SACO — Thornton Academy jumped out to a 12-2 halftime lead over visiting Deering, then held on for a 14-7 victory over the Rams in an SMAA boys lacrosse game at Hill Stadium on Thursday. Isaac Sinclair paced the Trojans offense with six goals and four assists, while Cody Falton chipped in with three goals […]
May 2014
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Chapter & Verse
Singer-songwriter Sheila Ray Charles, daughter of Ray Charles, will perform on Saturday, May 17 at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 360 Canco Road, Portland. Offerings will benefit Straight Ahead ministry. Prior to the show, Charles will perform for 150 youth at the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland. She will share […]
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Testimony begins in trial for triple killing
BANGOR (AP) — Testimony is set to begin in a trial where two men are accused of killing three Maine residents who were found inside a torched rental car. Attorneys gave opening statements Thursday in the trials of Randall Daluz of Brockton, Mass. and Nicholas Sexton of Warwick, R.I. They’re charged with three counts of […]
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Hernandez charged with jail scuffle, threat
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez has been indicted in an alleged jail assault in February and an alleged threat at the jail last November. The Bristol County district attorney’s office said Hernandez was indicted Thursday on charges of assault and battery and threats to do bodily harm. The […]
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Clearing the scene
KENNEBUNK — Stephen Nichols has been fighting fires for most of his life. The fascination began in his mid-teens, when he was accompanying his father on controlled burns and other blaze-battling endeavors. “My dad was in the department,” said Nichols, “and when I was a kid, I’d go on calls with him sometimes. It intrigued […]
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Parent Resource Center gets United Way grant
SANFORD — The Parent Resource Center recently announced it has been awarded a one-year grant of $11,000 from United Way of York County. This investment will benefit the Practical Parenting Series and the Family Access programs of the agency. Through the mobilization of resources, expertise and funds that support programs focused on the essential building […]
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Saco skirts school budget increase
SACO — Residents will get a chance to voice their opinion of the nearly $33 million proposed school budget on Monday. The proposed budget will not result in a mil rate increase on the school side, said Interim Superintendent of Schools Mike Pulsifer. The school board had originally voted on a budget proposal in March that […]
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Maine investigating death after childbirth
PORTLAND (AP) — The state medical examiner’s office is trying to determine what caused the death of a 23-year-old Maine woman who experienced complications after giving birth. Family members say Destiny Crockett of Lewiston was a healthy young mother to an 8-year-old girl. They said the delivery of her second child on April 20 included […]
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Massachusetts Senate advances minimum pay proposal
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday approved a bill combining business-friendly changes in the unemployment insurance system with a $3 increase in the minimum wage, moving to break a procedural impasse that threatened to derail efforts to boost wages for the state’s lowest-paid workers. The 34-5 vote will allow negotiations to begin with the […]
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U.S. sneakers on troops is a coup for Maine legislators
The Department of Defense has finally agreed to provide military recruits with American-made footwear, rather than giving them stipends to buy shoes, after years of prodding by lawmakers. Last week, Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Christine Fox made the announcement, according to the Associated Press. And while many have called for the DOD to do […]