December 2016
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Church welcomes new pastor, announces new service times
Crossroads United Methodist Church welcomed a new pastor Nov. 27. Pastor Jean Main has been the pastor at Bethany UMC in East Rochester, New Hampshire, for 10 years. She graduated from Wesley Seminary in 2015. She currently resides in Lebanon with her husband of 47 years. She was a resident of Sanford many years ago […]
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Nuns remembered for composing Christmas classic
BADEN, Pa. (AP) — Mid-morning sun streams through chapel windows at the Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden. Sister Ruth (Venard) Sattler, 90, maneuvers her motorized wheelchair to a piano and plays a lilting lullaby. Other sisters gather around. It doesn’t take much coaxing to get them to sing a beloved, 100-year-old carol composed by […]
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Biddeford schools tackle attendance, absenteeism
BIDDEFORD — Attendance is the focus of several new initiatives by the Biddeford School Department, as schools work to bring more students into classrooms each day. The department has joined Count ME In, a partnership of schools, families and community organizations that seeks to increase attendance in Maine schools. School Superintendent Jeremy Ray said Thursday […]
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Saco owner seeks information about missing beagle
SACO – Keith Doyon has had dogs his entire life, but there’s never been one like Sadie. Sadie, a 7-year-old, 20 pound tri-colored beagle has been his constant companion since she was a puppy. That is until Oct. 29, when she went missing from a friend’s home on Stuart Street. Doyon went inside for a […]
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Ford focuses on performance with RS
You know a test vehicle is something special when people know what you’re driving before you do. That’s what happened last week, when a Ford Focus RS was delivered for testing while I was preoccupied with other business. Within a half-hour, someone called saying they’d spotted the car in the parking lot and wanted to […]
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Saco church gears up for Christmas events
SACO—First Parish Congregational Church in Saco, is preparing for a flurry of special Christmas services and events throughout the month of December. On Saturday, Dec. 10, the public is invited to join carolers as they stroll along Main Street in Saco spreading Christmas cheer. Anyone interested in participating is asked to meet at the church […]
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Bridging the gap
KENNEBUNK — Students at Kennebunk High School cheered as the final steel beam on the school’s multimillion dollar expansion was lifted into place on Friday. The “topping-off” ceremony was the mark of new beginnings at KHS. Signed by students and staff, the chunk of metal served as the final connection between the new facilities under […]
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Job seekers have ally in York County CareerCenter
SPRINGVALE—For those looking to enter the workforce for the first time, or perhaps seeking a new job or to make a career transition, the York County CareerCenter in Springvale is an excellent resource to make dreams become reality. The York County CareerCenter hosts an array of workshop programs for area job seekers and anyone seeking […]
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Nadeau files civil suit over alleged election sign tampering
ALFRED — Robert Nadeau, who lost his bid for re-election as York County Judge of Probate in a three-way race in the Nov. 8 election, has filed a civil complaint at York County Superior Court over alterations of his election signs, allegedly by the son of the county’s Register of Probate, Carol Lovejoy. Gene Libby. […]