December 2016
Making strides
LAWRENCE, KAN. Ann Poehler’s strides quicken on the treadmill. Her feet pound. Her heart races from 150 to 160 beats per minute and more. A plastic tube jutting from the Prairie Village woman’s mouth feeds carbon dioxide levels to a computer here inside the University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Center. The computer records every respiration […]
Stolen vehicle recovered in Bath
BATH A Bath man was arrested early Thursday morning after having been caught allegedly driving a stolen vehicle. According to a statement issued by Police Chief Michael Field, at about 12:55 a.m., Officer Nick Green spotted a 1997 Red Ford Explorer on Front Street that was reported stolen from High Street on Dec. 21. Police […]
Man arrested for allegedly assaulting woman in car
BOWDOIN The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Newcastle man who allegedly strangled and used a stun gun or Taser on a woman found along Route 201 in Bowdoin Sunday afternoon. Sunday evening, Sgt. Dale Hamilton arrested Christopher I. Maclennan, 36, at Topsham Police Department. Maclennan was charged with domestic violence aggravated assault, which […]
Julie A. Howard
SACO—Julie A. Howard, 51 of Saco, died Dec. 16, 2016 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, with loved ones by her side. She was born Aug. 31, 1965 in Biddeford as the daughter of Bert and Edith (Thomas) Smart. Julie is predeceased by her father, Bert Smart. She leaves behind her mother, Edith Thomas […]
Biddeford extends medical marijuana moratorium
BIDDEFORD — The City Council voted 5-4 in favor of extending the city’s existing moratorium on medical marijuana growing facilities in its meeting Tuesday. In September, the council extended the city’s moratorium on granting permits to new medical marijuana growing facilities to Dec. 31. Tuesday’s vote will extend the temporary prohibition on the establishment of […]
Zero Gee and I feel fine, Remembering John Glenn
The man for whom I was named has died. John Glenn, the last of the Mercury astronauts, died on Dec. 9 at age 95. Five decades ago, he was launched atop a refurbished Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile that had originally been designed to hurl hydrogen bombs at the Soviet Union. The Soviets had their own—the […]
Generous donation boosts Day One renovation plans
SACO—The Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution has donated $2,500 to Day One, an organization focused on reducing substance use disorders and addressing mental health needs among Maine youth. This donation pushes Day One closer to their fundraising goal of $16,600 which will be put toward new office space for their Residence at Buxton. The organization […]
