On behalf of all artists, but more specifically my father, Cabot Lyford, I must strongly object to the display that obscures his work “Life Force,” the dolphin sculpture in front of the Regency Hotel. It is an insult not only to him as an artist, but also to the work itself, which was created as […]
2015
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Letter to the editor: Disney parks’ ban on toy guns long overdue
Disney World and Disneyland recently announced that they are discontinuing the sale of toy guns at their parks in Florida and California and are no longer allowing these items to be brought in. Forty years ago, I went to Disney World in Florida with my two young children. My daughter wanted to bring back Tigger; […]
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Sanford High School Honor Roll
FIRST QUARTER GRADE 12 Highest Honors: Mariah Anderson, Madison Bickford, Rebecca Campbell, Amanda Cole, Dakota Curtis, Everett Earl Fall, Makayla Garvin, Zachary Hartley, Peter Hegarty, Elizabeth Helmreich, Lindsey Herzig, Taylor Johnston, Olivia Kallis, Alexandra Kruczek, Allison L’Heureux, Tye Laviolette, Shannon Lebel, Elijah Lemay, Rylee Munday, Morgan Nickerson, Lydia Pulkinen, Matthew Punsky, Carina Ryan, Travis Ryder, […]
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York High School Honor Roll
FIRST QUARTER SENIORS High Honors: Tessa Bukowiec, Katherine Bullock, Kelsey Cole, Kayla Dunn, Amanda Fiorentino, Megan Hiney, Emily Knoettner, Siobhan Langaas, Payton Morse, Jack Northrop, Justin O’Donnell, Amanda Offermann, Erica Perkins, Clarissa Schooley. Honors: Meredith Adams, Caroline Alexander, Benjamin Anderson, Matthew Arsenault, Sadie Arsenault, Marina Austin, Elise Bartlett, Johanna Bennett, Hannah Berger, Jesse Bettencourt, Grace […]
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Biddeford High School Honor Roll
TERM 1 GRADE 12 High Honors: Dana A Abdulhay, Alexa Cadorette, Madison Cantara, Abigail Cook, Kerry Crepeau, Alexandra Demeule, Joshua Dutremble, Dwayne Dyer III, Mikayla Guay, Zachary Heffernan, Katrina Hussey, Peyton Janelle, Kirsten Lebreux, Erin Martin, Camryn McKeown, Alexander Millett, Carson Neumann, Benjamin S. Plante, Joshua Poirier, Morgan Potvin, Charlotte St. Louis, Nicole St. Louis, […]
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Boston Bakery offers helping hands for the holidays
SANFORD — Allen Paquette, owner of the Boston Bakery located on Main Street in Sanford, has been working hard to provide families in need with gifts and winter attire for the holidays. The inspiration for the donations was sparked by a woman and child, both homeless, who visited his bakery last week asking if he […]
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OOB council begins to talk budget
OLD ORCHARD BEACH – The Town Council is hoping to keep tax increases on the municipal side to a minimum next year as it prepares to begin the budget making process. By charter, the council is required to provide guidance to the town manager on a desired municipal budget number at least six months before […]
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Libby Memorial Library hosts children’s holiday party
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — On Saturday, the Libby Memorial Library in Old Orchard Beach hosted a children’s holiday party, where families celebrated the holidays by building gingerbread houses, participating in a candy cane scavenger hunt, playing Christmas bingo and getting their picture taken by the fireplace with Santa and Mrs. Clause. Lee Koenigs, director of […]
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Amended Eves claim alleges state law violation
The attorney for Maine House Speaker Mark Eves is claiming Gov. Paul LePage violated state law as well as federal law in an amended complaint against the Governor filed in federal court Friday afternoon. In July, Eves filed the original civil complaint at U.S. District Court in Portland in connection with his firing by the […]
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US power grid vulnerable to foreign hacks
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Security researcher Brian Wallace was on the trail of hackers who had snatched a California university’s housing files when he stumbled into a larger nightmare: Cyberattackers had opened a pathway into the networks running the United States’ power grid. Digital clues pointed to Iranian hackers. And Wallace found that they had […]