SACO — Phyllis Anne Lariviere, 79, passed away on Dec. 17, 2014 at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford. Phyllis was born in Dover, New Hampshire on March 16, 1935, the daughter of Herbert and Olive Littlefield. She attended Sawyer School and graduated from Dover High School in 1953. Phyllis went to work at F. […]
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Police: Man touched 9-year-old
An Acton man charged with breaking into an apartment and unlawfully sexually touching a 9-year-old boy is expected to make his first court appearance this afternoon. Keith Poole, 22, was arrested by York County Sheriff’s Office deputies shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday. York County Sheriff-Elect Bill King said the boy was sleeping when a man […]
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Cities investigate drive-by shootings
PORTLAND (AP) — Police in Portland and Westbrook are investigating whether drive-by shootings in their communities are connected. No injuries were reported in the shootings, which occurred within about 30 minutes of each other in the pre-dawn hours Sunday. In the Portland shooting, police say someone drove by a home on Birchvale Drive and fired […]
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Mustangs get revenge against Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — Massabeic scored 19 points in the fourth quarter to pull away from host Biddeford and win an SMAA boys basketball game 59-48 at Tiger Gymnasium on Saturday. Dan Amabile scored 22 points for the Mustangs (1-6), who shot 21 of 24 from the line. Alex Millett scored a team-high 21 points for the […]
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Packers, Steelers, Panthers clinch divisions with wins
The division showdowns were won by the Packers, Panthers and Steelers. On to the playoffs. Also qualifying for the Super Bowl chase were the Ravens, who got the final AFC wild card. And the Seahawks secured home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs, not a pleasant prospect to the rest of the conference. Like Seattle, Green […]
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Minimum wage warrants statewide ballot initiative
On Black Friday ”“ the day after Thanksgiving ”“ workers walked off the job at Walmart and some fastfood restaurants ”“ including McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s ”“ in major cities across the country. An article entitled “Walmart protest aims for dignity” appeared in the Scarborough edition of The Current newspaper on Dec. 4. The […]
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Woman died of natural causes before fire
CAPE ELIZABETH (AP) — Maine authorities say a 65-year-old woman discovered dead after a fire was reported at her Cape Elizabeth condo died of natural causes before the food she was cooking caught fire. State police spokesman Steve McCausland says autopsy results reveal Lamy Alkurdy died of natural causes unrelated to Friday’s fire. Officials say […]
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Maine preserves Moosehead Lake land
NORTHWEST PISCATAQUIS (AP) — Maine is acquiring two miles of shoreline on the north end of Moosehead Lake for conservation. The Forest Society of Maine helped smooth acquisition for the state. State officials say the bulk of the funding for the $895,000 purchase is coming from a $500,000 federal Forest Legacy Program grant, along with […]
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Presidents and their parties
Is Barack Obama’s duty to hear the voices of the entire country, or is it to heed the entreaties of his allies on the left and in the Democratic Party? That is one of the simplest, and also one of the most complex, questions of our time. To ask it is to please conservatives who […]
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Local track stars shine at USM relays
GORHAM — The indoor track and field season began in earnest on Saturday with the USM relays. The kickoff event featured teams from all around the state, and some local athletes began their seasons with standout performances. Wells’ Hunter McDonnell won the boys 1,600-meter run, and also earned a national elite score with 2,772 points […]