BOSTON — Twice the Montreal Canadiens took the lead in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the rival Bruins. Twice they allowed Boston to tie it. Heading into the locker room after a lackluster third period cost them a chance at a regulation victory, Carey Price knew that there was still a chance […]
May 2014
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BRCOT students complete internship
Pictured are Mayson Picard and Emilee Orsi, students at the Biddeford Regional Center of Technology, with Nickels, the Saco & Biddeford Savings mascot, as they complete their internship as part of the Business Academy’s Business & Financial Management Program.
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Pacers, Thunder, Warriors all win to stave off elimination, force game 7’s
ATLANTA (AP) — The Indiana Pacers have changed who they are, going to a different style in hopes of surviving the first round of the playoffs. No matter what, they can always count on David West. With the top-seeded Pacers poised for an early summer, West fearlessly led a 16-4 run to end the game, […]
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Man facing drug charges gets 16 years
PORTLAND (AP) — A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for bringing shipments of illegal drugs to Maine. Markevin Faucette, of Hartford, Conn., was also sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland on Wednesday to eight years of probation upon release. Faucette pleaded guilty in October to crack cocaine trafficking […]
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Lawmakers preserve, kill bills vetoed by LePage
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers preserved more than a dozen bills on Thursday as they plowed through a slew of measures vetoed by Gov. Paul LePage, but several others died after they failed to muster enough support to overturn the governor’s rejection. One of the biggest victories for the Democratic-controlled Legislature was overriding the Republican governor’s […]
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Berwick bridge to be closed temporarily
BERWICK — The Berwick/Somersworth Bridge will be closed to traffic beginning Tuesday, May 6 at 9 p.m. through Wednesday, May 7 at 6 a.m. A detour will be posted.
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Boston mayor wants to resume talks with casinos
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON — Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh has won a week’s reprieve in his bid to have the city named a “host community” for casino proposals in neighboring Everett and Revere. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted Thursday to postpone its decision until at least May 8. The commission held a […]
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Donohue to step down as head of Catholic schools
PORTLAND — After 21 years as superintendent of Catholic schools for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, Sr. Rosemary Donohue has announced that she will step down from the position, effective June 30. “Making the decision to leave at the end of this school year was difficult, but I am confident it is the right […]
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Jerusalem wall splits Palestinian family
JERUSALEM — The six children of Ahmed and Rokaya Khatib shuttle between two parental homes during the week, spending time with their mother in Jerusalem or with their father in the West Bank. Theirs is not another story of a family broken up by divorce. The Khatibs are being kept apart by Israeli restrictions on […]
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Popularity of religious tattoos seems enduring
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Jes Farris says it happens two or three times a day. Someone walks into Studio 13, a local tattoo shop he owns with his brother, Jake, and inquires about getting a religious tattoo. Usually, he says, the potential customer is an 18- or 19-year-old male dipping into ink for the first […]