PORTLAND — An enthusiastic, capacity crowd greeted Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump Thursday during a campaign stop that included a ringing endorsement from Gov. Paul LePage, comments ranging from free trade and immigration to education and health care, and a few jabs at former presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The ballroom of the Westin Portland Harborview […]
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Debate night: Insults flying once more despite pledges
DETROIT — Relentless in their attacks, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz leveled withering criticism at Donald Trump’s “flexible” policy positions and personal ethics in a Republican presidential debate Thursday that also featured a crude sexual reference from Trump. The two senators, who earlier had devoted considerable debate time to throwing sharp elbows at one another, […]
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Denial of dredging funds could impede boating on Saco River
BIDDEFORD — At half tide Thursday afternoon, a band of sand could be seen peaking above the water in the middle of the Saco River behind Rumery’s Boat Yard on Cleaves Street. At low tide, the scene is even more “dramatic,” with swaths of sand taking the place of the flowing river, said Sean Tarpey, […]
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Jane Sanders talks about opiate addiction, economy
Prior to Maine’s Democratic presidential caucuses on Sunday, Jane Sanders, wife of candidate and Sen. Bernie Sanders, sent out an invitation to the media for phone interviews. We took her up on the offer. Sanders, 65, met Bernie Sanders in Vermont. They began dating in 1981, and married in 1988. She was a city department […]
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Bill would cut FairPoint mandatory landline service in 25 communities
PORTLAND — FairPoint Communications said it is between a rock and a hard place, required to provide landline phone service with no subsidy to major cities and towns while unregulated phone, cable and wireless competitors chip away at its customer base. The company also wants to lighten landline service quality standards it has failed to […]
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Gleanings
10 years ago From the Journal Tribune: “This semester, at Biddeford High School, four students are taking part in a classroom without walls. The unconventional online format of the new Virtual High School program works with traditional structure of a classroom, giving students the opportunity to meet and expand minds, which was once unheard of. […]
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Parks and Recreation Winterfest winners
SANFORD — The Sanford Parks and Recreation department sponsored a variety of contests for the youth of Sanford and Springvale during the Winterfest vacation week in February. Activities included indoor and outdoor events. The annual ice fishing derby was a frigid event with good ice. The first place boys winner was Lucas Barrow with a […]
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BIDDEFORD+SACO CHAMBER NEWS
I guess it has been determined that March came in like a gentle lion. There was a bit of wind during the night as we welcomed March 1st. March 1st is always a day that makes me take a deep breath and be thankful. 31 years ago at approximately 7PM my crew and I were […]