LEBANON — A Sanford man who spent several years in federal prison following a conviction on a 2003 firearms possession charge was allegedly found to be carrying about $20,000 worth of heroin following a search after drug agents arrested him Saturday. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Sanford police had been watching Timothy Duval, 41, since […]
February 2015
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Heat top Celtics, 83-75
BOSTON — Hassan Whiteside was hardly shocked when Miami coach Erik Spoelstra designed a play for him late in the third quarter of a tight game. He was surprised when Spoelstra kept doing it, though. Whiteside scored half of his 20 points during a dominant stretch spanning the third and fourth quarters to help the […]
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Irene J. Vlahakos
SACO — Dr. Irene J. Vlahakos, 83, of Saco, passed away early Sunday morning on Feb. 1, 2015, at The Monarch Center in Saco. She was born in Saco on Oct. 9, 1931, a daughter of James and Pota (Pappas-piridakos) Vlahakos. Irene graduated from Thornton Academy, class of 1949. She received her Bachelor of Art […]
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Brady puts stamp on 4th Super Bowl title with MVP performance
GLENDALE, Ariz. — As a kid, years before he became a pretty good quarterback in his own right, Tom Brady idolized Joe Montana. Now, at age 37, Brady owns just as many Super Bowl championships ”“ and just as many Super Bowl MVP awards ”“ as the Pro Football Hall of Famer. And no QB […]
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Storm heads toward Northeast after blanketing Midwest
BOSTON — A winter storm is bringing its fury to the Northeast on Monday, causing the cancellation of flights, classes and major court cases a day after it dumped up to a foot-and-a-half of snow on the Chicago area and blanketed much of the Plains and Midwest. The weather system moved slowly eastward overnight through […]
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Suzanne Marie Shields
KENNEUNK — Suzanne Marie Shields, 48 years, a resident of Garrison Oaks, died unexpectedly at her residence on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. Suzanne was born Dec. 13, 1966 in Charleston, South Carolina, a daughter of J. Michael and Joan E. (Williams) Shields, and is a graduate of UConn in Waterbury, Connecticut, with a nursing degree. […]
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Some Centennial Plaza residents may return soon
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Local officials were scheduled to meet today with representatives from American Red Cross and the Salvation Army to come up with a plan for residents displaced after a recent fire, said Assistant Town Manager V. Louise Reid. Firefighters responded Thursday at 1 a.m. at Centennial Plaza apartments, located at 6 School […]
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Sports Briefs
Rodgers tops Watt for MVP PHOENIX (AP) — Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers won his second MVP award Saturday night, and J.J. Watt swept away the voters the way he sweeps quarterbacks off their feet to take top defensive honors. Rodgers, also the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award winner, took this one in […]
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Proposed shift in forest ranger responsibilities questionable
When Gov. LePage released his two-year budget proposal, I was interested in digging into the details to understand how the policy proposals will affect Maine people. I believe that his budget proposal is a starting point and it will be seriously considered by the appropriations committee and the entire Legislature over the coming weeks and […]
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Human smugglers turn to cargo ships to ferry fleeing Syrians
ABOARD THE COAST GUARD CUTTER TYR — The crew was about to dig into dinner when word of the “ghost ship” came through: a freighter hurtling out of control toward Italy with no crew ”“ and hundreds of Syrians as cargo. The cattle freighter ”“ its animal pens crammed with families ”“ was on a […]