“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.” ”“ Victor Hugo In the clear light of an early winter morning, the scene from my kitchen window caught my attention. It was a world of stillness and peace. The yard, my neighbor’s home, the whole area wore a jeweled, white wrap. We may […]
February 2015
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Trojan teammates lead local contingent at New Englands
ROXBURY, Mass. — Facing the best New England high schools have to offer, Thornton Academy teammates Tori Daigle and Sam Curran led a group of local athletes at the 28th New England Interscholastic Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Facility Friday night. Daigle had the best finish among local […]
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Food pantry offer open, but on hold for now
WATERBORO — Back in November, a local business owner offered to build a foundation for a new food pantry. When some other construction companies heard about it, they offered to pitch in too. But time passed and so did the moment and the offers are on hold, for now, said Douglas Foglio, who, along with […]
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Julio Cesar Strassera
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES — Julio Cesar Strassera, the prosecutor who won conviction against leaders of Argentina’s dictatorship and coined the term “Nunca mas,” or “Never again,” to describe the repressive period, has died at age 81. Strassera died Friday in the San Camilo Clinic in Buenos Aires after being admitted several days […]
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OOB alumni basketball game set for March 13
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The annual Old Orchard Beach Alumni Basketball Classic will be held on Friday, March 13 at the high school gym starting at 6 p.m. There will be door prizes for people holding the lucky entrance ticket numbers. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens. Proceeds from […]
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Briefly
There will be a healing service at the Little House of Prayer at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 1. There will be adoration of the blessed sacrament, Rosary at 2:30 p.m., a teaching by Bernadette Cyr, and laying on of hands for prayers of healing. For more information, call 284-6286, or visit www.littlehouseofprayer.com. All are […]
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Community Briefs
Search begins for Miss Teen and Mrs. Maine Applications are now being accepted for the titles of Miss Teen Maine and Mrs. Maine International 2015. The Miss Teen and Mrs. International Pageants will be held at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts in Jacksonville, Florida. The dates for the Miss Teen International Pageant are […]
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Martin T. Smith
POPLARVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Poplarville attorney Martin T. Smith, who served 20 years in the state Senate and 30 years as lawyer for Pearl River Community College Board of Trustees, has died at his home. He was 80. Pearl River Community College announced Smith died Thursday. Funeral arrangements are pending. Smith also worked as attorney […]
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RSU 21 planning new high school renovation project, vote in June
KENNEBUNK — Residents in Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel will vote on a revised multi-school renovation project for Regional School Unit 21 this June. In January of 2014, voters rejected a $75 million renovation project to renovate Kennebunk High School, Kennebunkport Consolidated School and Mildred L. Day School. School officials sought feedback through a form on […]
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Vatican whodunit: Mystery surrounds fate of books on marriage
VATICAN CITY — A whodunit is making the rounds at the Vatican. The publisher of a book on traditional Catholic marriage is crying foul, saying someone apparently swiped upward of 100 copies of the book from the Vatican mailboxes of bishops who attended a meeting on family issues last October. The publisher sent the books […]