BIDDEFORD — Crews have been working to repair a water main break on Alfred Street since late Sunday afternoon, officials said this morning. “We’re still working on things,” Rick Knowlton, vice president of operations for the Maine Water Company, said at about 8 this morning. “We should have water back to everyone by noontime.” Traffic […]
February 2015
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Housing sought for School Street residents
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Town officials are meeting today to secure a plan for those displaced by the School Street fire. A fire early Jan. 29 caused by a kitchen accident in a first-floor apartment at Centennial Place at 6 School St., has left residents of the subsidized, 30-unit apartment building temporarily dislocated for at […]
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TA track squads take second at SMAA meet
GORHAM — The Thornton Academy indoor track and field squads had strong showings on Saturday as both the boys and girls captured second-place finishes at the SMAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Southern Maine. Tori Daigle led Thornton with three victories on the day, including a couple of record-setting performances. The […]
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Patricia Thibodeau
BIDDEFORD ”“ Patricia G. Thibodeau, 69, of Biddeford, passed away on Feb. 6, 2015 at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford. Patricia was born on Oct. 21, 1945 in Biddeford, a daughter of Paul E. Gagne Sr. and Violet Lacourse Gagne. She was educated in the Biddeford Schools. Mrs. Thibodeau was employed at Saco Defense […]
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2 men stabbed in Augusta
AUGUSTA (AP) — Augusta police are investigating a double stabbing, but say the victims are not being cooperative. Sgt. Eric Lloyd says the stabbings at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday appear “to be a mutual assault” involving two men. He says officers were called the Stewart Lane home by a neighbor. The Kennebec Journal reports that […]
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Michael Bradley, Clint Dempsey lead US men past Panama, 2-0
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — When Michael Bradley curled a corner kick over the Panama defense and into the net for a spectacular goal, Clint Dempsey was unsure exactly how it happened. “You’d have to ask him whether he was aiming for that, because we didn’t know,” Dempsey said, laughing. With big goals from both veterans […]
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Teen’s funeral whose body was in selfie
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A funeral is being held for a 16-year-old Pennsylvania boy who authorities say was shot by a teen who took a selfie with his body. Ryan Mangan’s funeral was scheduled for Monday morning at Sacred Heart Church in Jeannette. He was found fatally shot in his home Feb. 4. Police have since […]
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Revelers brave cold at Biddeford’s annual WinterFest
By JEFF LAGASSE Assistant Editor BIDDEFORD — With crystalline hardpack glistening under the glare of arc-sodium lights, Rose Whitten made her ascent to the top of the Adams Street hill, sled in hand. Her twin sister, Grace, followed behind, eager to feel the pull of gravity as she swooshed down an undulating track of freshly […]
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Clippers star Griffin out indefinitely with staph infection
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Blake Griffin is out indefinitely with a staph infection in his right elbow, leaving the Clippers without their All-Star forward as they fight for playoff positioning. They got off to a rough start in his absence Sunday, falling 131-108 to the Thunder in their most lopsided loss of the season. “It’s tough,” […]
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Food scares cost McDonald’s in China
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — Food-quality scares are hurting McDonald’s in China and Japan, where weakness contributed to a key global sales figure falling 1.8 percent. The world’s largest hamburger chain said sales dropped 12.6 percent in January at locations open at least 13 months in the division that includes the Asia region. That overshadowed […]