EUGENE, Ore. — Last season Arizona went after Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota early and kept on hassling him. Expect the same when the Wildcats visit the No. 2 Ducks Thursday night at Autzen Stadium. “Last year, getting to Mariota early on in the game probably threw him off a little bit. It always helps when […]
October 2014
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Vote for Stackpole Bridge to get best rate
When Saco citizens go to the polls Nov. 4, they will be voting on a referendum question to borrow money for the repair or replacement of Stackpole Bridge on Simpson Road. The May 6, 2013 closure of this bridge cut off five residences from the rest of Saco. Since it has been closed, these five […]
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Emergency plan on New England cod fish sought
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND — The National Marine Fisheries Service expects to implement emergency measures in November aimed at stemming cod fish decline in the Gulf of Maine. The fisheries service is crafting the measures at the request of the New England Fishery Management Council, which asked for them at its meeting in […]
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Jeannette T. Caya
BIDDEFORD — Jeannette T. Caya, 90, of Biddeford, died Friday, Sept. 26, 2014 at Southridge Living and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Dec. 25, 1923 in Biddeford, a daughter of Frank and Annie (Gagne) Thibault. She attended Biddeford and Saco parochial schools and was a graduate of Thornton Academy in 1941. On Jan. 5, 1946, […]
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Keely’s debut keys Biddeford win
SOUTH PORTLAND — Biddeford girls soccer coach Darren Boynton said freshman Ailaina Keely wasn’t happy when she started the year on the JV team. But Keely was happy to make her debut on Wednesday night, and so was Boynton that she did, as Keely scored both goals in a 2-0 victory over South Portland at […]
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UNE routs Clark, 6-2
WORCESTER, Mass. — The University of New England scored three times in each half on its way to a 6-2 victory over Clark University in a non-conference men’s soccer match played under the lights Wednesday evening at Granger Soccer Turf. In picking up their second-consecutive win, the Nor’easters improved to 5-3-1, while the Cougars fall […]
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Bank VP sentenced for stealing from company
PORTLAND — Jeffrey Burnham, 42, of Arundel, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to 1 1/2 years in prison and three years of supervised release for theft by a bank officer. Burnham pleaded guilty on June 10, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney for Maine Thomas E. Delahanty II. Court records indicate that […]
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Sports Briefs
Phelps over legal limit when stopped BALTIMORE (AP) — Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps registered .14 percent on a blood-alcohol test after he was stopped on a speeding violation, according to charging documents. The legal limit for intoxication in Maryland is .08. Phelps, 29, was charged Tuesday with driving under the influence, excessive speed and crossing […]
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Potato harvest schools Maine teens in hard work
BLAINE — In the gentle hills of northern Maine, far from the rocky coastline and lighthouses, teenagers trade warm classrooms for cold potato fields every fall, just as they have for generations. Schools shut down ”“ sometimes for weeks at a time ”“ while their students haul in the harvest or monitor conveyor belts for […]
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Bumgarner, Brandons lift Giants into NLDS
PITTSBURGH — Brandon Crawford figured the San Francisco Giants needed one run, maybe two, the way ace Madison Bumgarner was dealing. A grand slam provided all that and more, silencing a revved-up crowd and propelling San Francisco into the meat of the playoffs. Streaking in May and slumping in September, the Giants are back to […]