BRUNSWICK — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has issued its official decision granting a stormwater permit for a planned $12 million, 52,000- square-foot passenger train shed on track between Stanwood Street and Church Road on Tuesday, a day earlier than expected. See full coverage in Wednesday’s edition of The Times Record.
2015
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Turnout is ‘disappointing’ at Waterboro TM
WATERBORO — There were a few more people at Saturday’s annual Town Meeting than there were in-2014 ”“ seven more, for a total of 42. Voters took just under two hours to act on a warrant that included a fiscal year budget of about $5.47 million, with $3.1 million of that total coming from taxes […]
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Man of peace to become Afghan wartime defense minister
KABUL, Afghanistan — War-torn Afghanistan may soon have a defense minister, nine months after the new government was formed and amid some of the toughest fighting since the Talban’s insurgency began 14 years ago. Masoom Stanekzai is better known as a peacemaker than a battlefield strategist, having led the High Peace Council negotiating body charged […]
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Saco Food Pantry says ‘thank you’
These words were recently intoned by Army Capt. Steve Voglezon when he saved two people’s lives: “We have a calling to do whatever we we’re called to do … today, I was called to be there at that spot, at that time.” As in the above, those mentioned here have been called and by their […]
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Red Sox drop 7th straight
BOSTON — Williams Perez pitched six shutout innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Red Sox 4-2 on Monday night, sending Boston to its seventh straight loss. Just two days after picking up his first career save in an emergency relief appearance, Perez (3-0) allowed five hits and two walks, striking out two. He has […]
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Santa Bil’s Workshop to close
It is with great pain and pleasure that I announce the closure of Santa Bil’s Workshop. What started as a way for me to give back to the community, grew into a family operation of giving while reaching hundreds and hundreds of children throughout York County. It has now become a trusted organization which has […]
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Priscilla Martin
BIDDEFORD — Priscilla J. Martin, 63, passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness with cancer on June 1, 2015 at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor with her family by her side. She was born on Sept. 4, 1951 in Bidde-ford, the daughter of Robert and Norma Gendron Lavigne. Priscilla grew up in Biddeford and […]
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Laconia sends Mainers to third straight loss
SANFORD — Plenty of opportunities were given to the Sanford Mainers (3-5) Monday night but the Moose were unable to cash in with runners in scoring position, falling for the third time in as many days to the Laconia Muskrats 5-3 at Goodall Park. Trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh, the Mainers pushed […]
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The truth pays off
As Congress grapples with passing various appropriation bills before the end of the federal fiscal year in September, in most states of our Union, the fiscal year ends at the end of this month. There is reason to fret: In half of those states, a budget has yet to be passed. Almost 60 percent of […]
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County budget hearing takes place Wednesday
ALFRED — York County residents with questions or comments on the proposed $19 million budget to operate York County government for the coming year may voice them Wednesday at a public hearing. The session, scheduled by the York County Budget Committee, is set for 6:30 p.m. at York County Court House. After the public hearing […]