BIDDEFORD — Police arrested three people Wednesday after executing a search warrant at 1 Parkview Court, Apt. 118, where officers seized heroin, cocaine and drug paraphernalia, according to a post on the Biddeford Police Department’s Facebook page. Officers from the BPD’s Street Crimes Unit, Old Orchard Beach police’s K-9 Unit, state police and the Maine […]
February 2015
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Clippers, Thunder top Texas teams to open season’s 2nd half
CLIPPERS 119, SPURS 115 LOS ANGELES (AP) — DeAndre Jordan had 26 points and 18 rebounds, Jamal Crawford added 26 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat San Antonio 119-115 Thursday night, increasing their lead over the Spurs by 1 1/2 games in the West. Chris Paul had 22 points and 16 assists, and the […]
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Professor violated university policy
ORONO (AP) — Officials say the University of Maine professor who compromised the personal information of more than 600 current and former students when his laptop was stolen violated a university policy that prohibits employees from having students’ Social Security numbers stored on electronic devices. John Forker, chief information security officer for the University of […]
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February may be coldest ever in Portland
PORTLAND (AP) — There’s a good chance this February could end up being one of the coldest in the state of Maine. The National Weather Service says since observers started keeping records in Portland in 1941, it’s been the coldest February so far, with temperatures averaging 11.6 degrees below normal. But there’s still over a […]
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Biddeford tops Portland/Deering
BIDDEFORD — Ricky Ruck, Zack Thompson and Joe Anders each scored two goals apiece as Biddeford ended its regula season with a 9-3 victory over Portland/Deering in a Western Maine Class A boys hockey game at Biddeford Ice Arena Thursday night. Logan Magnant, Curtis Petit and Joey Curit also scored for the Tigers (10-6-2). Dominic […]
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OOB extends marijuana-growing moratorium
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A moratorium that began in July on non-residential marijuana growing facilities will now continue until May 13. The town initially enacted the moratorium after resident Pierre Bouthiller proposed a facility that would accommodate medical marijuana research and provide space for medical marijuana caregivers, or those licensed by the state to grow […]
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Colts talked to NFL about balls before AFC title game
INDIANAPOLIS — General manager Ryan Grigson said Thursday that the Colts had contacted NFL officials before last month’s AFC championship game about their concerns with New England’s game balls. Grigson did not say how the team was tipped off. Previous reports have indicated Indy first became suspicious after Mike Adams picked off two of Tom […]
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Winter keeping its icy grip around the Eastern US
The bitter cold that has gripped the Eastern U.S. is showing no sign of letting up before the weekend as records for low temperatures were broken Friday. The National Weather Service says the newest band of Arctic air could plunge parts of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic into deep freezes that haven’t been felt since the […]
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Money – and carrots – sought for wealth of guinea pigs
KENNEBUNK — They’re cute – some might go as far as to say they’re wicked cute – they’re personable and there’s 73 of them. And there might be more, as time and nature will eventually reveal. They need check-ups and shots and lots of lettuce and carrots and a whole lot more. That is why […]
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Conrad R. Hebert
SACO — Conrad R. Hebert, 81, of Saco, died peacefully on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born on June 19, 1932 in Biddeford, the son of Philip Hebert and Leona (Boisvert) Hebert, and attended St. Louis High School in Biddeford. On June 16, 1956, he married the […]