THEATER Good Theater presents “Regrets Only,” by Paul Rudnick, runs through Feb. 22 at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. in Portland. Performance times are Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 Wednesdays […]
February 2015
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N.H. man charged in Saco shooting to be detained until trial
PORTLAND — The man accused of breaking and entering a Hillview Avenue, Saco, home and shooting his wife and a family friend will remain in jail until a trial. Gregory Owens, 58, of Londonderry, New Hampshire, faces federal charges of interstate domestic violence and discharging a firearm and a state charge of attempted aggravated murder […]
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Sports Briefs
Tiger taking indefinite leave from golf PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Tiger Woods said his game is “not acceptable” to compete in tournaments and he will return when he thinks it is. Hopeful of having injuries behind him, Woods made a horrific start to the new year. He shot a career-high 82 in the second […]
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Dennis Gaines Sr.
BIDDEFORD — Dennis William Gaines Sr., 63, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 at Sierra Providence East Hospital in El Paso, Texas. Dennis was the second of five sons born to Bernard Gaines Sr. and Theresa Gaines on Aug. 21, 1951 at the Trull Hospital in Biddeford. He was educated in Saco schools and […]
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2 Lebanon residents face drug charges
LEBANON (AP) — Maine authorities have arrested two people and dismantled a suspected methamphetamine manufacturing lab in Lebanon. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says 39-year-old Dana Lovely and 52-year-old Caren Polk were both charged with unlawful trafficking in methamphetamine. State troopers and MDEA agents searched the home on Tuesday and found a number of so-called […]
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State House welcomes parent leaders
Reps. Anne-Marie Mastraccio, D, Sanford, William Noon, D, Sanford, and Patty Hymanson, D, York, welcomed facilitators and parents from the Sanford Parent Leadership Institute to the Statehouse recently. The Institute helps parents become advocates for children, and they were visiting the Statehouse to meet with their legislators. Rep. Mastraccio is on the far left of […]
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OOB boys run past Monmouth in prelims
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — For most basketball teams, preseason practice consists of conditioning ”“ and lots of it. The Old Orchard Beach boys basketball team proved that focusing on conditioning pays off, as the No. 7 Seagulls had plenty of gas left in the tank in a 68-55 win over No. 10 Monmouth Academy in […]
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The truth will win out
By now, we have all heard about the scandal involving NBC news anchor Brian Williams, who has been caught embellishing a story from more than 10 years ago. Williams has apologized for claiming a helicopter he was riding in was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade during the Iraq war in 2003. He stated that the […]
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High school students take on Titan Challenge at UNE
BIDDEFORD — More than 300 high school students gathered at seven locations across the state Wednesday to compete in the Junior Achievement organization of Maine’s annual Titan Challenge. One of those locations was the University of New England’s Biddeford campus, where about 50 competitors turned up, including 14 students from the Biddeford Regional Center of […]
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West Kennebunk concert series kicks off with folk music
Pictured are Brittany Haas, Owen Marshall and Joe K. Walsh who will perform at “Winter Folk.” For more information, see Spotlight at right.