”¢ Alexander Wiel, Minnesota, 12th round (2013 Mainer) ”¢ Carson Cross, St. Louis, 14th round (2011 Mainer) ”¢ Jake Thomas, Toronto, 27th round (2013 Mainer) ”¢ John Gorman, Oakland, 31st round (2013 Mainer) ”¢ Nick Lovullo, Boston, 34th round (2014 Mainer) ”¢ Mark Weist, San Francisco, 37th round (2012 Mainer) Other Maine natives ”¢ Ryan […]
2015
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Oritz fumes over getting benched
BALTIMORE — David Ortiz wasn’t in the Boston Red Sox starting lineup Wednesday night against the Baltimore Orioles, and he obviously wasn’t happy about it. Ortiz kept his back to reporters, sitting in front of his locker as he reluctantly fielded questions about why he wasn’t starting against Orioles lefty Wei-Yin Chen. “What do you […]
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Editorial Roundup
Gloucester Times (Mass.), June 1: Many of President Barack Obama’s most high-profile initiatives are under fire in the courts. An interesting analysis piece in The Washington Post’s political blog goes so far as to state that the president’s legacy is in jeopardy. Author Amber Phillips catalogs the challenges facing the president. Just last week, the […]
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The Boat Shed Project
SUBMITTED PHOTO Pictured Monday, a Friendship sloop is delivered to The Boat Shed Project at Pepperell Square, Saco. The sloop was delivered from Jonesport. It is 85 percent completed and made from locally sourced wood, according to Boat Shed Project Founder Scot Arthur. The boat will be completed and used for educational excursions. The Friendship […]
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Longtime Sanford child care program may close
SANFORD — Child care services currently provided to 105 youngsters in Sanford and Kittery ”“ and an array of indirect services for about 3,500 more children across York County ”“ may no longer be available by September. Child Care Services of York County, which began here in 1974, is hoping that some other agencies will […]
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Family bicycle event set for Saturday
The Waterhouse Youth Endowment will be hosting a free “family bicycle fun day” at the Water House Center, located at 51 Main St. in Kennebunk, on Saturday, June 13 at 11 a.m. There will be high energy BMX ramp demonstrations, along with the Kennebunk police conducting a bike safety rodeo with free helmets and safety […]
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Judge lets protesters remain in closed Catholic church
BOSTON — Parishioners illegally occupying a long-closed Roman Catholic church were issued a reprieve Wednesday after a judge ruled they could continue their round-the-clock vigil while they appeal a lower court decision that ordered them to vacate. Mary Elizabeth Carmody, the lawyer for the Friends of St. Frances X. Cabrini Church, said she was surprised […]
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Spotlight Calendar
THEATER “FAME” will be on stage for one night only at the Maine State Music Theatre on June 15 at 7:30 p.m. The cast includes members of MSMT’s Education Fellowship Program and local Maine actors. Ticket prices range from $20-40. Tickets are available online at www.msmt.org, over the phone by calling 725-8769, or in person […]
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Paper shredding outfit has new digs
SANFORD ”“ SecureRMS, a secure paper shredding business, has moved into a new facility at 10 Renaissance Way, Sanford, in the building shared with Marian Heath Greeting Cards and CrossFit 207. The new facility is 15,000 sq. ft., more than double the size of the previous space and has additional growth capacity. Since opening in […]
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Officials hope portrait will inspire clock tower restoration
BIDDEFORD — On Wednesday, standing nearly nine stories above Adams Street, inside the City Hall clock tower, Phil Radding tugged on a string that was dangling from the ceiling. A muffled, metallic thump could be heard from above. “That’s all you get out of the bell,” Radding, the city’s facilities manager, said with a grin. […]