From Staff Reports SACO — A nearly $34 million school budget was approved 365-163. The school budget has been estimated to increase the mil rate by 50 cents. The municipal budget, which was approved by the city council last month, will raise the mil rate by 10 cents. A 60 cent increase in the mil […]
2015
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Mustangs stun South Portland in softball playoffs
SOUTH PORTLAND — The No. 12 Massabesic softball team used a strong pitching performance and some timely hitting to take down No. 5 South Portland 3-1 in the Western Maine Class A preliminary round on Tuesday. The Mustangs got back-to-back hits from Kyra-Mei Cartwright and Olivia Ducharme to start the second inning and both would […]
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OOB fire truck approved
From Staff Reports OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Residents approved 337-141, $1.2 million for the purchase of a new ladder truck. The new fire truck will replace a fire truck that has been determined by more than one inspector to have a limited remaining service life, according to town documents. When the current ladder truck underwent […]
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OOB falls to Watertown
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — It was a beautiful night at The Ballpark as the Old Orchard Beach Surge (3-5) fell to the Watertown Bucks (6-4) with a final score of 2-1 in game one of their three-game series. The Bucks took an early 1-0 lead in the first with an RBI double from DH […]
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Biddeford man reported missing
BIDDEFORD — Biddeford police issued a statement this morning urging anyone with information on the whereabouts of Craig Tufts, 64, of Biddeford, to contact authorities. Tufts, a resident of Biddeford Estates, at 2 Dartmouth St., has been reported missing by his family members who are concerned about his safety, police said. Tufts reportedly walked away […]
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RSU 21 school projects pass
KENNEBUNK — Voters in Regional School Unit 21 passed the $56.5 million renovation bond for Kennebunk High School, Kennebunkport Consolidated School and Mildred L. Day School on Tuesday, with a vote of 3,932 to 2,398. Voters opposed a more expansive $75 million renovation bond by a margin of two-thirds in January 2014. The project would […]
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Louise Boldebook
ALFRED — Louise R. (Ferrara) Boldebook, 97, died June 6, 2015 surrounded by her family at her home in Alfred. Her parents immigrated from northern Italy in 1905 and acquired a land grant in 1912 in Saskatchewan, Canada, where Louise was born on April 6, 1918. She came to the United States as a young […]
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Sea Dogs drop opener in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. — The Richmond Flying Squirrels (29-26) scored all four runs over innings 3 and 4, defeating the Portland Sea Dogs (23-35) 4-3 on Tuesday night in the series opener at the Diamond. Portland has lost five in a row for the first time since an 8-game losing streak in 2013. The two teams […]
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Top 10 percent of Massabesic High School
{{tncms-asset app=”editorial” id=”f1cfc078-0f7d-11e5-be03-13002d361eb9″}} Alyssa Wardwell Alyssa is the daughter of Adam and Monica Wardwell of Limerick and is valedictorian of her class. She played for first team softball in her freshmen year and continued on to play Varsity softball for the rest of her high school years. In her sophomore year Alyssa was Most Improved […]