SACO — Linwood “Jake” Mulligan, 69, of Saco, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 28, 2016 in Garland. He was born in Kingman on April 1, 1947, a son of Herman and Daisy (Lancaster) Mulligan. He graduated from Lee Academy in Lee. Jake served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1964-1968. He graduated from […]
November 2016
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Study: Skin patch could help kids with peanut allergies
WASHINGTON (AP) — A wearable skin patch may help children who are allergic to peanuts by delivering small doses of peanut protein, according to a new study that calls for the therapy to be further explored. The study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, found that nearly half of those treated with […]
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Lucille Langevin
SACO — Lucille C. Langevin, 87, formerly of Biddeford, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, at Seal Rock Health Care in Saco. She was born July 25, 1929, in St. Etienne, P.Q. Canada, daughter of Valmore and Irene (Roy) Desautels and was educated there. Lucille came to Biddeford in 1964 and was married to Richard Langevin […]
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Nissan takes another shot at full-size pickups
Many readers might be surprised to learn that the best-selling car in the U.S. is not a car at all … it’s a pickup truck. Ford’s F-150 pickup, in fact, has been America’s best-selling vehicle for so long that Ulysses S. Grant may have been president the last time a different vehicle led the […]
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Football: Deering's season ends, Cheverus joins Portland in semifinals
The high school football postseason got underway Saturday with mixed results. In Class A North, third-ranked Cheverus downed No. 6 Lewiston, 30-14, in the quarterfinals to join No. 1 Portland, which had a bye, in this coming weekend’s semifinal round. The Stags beat the Blue Devils, 28-20, Sept. 16 in Lewiston. Cheverus won all three prior […]
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Portland Police Beat: Nov. 2
Arrests 10/22 at 1:14 p.m. John A. Murano, 57, of Portland, was arrested on Forest Avenue by Officer Thomas Reagan on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 10/23 at 8:21 p.m. Robert Bennett, 51, of South Portland, was arrested on Osprey Circle in South Portland by Officer Matthew Pavlis on charges of theft by unauthorized use of property and domestic […]
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Portland Meetings: Nov. 2-10
Portland Wed. 11/2 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Thur. 11/3 5:30 p.m. Western Waterfront Neighborhood Meeting Reiche School Thur. 11/3 5 p.m. Parks Commission CH Mon. 11/7 5 p.m. City Council CH Tues. 11/8 5 p.m. School Facilities Ad Hoc Committee CH Wed. 11/9 4:30 p.m. Planning Board CH Thur. 11/10 5 p.m. Board […]
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Former NYA hockey player makes Wentworth roster
Falmouth’s Griffin Cady, a 2015 graduate of North Yarmouth Academy, has been named to the opening day roster for the Wentworth Institute of Technology men’s hockey team. Wentworth is a Division III school which plays in the Commonwealth Coast Conference. Cady is a sophomore.
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People & Business: Nov. 2
Hires, promotions, appointments Jeanine Chesley, CEO of New England Rehabilitation Hospital in Portland, recently announced Sharon Kuhrt has been appointed chief nursing officer. The Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ and ChoralArt of Portland welcomed Brooke Hubner as their new executive director. The Bowdoin International Music Festival in Brunswick has hired Cheryl Gerrior as the new […]