August 2016
Horoscope
Old dreams are best put to rest. It’s time to move forward and to aim for changes that will put a bright light in your life. Surround yourself with people who inspire and bring out the best in you. Gravitate in a direction that shows promise and fulfillment. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You have […]
Beauties on four wheels
Saco’s Main Street was lined with history on Saturday during the seventh annual Saco Classic Car Show. An estimated 1,500 attendees came downtown to see more than 150 cars from different eras, despite soaring temperatures.
A cure worse than the disease
One of the most important political events of the summer took place in a federal courtroom in Virginia last week. There, a three-judge panel unanimously rejected several North Carolina laws that were deliberately designed, they found, to reduce the strength of African- American voters. North Carolina has emerged as a critical swing state with a […]
Politics tarnish any Olympic medals
There are three major political events this summer. Three? Yes, there were the two national political conventions. But there’s also the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. It should take our minds off politics for a couple of weeks, but it is a highly political event. In fact, the Olympics may be the most political event of […]
Dorothy Spears
SACO — Dorothy M. Spears, 91, of School Street, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. She was born in Queens, New York, on March 13, 1925, the daughter of John and Louise Gherke Horstmann. Her father said it was the luckiest Friday the 13th ever. Dorothy graduated from […]
Paula Sirois
BIDDEFORD — Paula B. Sirois, 57, of Biddeford, died at her home on Friday, July 29, 2016. Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford. To share condolences online, please visit hopememorial.com.