I am encouraging all to vote for George Hogan, who is running for state representative in Old Orchard Beach. I have known George many years and found him to be honest, intelligent, determined and very well-respected by all who know him, including legislators from both political parties during his eight years serving as our state […]
October 2014
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Dayton makes hist. society a town committee
DAYTON — The local historical society has become a town committee. Nearly all of about 30 residents at a Special Town Meeting Monday night voted to allow the town to create an appointed five-member committee. The Dayton Historical Society was founded in 2001, with one of its primary goals to refurbish the former Franklin-Dow Schoolhouse, […]
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Stackpole Bridge solution needs support from Saco voters
For more than a year, Simpson Road, connecting Route 112 to the Salmon Falls area of Buxton, has been closed to through traffic. Saco farm businesses, commuters and health care providers must drive almost seven extra miles to downtown Saco and other turnpike corridor locations. Essential services have been provided by the Town of Buxton. […]
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Leslie Pepin
ARUNDEL — Leslie Ann (Kellett) Pepin, 52, a resident of Arundel, passed away at her home on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. Leslie was born Sept. 22, 1962 in Quantico, Virginia, eldest daughter of Donald E. and Jacqueline Ann (Stevens) Kellett. She was a graduate of Kennebunk High School, Class of 1980, attended Notre Dame College […]
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Scientists probe mass frog deaths in Maine, beyond
PORTLAND — A Maine biologist documented the die-off of some 200,000 tadpoles in a pond in his backyard, igniting new interest among scientists in ranavirus, a disease that can cause swift mass deaths of amphibians. Bowdoin College professor Nathaniel Wheelwright recently published a paper about the die-off in the academic journal Herpetological Review, concluding the […]
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Pope Francis’ admirable war on poverty
I am an atheist, but have never wavered in my conviction that persons with religious beliefs are entitled to the same freedom of choice as me. And in my vocation as a reporter, the person who has most influenced me was the late Frances Sweeney, a deeply religious Catholic editor of a penetratingly independent Boston […]
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Pomerleau sets scoring record in Thornton win
WESTBROOK — Libby Pomerleau scored a hat trick as Thornton Academy (8-3) topped Westbrook (2-8-1) 3-0 in an SMAA field hockey game on Monday. With the three goals, Pomerleau became T.A.’s all-time leading scorer with 35 career goals, passing the mark set by 2014 graduate Morgan Dube. Pomerleau, a junior, also now holds the school […]
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Airstrikes hit jihadists near Syrian town
By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press MURSITPINAR, Turkey — Warplanes believed to have been sent by the U.S.-led coalition on Tuesday struck positions held by Islamic State militants near a Syrian border town that beleaguered Kurdish forces have been struggling to defend. The airstrikes began late Monday and came as Kurdish forces pushed Islamic […]
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Portland Sports Roundup
Portland names new girls’ hoops coach Portland High School athletic director Rob O’Leary announced Tuesday that Jay Lowery is the school’s new girls’ basketball coach. Lowery, a Deering High School graduate, replaces Jan Veinot, who stepped down after seven seasons. Lowery was Veinot’s assistant last winter after serving as the Yarmouth girls’ varsity coach for […]
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People and Business
Giving Back The Maine Credit Union League recently donated $25,000 for the second consecutive year to support the Good Shepherd Food Bank’s school backpack and school pantry programs. The contribution is part of the league’s three-year campaign to prevent childhood hunger in Maine. In 2013, the league raised more than $500,000 toward that goal. The […]