Lately, I’ve been waking up often “with the birds,” as my mother used to call it, and it’s a treat to lie there listening to the world awaken around me. No matter where I’ve lived, even when the sounds of traffic have intruded, I’ve been able to hear something, some small, plaintive chirp from the […]
May 2014
Saint Andre Home announces new hires
BIDDEFORD — Saint Andre Home recently hired Diane Skog as director of marketing and development and Sarah MacLaughlin as adoption manager. Skog has more than 30 years of nonprofit management experience in both clinical and administrative settings. She previously held positions at the Finance Authority of Maine and MaineHealth. She lives in Saco. MacLaughlin is […]
Francis Bacon work could bring $80M at auction
NEW YORK (AP) — A triptych by Francis Bacon of his longtime companion is poised to sell for about $80 million at Christie’s as the spring art auction season revs up with sales of postwar and contemporary works. A provocative image by Andy Warhol of the 1963 Birmingham, Ala., race riots and a seminal painting […]
Supreme court weighs in on raw milk case
PORTLAND (AP) — The Maine supreme court is hearing arguments in the case of a Blue Hill farmer who ignored state law and followed a local ordinance allowing farmers to sell directly to consumers. Dan Brown was issued a civil summons in 2011 for selling milk and other items without state licenses from his farm […]
Tremblay throws no-hitter as Trojans rout Spartans
SACO — After a 2-3 start to the season, the Thornton Academy softball team had a full week without a game to regroup, reorganize and refocus heading into the second half of the season. On Monday, it was clear the Golden Trojans didn’t let that time go to waste. Bailey Tremblay struck out 10 and […]
PeoplesChoice announces new hires
BIDDEFORD — PeoplesChoice Credit Union recently hired Eva Sommer as mortgage loan originator, who is based out of the Biddeford and Sanford branches. Prev-iously, Sommer was a senior mortgage originator and processor with Cumber-land County Mortgage. PeoplesChoice Credit Union also recently hired Joshua Hauck as a teller at its Biddeford branch.
2 arrested in Sanford heroin, oxy bust
SANFORD — Two alleged drug dealers are in jail, and more than three ounces of crack cocaine, about two-thirds of an ounce of heroin and eight dozen 30-milligram doses of oxycodone didn’t make it to the street. Those are the results of a three-month investigation by Maine and federal drug agents, Maine State Police and […]
Trail Blazers stay alive, Heat take control behind LeBron’s 49
NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James tied his playoff career high with 49 points, Chris Bosh made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 57 seconds left, and the Miami Heat beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-96 on Monday night for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. James carried the Heat nearly the entire way until Bosh […]
Lemay joins Northeast Delta Dental sales team
BIDDEFORD — Biddeford resident Matthew R. Lemay has been hired as a sales executive in Northeast Delta Dental’s Maine office. Lemay earned a degree from Southern New Hampshire University and was previously employed by Enterprise. “Matt has the drive and enthusiasm that I look for in a sales executive, and he is a good fit […]