Pictured here, from left, is the cast of Good Theater’s “Regrets Only.” In the back row: Suzanne Rankin as Marietta, Paul Haley as Hank, Paul Drinan as Jack; front row: Amy Roche as Myra, Meredith Lamothe as Spencer and Laura Houck as Tibby. For more information, see the Spotlight Calendar at right.
January 15, 2015
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OOB boys top Freeport
FREEPORT — Old Orchard Beach point guard Erik Hogan went 6-of-8 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to help the visiting Seagulls secure a 55-48 win over Freeport on Wednesday night. OOB would get 18 points from Zach Hirst and Hogan finished with 13 points. Evan Christensen added eight points and Sam Custeau […]
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Sanford father faces child endangerment charges
ALFRED — The father of an infant who sustained what public safety officials have called critical burns, after a spark from a backyard fire pit ignited the child’s father’s coat, has been indicted on child endangerment charges. A York County grand jury handed up the two-count indictment earlier this month, charging Dirk Jeising, 44, of […]
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Convicted murderer back behind bars
PARIS (AP) — A man who spent a decade in prison after being convicted of murder is back behind bars after pleading no contest to a felony weapons charge. The Sun Journal (http://bit.ly/1Cq1EfW ) reports that Frank Cugliata was sentenced to a year in jail after entering his plea to a possession of firearms by […]
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Long term solution sought
WATERBORO — The discovery of an uncapped vent pipe at Waterboro Public Library Wednesday may hold the key to the rotten-egg smell that has permeated the building off and on for years. That’s the potential good news. But the building, constructed, library officials say, in about 1912 as a school, has some significant code violations. […]
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Canaan man facing check forging charges
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A Canaan man is facing charges after cashing stolen checks to the tune of about $12,000. Matthew Reilly is charged with forging business checks from Kennebec Metals recycling in Skowhegan and cashing them at stores in Athens, Anson, Clinton and Augusta, as well as the Skowhegan Walmart and Bangor Savings Bank. He […]
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Anti-Olympics group holds 1st public meeting in Boston
BOSTON (AP) — In order to start the first public meeting ”“ pro or con ”“ since Boston was chosen as the American nominee for the 2024 Olympics, the head of the group opposed to bringing the Summer Games here asked those in the crowd to raise their hands and stop talking. “That’s the most […]
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Rene J. LeBlanc
SPRINGVALE — Rene J. LeBlanc, 98, of Springvale, died at the Lodges in Springvale on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. Rene was born on June 6, 1916 to Alfred and Laura (Boivin) LeBlanc in Sanford, where he grew up and attended local schools. He proudly served in the Pacific during World War II, in the U.S. […]
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Lucien D. “Lou†“Pep†Guay
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Lucien D. “Lou” “Pep” Guay, 89, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, Jan. 11, 2015 at Maine Medical Center after a brief illness. Lou’s parents met and married in Biddeford after immigrating to the United States from Quebec, and he was their first child, born May 19, 1925 in Biddeford. Growing up […]
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Thornton tuition increase freezes district budget
SACO — The school district has been put on a budget freeze to absorb an unexpected increase in Thornton Academy tuition. “Tonight I am before you asking for a modified freeze … I wasn’t expecting to ask you this this year,” said Interim Superintendent of Schools Mike Pulsifer at Wednesday night’s school board meeting at […]