Lakeside Community Church, which had been meeting in a school. Pastor Barry Murry remembers that at the end of the work effort, the coordinator of Mobile Baptist Builders, Bourben Sullins, looked him in the eye and told […]
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Game 7 will decide Bruins and Canadiens, again
BOSTON (AP) — The Bruins crowd has been hostile to Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban, booing him every time he touches the puck. And he can’t wait to get back to Boston. “That’s what playoffs is all about, man,” Subban said after the Canadiens won Game 6 to force the series back to Boston’s TD […]
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Rotary hosts bingo to raise money for charity
BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club will be hosting a bingo event to support the Polio Plus Program and local charitable giving on Saturday, May 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Rochambeau Club in Biddeford. Doors will open at 8 a.m. Rotary International’s Polio Plus Program is Rotary’s most recognized humanitarian program […]