SANTA CLARA, Calif. Tom Brady threw for 280 yards and four touchdowns and the New England Patriots beat San Francisco 30-17 on Sunday in Brady’s first road game against the 49ers team he rooted for as a boy. Brady found Danny Amendola for a 5-yard touchdown to start the fourth quarter then later hit Malcolm […]
November 2016
Sanford Maine Stage’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ debuts Dec. 2
SANFORD—The Sanford Maine Stage will present the holiday classic, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol for several performances beginning Dec. 2 to help spark the Christmas spirit. Billed as a tale of greed and redemption, the show will be performed at Nasson Little theater Dec. 2, 3, 9 and 10 at 7 p.m., with matinee performances […]
A Charlie Brown Christmas opens Dec. 2
SANFORD—You can spend the lead-up to Christmas with Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang when Our Theatre Company, Inc. presents the beloved holiday show, “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” based on characters created by Charles M. Schulz at Sanford High School (Main Entrance) 52 SHS Blvd, Sanford. Shows Dec. 2, 3 and 9 are are at 7 […]
The campaigns are over. It’s time to get to work.
The long campaign season is finally over, and I want to thank the residents of Senate District 32 for their continued support. Returning to Augusta to represent you in the Maine Senate is one of the highest privileges and honors of my life. During the four campaigns I ran in eight months, I’ve had the […]
St. David’s Episcopal Church to welcome new rector
KENNEBUNK—St. David’s Episcopal Church of Kennebunk will have a new rector starting next month. The Rev. Andrew D’Angio White will begin celebrating services and preaching at St. David’s on Sunday, Dec. 4. He comes to Kennebunk from Newark, New York, where he served as rector for the Northeast Partners in Episcopal Ministry, a cluster of three […]
Preserving the past
In the early 1900s, the Pepperell Mill employed nearly 10,000 people, most of them foreign, manufacturing blankets and other textiles. Before the mills closed in 2009, thousands were still employed at the facilities. The Pepperell Mill was “a real hub employment,” said Don Guillerault, a former employee of the mill for 43 years. Guillerault remembers […]
Carlisle Academy helps educate students in equine therapy
LYMAN—Carlisle Academy, a premier integrative riding school in Lyman, has partnered with the University of New England to introduce future occupational, physical and speech therapists to equine therapy. Offered to students in UNE’s Health, Wellness and Occupational Studies program in the Westbrook College of Health Professions, the course presents the fundamentals of hippotherapy, which was […]
In support of Biddeford’s first responders
Biddeford is fortunate to have many assets. Among those assets are some of the greatest women and men protecting our community every day. I am writing to show support for our first responders. I believe we must reduce property taxes, but I don’t believe the compensation of our first responders is the path to do […]
Keep the Pot Boiling
BIDDEFORD — The Salvation Army of Old Orchard Beach rang in the season Saturday with the kick off of its 2016 Red Kettle Christmas Campaign. The mood was festive, with the Salvation Army brass ensemble playing Christmas carols, and local leaders were in attendance Saturday at a ceremony outside the Market Basket grocery store. “There’s […]