By HOLLY RAMER and PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. — A Democratic super PAC wanted to run a 30-second ad during a Friday evening newscast on New Hampshire’s one network station ”“ and was even willing to shell out the $10,000 that the station demanded. Hours before the spot was set to run, however, […]
October 2014
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Albert Cabana Jr.
BIDDEFORD — Albert F. Cabana Jr., 76, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 28, 2014. He was born on July 31, 1938 in Saco, the son of Albert Cabana Sr. and Yvonne Cabana. He graduated from St. Louis High School in 1957. He spent four years in the United States Air Force and was stationed in […]
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Creepiness calls
By any estimation, it was an unusual experience. 2007, this was. A cluster of us gathered around a makeshift, plywood coffin, peering in at a friend who lay therein, his eyes closed and arms crossed around his exposed torso. The group’s ringmaster, dressed in a monkish robe and gazing at our mutual acquaintance through black-painted […]
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Obama energizes Democrats for Michaud
PORTLAND — Less than a week before Election Day, President Barack Obama swung through Maine on Thursday and called on Democrats to get everyone they know to the polls to defeat Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Before roughly 3,000 supporters of gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud in Portland, Obama stressed the closeness of the race, warning Democrats […]
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Humans, robot participate in annual 5K event
More than 285 runners and walkers, 15 dogs and one VGo robot participated in Grahamtastic Connection’s 4th annual 5K on Oct. 19. Organizers say a beautiful fall day brought together friends of all ages, from newborns in strollers to 80-year-old runners for the event. The overall male finisher was Thomas Pore of Saco with a […]
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Peter Carter
BIDDEFORD — Peter James Carter, 40, of Biddeford, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. He was born March 13, 1974 in Portland, a son of Gary K. and Sandra (Meserve) Carter, and was educated locally, graduating from Thornton Academy. Peter was employed for the past 16 years as a welder at Prescott Metal Co. He […]
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Sox sign closer Uehara for 2 years
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox have signed Koji Uehara for two more years, committing $18 million to the reliever who closed out the 2013 World Series but struggled along with the team this season. One year to the day after Uehara struck out Matt Carpenter to seal Boston’s third title in 10 years, the team gave […]
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Paying for cheap chocolate
One Halloween, my husband persuaded our kids to give away most of the candy they’d just collected while trick-or-treating. They were preschoolers and the house we were renting then had previously drawn teens with haunted tours. We’d run out of candy when a stream of teens showed up at our underwhelmingly spooky doorstep, shaking badly decorated […]
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A walk among the ‘mums
A pot of chrysanthemums at Old Orchard Beach Town Hall sports skeletons and other creepy decorations for Halloween.
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Efforts underway to restore historic tabernacle
DOWAGIAC, Mich. (AP) — At the zenith of its fame the tabernacle, constructed in 1890, held thousands of worshippers who came by train and horse-drawn wagon to attend revivals at Crystal Springs, Michigan’s oldest religious camp. Today, the nearly 125-year-old Stella Cooper Memorial Tabernacle continues to welcome many young people to summer camps, as well […]