DANBURY, Conn. — University of New England men’s ice hockey player Colby Drost has been named as an honorable mention pick on the ECAC East League All-Conference Teams, as the league accolades for 2014-15 were announced Thursday afternoon. Voting for the season’s top awards and all-league teams was conducted by the 10 head coaches. UNE’s […]
February 2015
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Paul
BIDDEFORD — Gerry (Gerard) G. Paul, 90, of Biddeford, passed away on Monday, Jan. 27, 2015 at the Maine Veteran’s Home in Scarborough. He was born on Oct. 1, 1924 in Biddeford to Delphis and Cordelia (Gregoire) Paul. Gerry served in the Army during World War II and was on one of the first boats […]
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Prospective juror in Tsarnaev trial cites video of backpack
BOSTON — As a judge questioned prospective jurors Friday in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one woman described her struggle to try to push aside a haunting image she saw in the days after the deadly attack. “The image of him putting the backpack behind that little boy,” she said, describing […]
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Mayweather says he and Pacquiao to fight May 2
LAS VEGAS — The Fight is finally on. Floyd Mayweather Jr. will meet Manny Pacquiao on May 2 in a welterweight showdown that will be boxing’s richest fight ever. Mayweather himself announced the bout Friday after months of negotiations, posting a picture of the signed contract online. “I promised the fans we would get this […]
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Americans still confused about the many different islams
A week after 9/11, President George W. Bush told a hurting nation: “The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That’s not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace.” Faced with a tsunami of hellish news about the Islamic State in Syria, Iraq and the Levant, President Barack Obama updated that […]
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June trial for woman charged with wreath thefts
ALFRED — An Old Orchard Beach woman charged in relation to the alleged theft of wreaths of a Saco cemetery is going to trial June, according to court documents. Pamela Golarz, 57, of Old Orchard Beach, was charged in Dec. 10 on three misdemeanor offenses: theft by receiving stolen property, falsifying physical evidence, and theft […]
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NASCAR suspends Kurt Busch after domestic violence details
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR suspended Kurt Busch indefinitely on Friday after a judge said the former champion almost surely choked and beat an ex-girlfriend last fall and there was a “substantial likelihood” of more domestic violence from him in the future. In a stunning move just two days before the season-opening Daytona 500, NASCAR […]
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Chocolate Marshmallow Truffle Pie
By upping the amount of chocolate chips to a pound and omitting the crust, you have just made yourself the base for truffles. Simply refrigerate for at least 2 hours until firm, remove and roll. After rolling, dip these truffles in powdered sugar or melted chocolate. Whatever you decide to do with this recipe…..caution! They […]
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Chapter & Verse
First Parish Congregational Church, U.C.C., at the corner of Beach and Main Streets in Saco, invites the community to a special service of comfort, healing and hope on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. In this service, attendees open themselves to the power of the healing spirit of God, known to us individually and through […]
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US to fine air bag maker Takata $14,000 per day
RICHMOND, Va.— The U.S. government will fine Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. $14,000 per day for failing to fully cooperate in a long-running investigation of faulty and potentially dangerous air bag inflators. The inflators, in cars made by 10 companies, can explode with too much force, spewing shrapnel into drivers and passengers. At least […]