BIDDEFORD — Connor greased the chain, while Matt taped the handle bars. On the other side of the room, Devyn and Josh worked on another bicycle, and in the parking lot, Kyle updated the group’s inventory. The five Biddeford High School students worked diligently Wednesday afternoon, as they readied more than 50 bicycles for the […]
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Gardening workshop to be held at Frinklepod
Frinklepod Farm in Arundel is offering a 3-hour, hands-on workshop to equip home gardeners of all experience levels with everything they need to know for this growing season. Instructor Noah Wentworth, co-owner of Frinklepod Farm, has more than 25 years of experience growing food using organic, sustainable methods. Topics to be discussed include soil preparation, planting, […]
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Spotlight Calendar
THEATER School Around Us presents “Rumpelstiltskin, Private Eye,” which will be performed at The Brick Store Museum Program Center on Thursday, April 16 at 7 p.m., Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 18 at 2 p.m. This production is a film-noir fairytale spoof in which “Fairytale Land” has been hit by a […]
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Sea Dogs top Rock Cats 7-5 to win series
PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs won their first series of the season, taking the rubber match over New Britain on Wednesday by a final score of 7-5. Playing at a special 11 a.m. start and wearing uniforms that all sported the number 42 for Jackie Robinson Day, the Sea Dogs posted a new season […]
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Clinton Foundation to continue accepting some foreign money
WASHINGTON — The board of the Clinton Foundation said Wednesday night that it will continue accepting donations from foreign governments, but only from six nations, a move that appears aimed at insulating Hillary Rodham Clinton from controversies over the charity’s reliance on millions of dollars from abroad as she ramps up her presidential campaign. Clinton, […]
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Boston Marathon bomber deserves death penalty
Flipping through the channels on Tuesday night, I stopped on ESPN, but unlike most times, it wasn’t to watch a baseball or football game. Instead what was airing was a special on the survivors of the Boston Marathon bombings ”“ and I didn’t turn the channel until it was over. I have read plenty on […]
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Hernandez convicted of murder, sentenced to life
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for a deadly late-night shooting, sealing the downfall of an athlete who once had a $40 million contract and a standout career ahead of him. Hernandez, 25, who had been considered one […]
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Beech-Nut Nutrition announces recall of baby food products
WASHINGTON — Beech-Nut Nutrition of Amsterdam, New York, is recalling approximately 1,920 pounds of baby food products that may be contaminated with small pieces of glass, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Wednesday. The 4 oz. glass jars of Stage 2 Beech-Nut Classics sweet potato and chicken baby food was […]
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Rubio draws from past despite future focus
WASHINGTON — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio launched a Republican presidential campaign this week with a promise to reject “the leaders and ideas of the past.” It was a not-so-subtle jab from a 43-year-old, fresh-faced senator at his likely 2016 competitors, Republican Jeb Bush and Democrat Hillary Clinton, whose families were cemented as political dynasties in […]
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Responding to letter
I understand the good doctor’s desire to point out the exceptions to the facts that I wrote regarding organ donations. They are, nonetheless, exceptions. Sadly, not understanding the implications regarding God’s Law, he wishes to categorize the facts as “distortion.” Frank Novotny, Biddeford