OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town council chambers filled with applause Tuesday night after Council Chairman Shawn O’Neil announced the town is not moving forward on a proposal to add more metered parking. The auditorium was packed to standing-room only with people prepared for the night’s scheduled public hearings on parking proposals that would have […]
October 2014
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Coast Guard sector issues new steps to prevent spread of Ebola virus
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A U.S. Coast Guard sector says it will contact ships that have recently been to Ebola-affected countries to ask whether passengers have symptoms of the virus before they are allowed into port. The sector, which includes parts of New York and Connecticut, issued to the maritime community in Long Island Sound on […]
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Lowell graduates from Franklin Pierce
RINDGE, N.H. — Amy Lowell of Sanford graduated from Franklin Pierce University this summer with a master’s degree in nursing leadership.
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Richard Ward Jr.
SACO — Richard Robert Ward Jr., 50, of Burnham Road in North Saco, passed away on Oct. 7, 2014 in Scarborough. He was born in Malone, New York on May 17, 1964, a son of Richard Sr. and Dorothy (Pritchard) Ward. Over the years, he worked for Snow’s Canning, Herman Shoe and for Direct Mail […]
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Cooperative workshop is tonight in Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — “Creating Cooperatives in our Communities,” the first workshop in the series “Sustain Biddeford,” which is being organized by Engine and Heart of Biddeford, will be held tonight at 7:30 p.m., at Engine, 265 Main St., Unit 103, Biddeford
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Pledges come through for food rescue
ALFRED — The financial situation for York County Food Rescue is much brighter today, and the program director says the public’s generosity means the agency is close to what it needs to be able to continue to operate. Donations have been flowing in since Jodi Bissonnette, who directs the program that supplies food to 45 […]
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Bear baiting, trapping, hounding opponents are anti-hunting
Those “activists” protesting the Maine bear hunting methods are not Mainers. There is very little support in Maine for this sort of anti-hunting foolishness. At the York County Fish and Game Association, a few months back, we had a presentation from state game officials who related that their methods have increased the number of bears […]
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Adams, Cardinals knock out Kershaw, Dodgers to advance to NLCS
ST. LOUIS — For the second straight time, the lefty generally acknowledged as the best pitcher in baseball was no match for a team that’s made a habit of coming alive this time of the year. Matt Adams’ drive sent Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers packing. While celebrating a 3-2 victory in Game […]
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Tsarnaev friend due in court on gun, drug charges
BOSTON (AP) — A man authorities suspect provided the gun used by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects to kill an MIT police officer is due in federal court Wednesday for a court update. Stephen Silva, of Cambridge, is charged with heroin trafficking and possession of a handgun with an obliterated serial number. Silva’s indictment doesn’t […]
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Most NFL fans think Goodell should keep job
NEW YORK — Most NFL fans believe Commissioner Roger Goodell should keep his job after his handling of recent domestic violence cases, according to a new Associated Press-GfK Poll. Only 32 percent say Goodell should lose his job over the issue, with 66 percent saying he shouldn’t. Support for his handling of the cases is […]