YORK F or Tom Bradbury and his neighbors, the town foghorn is more than just a familiar, wistful noise — it represents something greater, like peace itself. “There’s a sense that someone is on guard, watching over those who are on the water,” Bradbury said. “We find it a very pleasing, comforting sound.” That’s why […]
2015
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THIS WEEK IN THE CIVIL WAR
The Richmond Enquirer, in the final months of the Civil War, exulted in early January over news that Confederate troops at Fort Fisher near Wilmington, N.C., had successfully rebuffed a Union attack. According to the Southern paper, initial “apprehensions in the community were that Wilmington our last seaport would succumb to the immense force sent […]
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Canada’s Powder Highway … a stunning circuit
ROSSLAND, British Columbia For many in the skiing world, the resorts of Canada’s Powder Highway in British Columbia’s Kootenay region are secrets they’d rather not share with the public. The circuit links eight mountain resorts and many times more Nordic, heli- and cat-ski operations across 420 miles. “There’s very little out there that can rival […]
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Biddeford council passes 2 orders regarding Lincoln Mill project
BIDDEFORD — On Tuesday, the City Council voted unanimously to approve two orders in connection to the Lincoln Mill project. The first order authorizes the city to pursue repairs of the Lincoln Street sidewalk, from where it intersects Elm Street, north of the mill, to where it intersects Main Street. The work will include installing […]
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Frances Louise Byam
SANFORD — Frances (Fran) Louise Byam, 88, of Sanford, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 3 at the Greenwood Center in Sanford. Frances was born in Edgartown, Massachusetts on Nov. 26, 1926 to Capt. William H. and Adelaide Louise (Pike) Stanley. Her family moved to Camden, where Fran attended local schools, graduating from Camden High School […]
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Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers around New England:
The Boston Herald, Jan. 2: Even the president of President Obama’s alma mater thinks his plan for the government to begin ranking colleges and universities may be flawed ”“ a sign of a way-out-there initiative that in our view ought to be scrapped. Harvard President Drew Faust has her own reasons for questioning the U.S. […]
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Warren aims to shape Democrats’ debate as 2016 race begins
WASHINGTON — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday hammered Washington’s leaders ”“ Republicans and Democrats alike ”“ for failing to help middle-class workers since the 1980s. Left unsaid: That time period includes President Bill Clinton’s administration. As Warren continues to insist she won’t run for president, and all of politics is waiting for Hillary Rodham […]
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Patriots must hold the line against Ravens’ disruptive front
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England’s offensive line was a work in progress that wasn’t showing much progress. The player the Patriots could least afford to lose was under pressure in the very first game behind a rebuilt line that had just lost its toughest blocker. Four sacks of Tom Brady in that 33-20 loss to […]
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Leila Ruth Simonds
KENNEBUNK — Leila Ruth (Hartley) Simonds, 86, of Kennebunk, died unexpectedly Jan. 5 at her home. Born June 21, 1928 in Sanford, Maine to Clement and Ruth (Downs) Hartley, she attended Sanford and Dover, New Hampshire schools and graduated from Kennebunk High in 1946. On Aug. 5, 1950, she married Jack D. Simonds of Cape […]
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SMHC announces first baby of the new year
BIDDEFORD — On Friday, at 1:33 p.m., Dr. Gretchan Paranya delivered the first of nearly 600 children that will be born in 2015 at Southern Maine Health Care. Kristi and Nathan Letarte of Saco welcomed their 5-pound, 14-ounce baby boy in the warmth and comfort of SMHC’s Birthing Suite, and Beckett Joel Letarte earned the […]