TOPSHAM — Stantec’s office in Topsham recently added two new employees to its team. Joining the staff are: • Robert Roy, a certified wildlife biologist, has joined Stantec as a senior project manager. Roy will oversee a variety of projects characterizing, assessing and measuring the potential effects of wind, solar, hydro and other power projects […]
August 2016
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Sanford school budget approved on 2nd vote
SANFORD — Voters approved the 2016-17 school budget by a decisive margin in a revote Tuesday – 1,036 to 841, or by 55.1 percent to 44.7 percent in unofficial totals. A second vote on the budget was required because it failed to pass June 14. In the June vote, 968 voters cast “no” ballots, while […]
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A lifetime of caring for others
SPRINGVALE — When Muriel Poulin was 10 years old, it became apparent her appendix had to come out, so the little girl had surgery at Goodall Hospital in Sanford. “In those days, you stayed in the hospital,” Poulin, 91, recalled. That hospital stay, and the kindness of the nursing staff, created an impression. Poulin made […]
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United Way provides Tools 4 Schools to students
SACO — Back to school means back-to-school shopping – new clothes, notebooks, pens and pencils, backpacks, lunch boxes and more. Altogether, it can be quite pricey. The United Way of York County has partnered with a number of businesses and organizations to help ease that burden for families in York County with its Tools 4 […]
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City manager’s contract extended another year
BIDDEFORD — Following a one-year review of his performance by the City Council, City Manager Jim Bennett’s contract has been extended by one year. Bennett’s contract was amended on Aug. 16 by the council to keep him on as the city manager through August 2019, a year later than called for in his original contract. […]
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Business owners, state reps dial in on Clinton’s small business plan
BIDDEFORD — On Tuesday, small business owners, and current and former state representatives voiced their support for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton’s plans to bolster Maine’s 141,000 small businesses. Reps. Martin Grohman, D-Biddeford, and Lori Fowle, D-Vassalboro, along with Bangor City Councilor Joe Perry and Coffee By Design owner Mary Allen Lindeman, converged in a […]
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Proia trial to resume today
ALFRED — The trial of Thomas Proia, 40, of Alfred, was scheduled to resume this morning. Proia is on trial at York County Superior Court for a number of charges stemming from an October incident during which he allegedly fired a weapon inside and outside his Sanford Road home, endangering the lives of others. As […]
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Earthquake rocks central Italy
AMATRICE, Italy — A devastating earthquake rocked central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 38 people were killed in hard-hit towns where rescue crews raced to dig survivors out of the rubble, but the toll was likely to rise as crews reached homes in more remote hamlets. […]
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Triathlon to take place in OOB Sunday
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Police are advising people to avoid certain streets Sunday morning to make way for the Revolution3 triathlon. Revolution3, or REV3, will bring in more than 1,000 athletes from around the world to town this weekend. The REV3 Expo will set up Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park at the corner of First […]
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VentiCordi ends season in superb, quirky style
The summer concert season is drawing to a close, and with the end of the season, the last summer concert by VentiCordi took place at South Congregational Church in Kennebunkport last Thursday. It was attended by a large and knowledgeable audience – large for a chamber music concert, that is. VentiCordi means “winds and strings,” […]