DRUG CHARGES SACO — A juvenile was summonsed on Dec. 11 and charged with criminal mischief and sale and use of drug paraphernalia. SACO — Morocho Cambizaca, 25, of East Haven, Conn., was summonsed on Dec. 13 and charged with possession of marijuana. SACO — Vito Landolfi, 24, of East Haven, Conn., was summonsed on […]
2015
Local officers graduate from justice academy
Several officers with York County police agencies are among the 60 graduates of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. The new officers, who mostly come from the local and county ranks, spent 18 weeks at the academy in study and training and graduated on Friday. Among the topics the officers studied were crime scene processing, emergency […]
House fire in Lebanan
LEBANON — At 8:30 a.m. today, firefighters were still at the scene of a house fire on Creamery Hill Road. Little information was available; dispatchers at Sanford Regional Communications said the fire was reported at about 2:30 a.m.
LePage to fight proposal for in-person testimony
AUGUSTA (AP) – Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he will fight a proposal from legislators that would require agency commissioners and other officials to appear in person before committees. The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reports lawmakers are discussing whether to allow the bill mandating in-person testimony into the January session. After a perceived lack of […]
Coast Guard says water is cold
BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is warning boaters and paddlers that the water is still plenty cold even if the temperatures outside are relatively balmy. The forecast calls for temperatures in the 60s parts of New England this week. But officials say the water is 46 degrees in Boston Harbor – cold enough […]
Some wage war with weeds, but their persistence makes possible the earth’s renewal
What we call a weed is in fact merely a plant growing where we do not want it. —E.J. Salisbury“The Living Garden” No matter where I’ve lived, I’ve had to drive past woods and wide open spaces where a wide assortment of unnamed plants fills the blanks in between other more familiar vegetation. If it’s […]
Wednesday, December 23
The Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center will hold a Blue Christmas Service on Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 6 p.m. This service is a musical meditation, recognizing that for some, Christmas is not a time of joy. Whether due to loss of a loved one, a job, the light, or feelings of fearfulness in our world’s […]
Gleanings
10 years ago From the Journal Tribune: “After years of planning and false starts the Thornton Academy Middle School is finally beginning to take shape.” 50 years ago From the Biddeford-Saco Journal: “Members of Biddeford Girl Scout Troop 100 sponsered a Christmas party for patients at the Christian Haven Nursing Home here, with Girl Scout […]
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, Dec. 22, the 356th day of 2015. There are nine days left in the year. This is the first full day of winter. On this date: In 1775, Esek Hopkins was appointed the commander-in-chief of the Continental Navy. In 1894, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial […]
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Dec. 22, 1965, “Doctor Zhivago,” David Lean’s epic film adaptation of the Boris Pasternak novel starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie, had its world premiere in New York. Ten years ago Congress completed work on a one-month extension of the Patriot Act and sent it to President George W. Bush. New York transit workers […]