I am writing in support of Martin Grohman for re-election to represent Biddeford’s House District 12 in the Maine House of Representatives. Over the course of the last two years, Marty has been a strong supporter of our York County delegation, joining us multiple times for events, meetings and calls as we work in a […]
November 2016
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Holiday Benefit Auction now online
KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce’s annual Holiday Benefit Auction is now live online. Folks in town and across the country have been checking in daily and bidding to benefit this local nonprofit serving local businesses and serving visitors. Some 92 local businesses have donated their unique items, services and “experiences” to the benefit, […]
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A hearty breakfast before the hunt
NORTH SACO — At 6 a.m. Saturday, it was still dark but the parking lot of North Saco Congregational Christian Church was full of cars and pickup trucks. Light gleamed from the church’s basement windows, and there was the scent — yes — of bacon in the air. Bacon, you say? Well of course. Saturday marked […]
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Cornish man charged with felony drug crime
CORNISH — Maine drug agents and York County Sheriff’s Office deputies found some drugs in a car they stopped Friday night, but when they used a search warrant to look through Daniel Smith’s Maple Street home, they allegedly found a whole lot more. Drug agents say others associated with Smith have been identified and additional […]
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Commission chooses Elm Street in Biddeford for new courthouse
ALFRED — The state will build a new courthouse, consolidating district and superior courts, on Elm Street ( U.S. Route 1) in Biddeford. An 18-member selection commission approved the location late Friday afternoon. Citing its accessibility and visibility, the York County Courthouse Site Selection Commission chose a 12-acre site in the 500 block of Elm […]
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This week’s municipal meetings
Here is a list of regularly scheduled meetings for area councils, boards of selectmen and school boards; meetings are public. Acton: Selectmen usually meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Town Hall, 35 H Road; this week’s Meeting will be tonight however, at 6 p.m. The school board meets at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday at […]
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Trojans fall in playoffs
SACO — Despite erasing an early deficit, the Thornton Academy football team could not keep up with visiting Scarborough in the Class A South semis, falling 36-29. The Red Storm would take a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and later a 14-7 lead into the half. The Trojans marched back in the third, begging […]
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UNE field hockey wins CCC title
BIDDEFORD — Nicole Matarozzo (Wolfeboro, N.H. / CCC Offensive Player of the Year) and Vonde Saunders (Center Conway, N.H. / CCC 1st Team) each recorded hat tricks to lead top-seeded University of New England past No. 3 Western New England University in the final of the 2016 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Field Hockey Championship on […]
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Mudiay’s fast start helps Nuggets cruise by Celtics
BOSTON — Emmanuel Mudiay scored 24 of his season-high 30 points in the opening quarter, helping the Denver Nuggets to a big first half Sunday night on their way to a 123-107 win over the injury-depleted Boston Celtics. Wilson Chandler added 22 points before leaving with a left hamstring injury. Danilo Gallinari scored 16, and […]
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Split-second finish at cross country state championship
BELFAST — Years of training paid off for the best of Maine’s young runners Saturday at the Maine cross country state championship meet. Both girls and boys times were extremely close, demonstrating Maine’s well-developed running community and wide pool of runners. In the Class A boys five kilometer race, Tucker Barber took first place with […]