BIDDEFORD — City councilors are no longer considering an attempt to have an upcoming Maine Department of Transportation paving project completed at night. The project ”“ which is slated to start in mid-August and will include re-paving Adams Street, from Main to Jefferson streets, as well as Jefferson Street, from Main to Alfred streets ”“ […]
2015
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Legislative committee divided over LePage tax overhaul plan
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Republicans and Democrats on a legislative committee said Tuesday that they agree the state should maintain revenue sharing and throw out Gov. Paul LePage’s plan to tax nonprofits. But the two parties are divided over a variety of other pieces of the governor’s ambitious tax overhaul plan. The Taxation Committee outlined […]
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Donna Brulotte
SACO — Donna M. Brulotte, 66, of Oxford, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 4, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Donna was born in Rumford on Dec. 23, 1948, a daughter of Donald and Ida (Eastman) Packard. She attended Pownal area schools and graduated from Andover Business College earning two associate’s degrees. […]
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Pats’ Blount to miss 1 game for substance abuse violation
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount has been suspended for the first game next season for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. The league announced the suspension without pay Tuesday without saying when the violation occurred. Blount was arrested last August for possession of marijuana while with Pittsburgh. Steelers running […]
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Threatening behavior at the Governor’s budget meeting
Why would anyone have so little respect for themselves and for their fellow Maine citizens? Especially for a fellow elected official by which 48 percent of Maine citizens voted into the highest office in the State of Maine. Why would anyone have so little respect for themselves and for their own school (Thornton Academy) they […]
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White SC officer charged with murder in black man’s death
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dramatic video that shows a white South Carolina police officer shooting a fleeing black man after a traffic stop has led authorities to file a murder charge against the officer amid public outrage over a series of deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of law enforcement agents. The video, provided […]
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Surf’s Up
The water was very likely cold ”“ the air temperature certainly was ”“ on Saturday, but this surfer at Kennebunk Beach didn’t seem to mind as he was taking advantage of the waves.
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Downtown parking survey in Biddeford
We Biddeford property tax payers seriously question the value of the downtown parking survey conducted from Feb. 23 through March 16. A 16-day survey (not counting weekends) is hardly justification to conclude that we need a parking garage. In addition: ”¢ All attempts to see the survey(s) have failed. ”¢ This was a very tough […]
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Badgers’ Ryan not first to let emotions run hot after loss
Minutes after Seton Hall lost the 1989 NCAA championship game in overtime, with a debatable blocking foul sending Michigan’s Rumeal Robinson to the line for the winning free throws, Pirates coach P.J. Carlesimo did the unimaginable when he met with reporters. He complimented the official who made the crucial call. The graciousness Carlesimo showed that […]
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Attack leaves police officers wounded
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An attack on a police convoy in the western Mexico state of Jalisco has left at least some officers wounded, marking the latest in a growing series of confrontations between law enforcement and criminal gangs. The Jalisco state prosecutors’ office did not say how many officers were wounded in the shootout […]