NEW YORK — Commissioner Roger Goodell got a strong vote of confidence from team owners on a day a league-hired investigator determined the NFL botched the Ray Rice case, but found no evidence of a cover-up. The long-awaited Mueller report was released Thursday with no unexpected findings: the league mishandled its investigation on Rice and […]
2015
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Body found in missing person case
WELLS — The body of a Kennebunk woman was found Thursday evening in Wells Harbor. Kathryn Ryan’s remains were found on the Drake’s Island side of Wells Harbor around 5:30 p.m., according to a press release from Wells Police. Ryan, 61, lived at 54 Fletcher St., Apt. D, Kennebunk, and had been reported missing. She […]
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Saudi blogger to be publicly flogged for insulting Islam
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi blogger who was sentenced last May to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes will be publicly flogged for the first time after Friday prayers outside a mosque in the Red Sea coastal city of Jiddah, a person close to his case said Thursday. Raif Baddawi was sentenced […]
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Claudette J. Sheltra
BIDDEFORD — Claudette J. Sheltra, 81, of Biddeford, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, at the Monarch Center in Saco. She was born Aug. 12, 1933 in Old Orchard Beach, a daughter of Alphonse and Evelyn (Tremblay) Monier. She was educated there and was a graduate of Old Orchard Beach High School. Claudette had a fondness for […]
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Rams fast and furious in win over MOB
GORHAM — There are 2,700 seconds in a high school boys hockey game, but only 50 were needed to tell the story of Gorham’s victory over Massabesic/Old Orchard Beach/Bonny Eagle on Thursday afternoon. A four-goal spree in that span of time took a comfortable Rams lead to a rout, and Gorham skated away to a […]
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Garage fire in Wells
WELLS — Firefighters from seven departments battled a stubborn blaze that consumed a two-story, two-bay detached garage on Horace Mills Road overnight. Firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to a nearby home. There were no injuries. Firefighters were on scene for about five hours, estimated Capt. Jeff Nawfel. He said the blaze […]
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Pilot project proposed for Sanford solar farm
SANFORD — In the summer of 2013, the city and Waban began talking about the merits and possibilities of installing a solar farm array on Sanford’s capped former landfill. Studies were conducted along the way, and the idea has expanded to include a possible array at the former CGA site on New Dam Road. Sometime […]
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Roland Denby
SANFORD — Roland Denby, 97, of Waterboro, passed away New Year’s Eve at his home. He was born in Sanford on March 19, 1917, a son of the late William and Bessie (Gillis) Denby. Roland retired from the U. S. Army as a Lt. Colonel. In his long army career he survived the D-Day invasion […]
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Local pantry accepts donation
The Saco office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage donated funds provided from the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage charitable arm, Coldwell Banker Cares, to The Saco Food Pantry located at 67 Ocean Park Road, Saco. The pantry provides food for local Mainers in need through short-term and intermittent help, or long-term help for those who continue […]
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Sanford Mayor urges residents to vote “yesâ€
By now, most people have formed an opinion of the Sanford High School and Regional Technical Center proposal. Sanford residents have participated in the straw polls, attended informational sessions, reviewed the design, and analyzed the financial impact. On Jan. 13, we will make our opinions known through a referendum vote. It’s an important day for […]