BOSTON — Ray Allen announced his retirement from the NBA on Tuesday, ending a career that saw him make more 3-pointers than any player in league history and win championships with Boston and Miami. Allen last played with the Heat in 2014. He entertained some ideas about coming back since, then announced his decision about […]
November 2016
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Family Practice docs to depart Waterboro in March
WATERBORO — Two physicians currently working at the Waterboro division of SMHC Family Practice will depart in March and an office associated with their practice at the Southern Maine Health Care building on Route 202 will be staffed with a family nurse practitioner. The pending departure of Dr. Shirley Frederick for SMHC offices in Sanford […]
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Pauline Bennett
SANFORD — Pauline M. Bennett, 93, of Sanford, died on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 at the Greenwood Center in Sanford. Pauline was born in Waterboro, where she grew up and attended local schools, graduating from Waterboro High School. After graduating she enrolled at the University of Maine in Gorham where she received her bachelor’s degree […]
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Edith MacDonald
SACO — Edith M. MacDonald, 79, life-long residence of 18 Boothby Lane, Saco, passed away peacefully on Oct. 28, 2016. Edith worked three jobs throughout her life: cleaning cottages in Old Orchard Beach in the summer months, private care to Tony Boisvert for over 25 years, and she went on to nursing. She became a […]
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S. Korea prosecutors seek arrest of friend of President Park
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean prosecutors requested an arrest warrant for a longtime friend of President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday over allegations of influence-peddling and other activities that have triggered a huge political scandal that threatens Park’s leadership. With Park’s approval rating nosediving, some opposition politicians have called for her resignation, though none has […]
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2 Iowa officers ambushed in their cars DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Des Moines, Iowa, say two officers who were killed in ambush-style attacks were both shot while they were sitting in their patrol cars. Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek said Wednesday that authorities are developing suspect information but there was nothing […]
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Town residents learn of elevated arsenic SOUTH BERWICK (AP) — Residents in South Berwick have been told that arsenic levels in their drinking water exceeded federal standards in recent months. The Portsmouth Herald reports the notice says water tests covering April through September show the average level of arsenic, over four quarterly samples, is at […]
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City grants La Kermesse 5-year agreement to use St. Louis Field
BIDDEFORD — The City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2 to approve an agreement with La Kermesse Franco-Americaine, Inc. to use St. Louis Field as the location of its annual festival for the next five years. The agreement comes after the La Kermesse organization hosted a successful festival on the field in June, six years after […]
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Caiazzo best bet for House District 28
Chris Caiazzo demonstrated with his school committee work that he is our best bet for balanced, thoughtful, creative bipartisan representation from Scarborough House District 28. His opponent Heather Sirocki consistently supports Gov. LePage, as in her opposition to Question 3, which flies in the face of compelling evidence that states with background checks are reporting […]