Some post office services have been available in other locations for several years, such as purchasing stamps, through Approved Postal Provider agreements with retail outlets. It’s a nice option for people who want to avoid multiple stops for their errands, and with post offices around the country closing or reducing their hours, it’s a matter […]
May 2014
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Walking the walk
BIDDEFORD — “It’s healthy for you,” said Tia Hall, as to why she was participating in the Biddeford schools’ third annual Walk to School Day bright and early on Friday morning. The fourth-grade student, along with her sister, Shay, who is in first grade, were among hundreds of Biddeford students from kindergarten through eighth grade […]
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Peace talks set for South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan’s president agreed Friday to meet with his rival as soon as next week to jumpstart peace talks that have been stalled for months, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said, potentially laying the groundwork for a new government to bring the world’s newest nation out of bloodshed. Kerry met […]
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Breaking the cycle
Johanna Cantara only wanted what anyone in a new relationship would want: to love and to be loved. She ignored the red flags. The constant calls, the checkups to see where she was. The interrogations, the insinuations of infidelity. And then, two months in, something new: the fists. Sitting at her kitchen table in Biddeford […]
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In Maine, inspiration envelops us year-round
“But not only medicine, engineering and painting are arts; living itself is an art.” — Erich Fromm As winter turns to springtime, nature smiles upon us again. And with summer soon to be knocking at our door, sunshine and memories await us as the landscape grows hot. Summer brings an extra sparkle to an ordinary day. […]
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Students grow seedlings with Waban
SANFORD — How does a garden grow? Students in Kathy McCall’s first- and second-grade classes are figuring all that out, as they learn more about healthy fruits and vegetables. And along the way, they’re growing not just for their own enjoyment in the classroom, but for others, too. The students have teamed up with members […]
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Carol Stearns
GOODWINS MILLS — Carol (Grant) Stearns, of Goodwin’s Mills, passed peacefully on March 18, 2014. There will be a celebration of the life of Carol “Minnie” Stearns on Thursday, May 8, her birthday, at the Goodwin’s Mills United Methodist Church, 55 Church St., Lyman. The memorial will begin at noon with a reception immediately following […]
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South Portland to host Northeasterns Ultimate Championships
SOUTH PORTLAND — Maine Ultimate, a Portland-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting the sport of ultimate (Frisbee) in Maine, will be hosting the 2014 Northeastern High School Ultimate Championships (also known as Northeasterns). The event, sponsored by USA Ultimate, Maine Ultimate, the Maine Sports Commission and the Greater Portland Convention and Visitors Bureau, will take […]
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Biddeford beats Deering in softball
BIDDEFORD — Biddeford pounded out 11 hits and Abbie Paquette pitched a three-hit, five-inning complete game as the Tigers topped Deering 13-1 in an SMAA girls softball game on Friday at Doran Field. Jocelyn Moody and Brittany Roy both had RBI singles in the first inning for Biddeford (3-1), which scored five more runs in […]
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Israel, Palestinians ignore Mitchell’s advice
After former Sen. George Mitchell ended his role as Middle East mediator, he told a Maine audience the failure of Israel and the Palestinians to sign a peace agreement was yielding increasingly negative prospects for both of them. The Palestinians were losing territory, he said, and Israel was losing friends. In 1947, the United Nations […]