AUGUSTA (AP) The Maine Association of Realtors says home sales jumped more than 22 percent in November compared to a year ago. The association also says sales prices are continuing to creep upward. The medium sales price for the state rose 4.35 percent, to $180,000, compared to November 2014. The uptick in sales and price […]
2015
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Let your inner artist out at new Saco business
Maine’s first Painting with a Twist location, located in Saco, opened in November. A place where friends come together to paint, drink a beverage of their choice and discover their inner artist, Painting with a Twist of Saco is located in the Saco Valley Shopping Center at 4 Scamman St., Suite 32. Pictured from left […]
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‘A Man Called Ove’ in high demand at Nonesuch
BIDDEFORD — Nonesuch Books is thrilled to announce it has sold a record 1,000 copies of its 2015 Book of the Year, “A Man Called Ove.” “A Man Called Ove” was a virtually unknown novel until it was discovered by Nonesuch Biddeford store manager Paula Dutko in 2014 after it was released in hardcover. Nonesuch […]
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Thursday, December 24
The play “The Story of Christmas” will be presented Dec. 24, 4 p.m. at Messiah Christian Church, 2700 Post Road, U.S. Route 1, Wells. Admission is free. For more information, call 985-9287 or visit the website, www.messiahchristianchurch.org. Doors open at 3 p.m.
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Gleanings
10 years ago From the Journal Tribune: “With financing now secured, plans for the new Counseling Services, Inc. building are moving ahead, with a groundbreaking planned this spring at the agency’s Thatcher Brook location.” 50 years ago From the Biddeford-Saco Journal: “State Rep. Louis C. Jalhert’s appeal from a suspended prison sentence for conspiracy and […]
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Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 23, the 357th day of 2015. There are eight days left in the year. On this date: In 1788, Maryland passed an act to cede an area “not exceeding ten miles square” for the seat of the national government; about 2/3 of the area became the District of Columbia. In 1893, […]
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Today’s Highlight in History:
On Dec. 23, 1823, the poem “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” was published anonymously in the Troy (New York) Sentinel; the verse, more popularly known as “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” was later attributed to Clement C. Moore. Ten years ago Chad declared itself in a “state of belligerence” with Sudan, accusing its […]
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Rudolph’s shiny red nose may be tied to eyes that glow blue
CONCORD, N.H. — Everyone knows Rudolph has a red nose but what about his eyes? Prompted by questions from his 4-year-old daughter, Dartmouth College anthropology professor Nathaniel Dominy recently wrote a scholarly paper on how the unique properties of reindeer eyes might explain the advantage of having a very shiny nose, particularly if it produces […]
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UN demands Syria allow urgent aid deliveries to 13.5 million
UNITED NATIONS — Facing a worsening humanitarian crisis in Syria, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday demanding that all combatants but especially the Syrian government allow the urgent delivery of desperately needed food and medicine to more than 13.5 million people. The council expressed “outrage” at the escalating violence in Syria, […]
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Arthur McCarthy
BIDDEFORD — Arthur “Red” McCarthy, 83, of Biddeford, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, at his home in Biddeford surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 28, 1931, to Donald and Lucy (Henderson) McCarthy in Littleton. He attended Houlton High School. Arthur moved to Biddeford in 1951. On Feb. 28, 1953, he married Aline Boutin […]