The Acton UCC Church, Alfred Parish Church, Cross Roads United Methodist Church, North Parish UCC Church, Sanford UU Church and St. George’s Episcopal Church will be holding a Crop Walk on Sunday, May 3, starting at 1 p.m. at St. George’s Episcopal Church on Emerson Street in Sanford. Crop Walks are neighbors walking together to […]
2015
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Teacher: Police delay response to 911 call
DAYTON — On Friday, at approximately 12:30 p.m., while 15 children were downstairs having class in their preschool, someone was upstairs ransacking cupboards. According to Jessica Antoine, the teacher at Little Hands, Big Hearts on Clark’s Mill Road, she heard a noise upstairs in the two-level building and assumed “it was a parent dropping off.” […]
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Opt-out movement accelerates amid Common Core testing
ATLANTA ”“ Thousands of students are opting out of new standardized tests aligned to the Common Core standards, defying the latest attempt by states to improve academic performance. This “opt-out” movement remains scattered but is growing fast in some parts of the country. Some superintendents in New York are reporting that 60 percent or even […]
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Sea Dogs fall despite strong start from Augliera
TRENTON, N.J. — The Trenton Thunder (5-3) scored six times in the final two innings, and beat the Portland Sea Dogs (3-5) 7-0 on Friday night at Arm & Hammer Park. Portland has dropped the first two games of a seven-game roadtrip. Trenton’s Taylor Garrison (1-0) earned his first win of the season, tossing five […]
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Local option sales tax one way to balance budget
It’s budget season across the state of Maine and communities are in the thick of it. It’s a difficult time of year with budget boards wondering, what services can be pared down or cut completely? How can government services be delivered more efficiently (read cheaper)? And, how high can they increase the mil rate without […]
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Chapter & Verse
Members and friends of First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Kennebunk will offer a day of service to the community on Saturday, April 25 in honor of their new minister, Reverend Lara K-J Campbell. Attendants will clean litter from area beaches and the Mousam River, help elders with yard work, and write letters to elected officials. […]
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John M. Hajdysz
SACO — John M. Hajdysz, 64, of Saco, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2015, in Saco. Services are private. Arrangements are by Cote Funeral Home, Saco. To sign the guestbook or leave condolences, go to www.cotefuneralhome.com.
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Joliet Catholic Diocese settles abuse cases
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Lawyers for 14 men who claimed they were sexually abused by Roman Catholic priests say the Diocese of Joliet has agreed to pay $4.14 million to settle the claims. The Herald-News in Joliet reports the diocese says the cases were settled last year, although plaintiffs’ attorneys announced the settlement Wednesday. The […]
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Robert Laveru
SANFORD — The family of Robert R. Laveru would like to announce the following dates concerning the services being held in his honor: a burial service, which will be held on Friday, April 24 at the Veteran’s Cemetery in Springvale at noon; and a celebration of life on Sunday, April 26 from 1-3 p.m. at […]