Women’s Lacrosse UNE 15, SALVE REGINA 6 BIDDEFORD — The University of New England out-scored Salve Regina University by six after halftime in a 15-6 Commonwealth Coast Conference women’s lacrosse victory on Saturday afternoon at the Big Blue Turf. Big Blue (6-7, 3-2 CCC) has now bettered the Seahawks (3-8, 1-5 CCC) in the last […]
2015
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Why trust anything in Rolling Stone ever again?
So here’s my question: Why would a conscientious citizen ever again trust anything published in Rolling Stone? To me, the diligent professors at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism went too easy on the magazine’s reporters and editors. Rolling Stone’s doomed article about a make-believe gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house was […]
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Arthur Fuessel
SANFORD — Arthur J. “Buddy” Fuessel, 80, of Sanford, died on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough.
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Fire damages Lewiston home, kills cats
LEWISTON (AP) — A fire that caused extensive damage to a Lewiston home and killed two cats is being blamed on improper use of a heater. Fire Inspector Paul Ouellette says the fire that broke out at 20 Mason Ave. just before 10 a.m. Sunday was caused by improper use of a kerosene heater near […]
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Better late than never
ALFRED — Back in March, 2010, an infant, his 3 year-old sister and their mother were rescued by a passerby who clambered down a steep embankment and jumped into the Little Ossipee River in North Waterboro to free them from their submerged car. The driver of the car was headed south on New Dam Road […]
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The Canadian health care revolution
Consistent with the modest character of this province at the center of a country that revels in modesty, a modest commemorative sits in front of a modest two-story home. Right here, at 814 Saskatchewan Crescent in the Nutana residential neighborhood of Saskatoon, rests a small historical plaque that for months of the year is covered […]
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Municipal Meetings Calendar
Here is a list of regularly scheduled upcoming meetings, as well as schedules for area councils, boards of selectmen and school boards: Acton: Selectmen meet 7 p.m., 2nd and 4th Thursday, Town Hall, 35 H Road. Next meeting April 23. School board 6 p.m., 2nd Tuesday, school library, 700 Milton Mills Road. Alfred: Selectmen meet […]
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Man killed when car crashes at Disney World
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Lamborghini that was part of an exotic car racing attraction at Walt Disney World crashed into a guardrail, killing a passenger and injuring the driver. The Florida Highway Patrol says Tavon Watson, 24, of nearby Kissimmee lost control of the vehicle Sunday afternoon, killing Gary Terry, 26, of Davenport, Florida. […]
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5 things to know about Congress’ return
WASHINGTON — Congress reconvenes Monday after a two-week recess, and plunges immediately into a fierce debate over how to control Iran’s nuclear program. Lawmakers also will decide whether to confirm a new attorney general and whether to stabilize payments for Medicare treatments. Some things to know about issues facing Congress: CONGRESS’ ROLE IN IRAN NUCLEAR […]
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Ex-US guards face prison for Iraq shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four former Blackwater security guards face decades in prison when they are sentenced Monday for their roles in a 2007 shooting of Iraqi civilians. Three of the guards ”“ Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty and Paul Slough ”“ face mandatory, decades-long sentences because of firearm convictions. A fourth, Nicholas Slatten, faces a life […]