SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hall of Famer Juan Marichal mingled in the San Francisco clubhouse and waited patiently for his chance to share a kind, congratulatory word with Madison Bumgarner. Marichal understood it would be tough to find a moment with the man of the night. MadBum, the man of the postseason, more […]
October 2014
Pickup truck strikes car, then porch on Route 123
BRUNSWICK Brunswick police and fire departments responded to a Harpswell Road home Monday afternoon where a pickup truck hit a porch. Workers on scene with Ray Labbe and Sons, who had the road reduced to one lane for construction, said they had tried to stop the driver, who had fallen asleep at the wheel at […]
Police investigating cause of head-on crash on Route 201 in Topsham
TOPSHAM Police continue to investigate the cause of a two vehicle head-on crash on Route 201 Monday night that sent two drivers to area hospitals. The crash, which occurred near American Way, was reported at approximately 6 p.m. Responding emergency personnel blocked the road and detoured traffic at Meadow Road and West Schoolhouse Crossing Road. […]
Daniel J. Morse
SACO — Daniel J. Morse, 64, of Camp Ellis in Saco, passed away peacefully early Saturday morning at home. He was born in Concord, Massachu-setts on Feb. 17, 1950, a son of Roger and Imelda (Louka) Morse. He graduated from Acton/Boxborough Regional High School. Daniel was a firefighter for the Town of Acton, Massachusetts (Local […]
Coast Guard rescues 3 from capsized boat
PORTLAND (AP) — Coast Guard crews have rescued three people after their sailboat capsized in Portland Harbor. A 911 call was received shortly before 2 p.m. Sunday about a sailboat that had overturned near Spring Point inside the harbor. Rescue crews pulled three people from the water and transferred them to a Portland Fire Department […]
Sanford shows its school spirit
Sanford students showed off their spirit Friday, Oct. 24 with a school- and community-wide pep rally at Memorial Gym that started at 6 a.m. The community accepted the School Spirit Challenge, hosted by WGME-TV, to determine which school collects the most pounds of food for Good Shepherd Food Bank. Sanford will find out whether they […]
Community Calendar
Wednesday, Oct. 29 “The Haunted Halls of Nasson” will take place on Oct. 29-30 from 5-10 p.m. and on Friday, Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to midnight. A Halloween carnival will take place for the youngsters, and a Haunted Walk will be available to teens and adults. The Nasson Community Center is located at 457 […]
Bates researchers study climate through clams
LEWISTON (AP) — The National Science Foundation has awarded $337,228 to a Bates College oceanographer and a geologist to continue climate research based on the shells of clams. Biology professor William Ambrose and geology professor Michael Retelle say they’ll analyze the natural record archived in clamshells over a millennium to plot changes in sea temperature. […]
Obama is a hypocrite when it comes to national debt
Let’s talk about our national debt, which is really a disgrace to every American. In 2008, when Obama was campaigning, he was all over Bush concerning how he handled the national debt, calling it “unpatriotic” and “irresponsible.” So let’s put our national debt under a microscope since Obama has taken office. When Obama took the […]
Cream vocalist and bassist Jack Bruce dies at 71
LONDON — Jack Bruce was part Mississippi Delta and part Carnaby Street. In his glorious heyday as bassist and lead vocalist of 1960s power trio Cream he helped create a sound that combined American blues and psychedelia to thrill audiences throughout the world. Bruce, who died Saturday of liver disease at age 71, enjoyed a […]