GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers didn’t practice Wednesday because of a lingering left calf injury. The quarterback left no doubt about his plans for Sunday when the Green Bay Packers host the Dallas Cowboys. “No, I’m going Sunday,” Rodgers said. “Just a matter of how.” Missing practice was part of the plan for Rodgers, […]
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New School students to fundraise with food, dancing
SACO — Contra dancing is as old as New England, and a pot pie dinner is traditional. Both are offered on Jan. 10 by the students at The New School in Kennebunk. The dinner and contra dance will be held at the Saco Mason’s Lodge on 282 Main St., Saco, above the Biddeford Savings Bank. […]
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Melinda Simard
GORHAM — Melinda D. Simard, 49 of Gorham, died unexpectedly on Monday, Jan. 5 in Biddeford. She was born June 4, 1965 in Biddeford, a daughter of Robert C. and Sydna D. (Tripp) Simard. She attended Saco schools and was a graduate of Thornton Academy in the Class of 1984. Melinda had worked in health […]
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It’s our turn
A “yes” vote to approve the new Sanford High School and Technical Center on Jan. 13 is imperative as we look to provide a bright future for our children and our community. We are teaching our young sons about the power of choices and their consequences. Even at their ages, they can understand the value […]
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Ronald A. Camire
SANFORD — Ronald A. Camire, age 90, of 9 Bennett Street, Sanford, died peacefully in his sleep at the Greenwood Center in Sanford on Dec. 19, 2014. He was born in Sanford on Oct. 2, 1924 to Edmond and Olivine (Gagne) Camire. Ronald was the youngest of sixteen brothers and sisters and the last surviving […]
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County commission looks to live stream meetings
ALFRED — Folks interested in what’s happening with York County Commissioners may soon be able to find out online and perhaps on cable television. Commissioners are looking at offering live streaming of their meetings. The videos would also be archived on their website for viewing anytime. It is a prospect commissioners have examined before and […]
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Maine’s Republican Gov. LePage sworn in for 2nd term
AUGUSTA ”“ Republican Gov. Paul LePage began his second term on Wednesday by calling on a politically divided Legislature to join his push to slash Maine’s income tax and make big changes to welfare that he believes will attract businesses to the state and move people out of poverty. In a wide-ranging speech after he […]
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Celtics overcome bad start to win
NEW YORK — There was no yelling from Brad Stevens during the first timeout. Nobody got benched. It looked bad for the Boston Celtics on the scoreboard, but their coach liked what he was seeing on the court. “Even when we were down 10-2, I felt good about the way we were playing,” Stevens said, […]
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Valentino ranking Dem. senator on appropriations
AUGUSTA — State Sen. Linda Valentino of Saco has been selected to serve as the ranking Democratic senator on the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, as well as on the Committee on Conduct and Ethics for the 127th legislative session. Valentino represents Senate District 31, which includes Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Hollis, Limington and […]
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‘Selma’ portrays drama of civil rights movement
To say Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” feels relevant is a mammoth understatement. It’s altogether animated, propelled and enlivened by its contemporary urgency. “Selma” is a history lesson that throbs with today. DuVernay, a former publicist with two low-budget dramas to her name, dramatizes the events around the 1965 Civil Rights march through Alabama, from Selma to […]