LD 1363: “An Act To Secure the Maine Electrical Grid from Long-term Blackouts”, sponsored by Sen. David R. Miramant (D-Knox), was referred to the Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee on April 23. This bill “gives the Public Utilities Commission the authority to require transmission and distribution utilities to take necessary actions to ensure that their […]
2015
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Hart leads locals at New England meet
SACO — Thornton Academy freshman Alex Hart picked up two top-ten finishes on Saturday at her home track to lead local athletes at the 2015 New England Track and Field Championships held at Thornton Academy’s Hill Stadium. Hart placed third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.90 seconds and was also ninth in […]
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Lebanon Rescue makes strides; Sanford drops fee
SANFORD — Sanford is no longer charging Lebanon a $2,000 fee when Sanford Fire Department is the primary responder to Lebanon’s rescue calls, a practice instituted last fall by Sanford Fire Chief Steve Benotti. Benotti said Lebanon Rescue, now combined with that town’s fire department, has made progress in the last several months, and so […]
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Mary Elizabeth Blunt
SACO — Mary Elizabeth Blunt of Saco passed away peacefully in her sleep of congestive heart failure on June 14, 2015 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. She was born in Rochester, New Hampshire, March 20, 1926, daughter of Sterling L. Libby and Katherine E. Doherty. She resided in Saco, graduating from Thornton Academy in 1946. […]
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More ‘phony numbers’ in reports as stocks rise
NEW YORK — Those record profits that companies are reporting may not be all they’re cracked up to be. As the stock market climbs ever higher, professional investors are warning that companies are presenting misleading versions of their results that ignore a wide variety of normal costs of running a business to make it seem […]
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Red Sox keep streaking the wrong way, fall to Toronto
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox hope they can start playing like the team that just left Fenway Park. The Toronto Blue Jays won their 11th straight game to tie the team record, routing the Red Sox 13-5 Sunday as Ryan Goins homered, doubled and drove in five runs. Danny Valencia also homered as the […]
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Goodall serving up free passes
Goodall Memorial Library, located at 952 Main Street in Sanford, is now offering free passes to: the Portland Museum of Art; Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, NH; Willowbrook Museum Village in Newfield; Oguinquit Museum of American Art; and the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport. Guests are invited to visit (the library) and pick up any of […]
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Wells graduates ready to face life’s challenges
WELLS — Wells High School Salutatorian Jacob Wilson gave his fellow graduating seniors what he called “a daily dose of reality.” Wilson, who addressed his class at the 2015 commencement ceremony Sunday at Warrior Memorial Field, said that most of his classmates would probably be told that day that they had “finally made it.” However, […]
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Mainers fall late to Vermont
MONTPELIER, Vt. — For the second straight night, the Sanford Mainers (3-4) allowed the opposition to hang a crooked number on the scoreboard for their second consecutive loss. The Vermont Mountaineers (4-3) broke open a 3-3 tie in the seventh scoring with six unanswered runs in earning a 9-3 win at Recreation Field Sunday night. […]
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Tigers drop heartbreaker to Red Storm
SCARBOROUGH — When you match up against a perennial championship contender in any sport, you know you need to play your best game of the season to get the win. That was the case on Saturday when No. 4 Biddeford traveled to No. 1 Scarborough for a Western Maine Class A semifinal softball clash. Unfortunately […]