Students and teachers at Loranger Memorial School participated in “jeans and hat day” today to raise money for the family of a missing Saco man. Students who made a donation could wear a hat, and staff who made a donation could wear jeans. James Dyer, 23, of Saco, a graduate of Old Orchard Beach schools, […]
2016
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Flu cases down, but season isn’t over yet
BIDDEFORD — Southern Maine Health Care is reporting fewer cases of influenza than usual – as are health agencies statewide – but experts warn that the numbers could still go up as flu season extends into early spring. Leslie Roberts, director of marketing and communications for SMHC, said this morning that the hospital saw two […]
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Sanford joins trend of earlier meeting times
SANFORD — Some other municipal boards have done it – for varying reasons – and now Sanford City Council will follow suit. The council is moving its regular meeting time to 6 p.m. from 7 p.m. as a six month trial. The earlier meeting time will accommodate department heads who have business to discuss with […]
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Obama mocks ‘conspiracy’ at forum on gun control
FAIRFAX, Va. — President Barack Obama mocked conspiracy theorists and tore into the National Rifle Association for pushing “imaginary fiction,” as he described his plans to tighten gun control rules as modest first steps toward tackling gun violence in America. In a prime-time, televised town hall meeting Thursday, Obama fielded tough questions from high-profile gun […]
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Video of Biddeford teen airs on AFV
BIDDEFORD — When Biddeford native Aaron Dutremble recorded a video of himself performing a yoyo trick that ended with an accidental smack in the face, little did he know it would end up on national television. But after his father submitted the six-second video to ABC’s “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” millions watched the 16-year-old Biddeford […]
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Hearings on governor’s action ending AUGUSTA (AP) — A legislative committee is wrapping up its hearings focusing on the governor’s actions that led an organization to rescind a job offer to a political opponent. The Government Oversight Committee plans Friday to attach a summary of its work to go along with an independent report that […]
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Gleanings
10 years ago From the Journal Tribune: “Pre-construction has begun on the major project planned for the Exit 25 service plazas. For more than a week crews from the Maine Turnpike Authority have been conducting advanced utility relocation on electrical and sewer lines located on the southbound Kennebunk exit behind the current plaza.” 50 years […]
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Sen. King’s Office announces office hours
YORK COUNTY — The office of U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, recently announced that his staff will hold the following constituent outreach hours for York County: On Jan. 13, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Waterboro Town Hall, 24 Townhouse Road. Another meeting will also be held on the same date and time at […]
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Saturday, January 9
A rabies clinic for cats and dogs will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Andy’s Agway on River Road in Dayton. The cost is $12 with $2 donated to the Animal Welfare Society of West Kennebunk. Dogs must be on leashes and cats in carriers. For more information, call 282-2998. Sunday, January […]
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No, there isn’t a racial double standard at work in Oregon
Out here on the edge of the national forest, in the cattle-ranching, timbercutting, deer-hunting Arkansas county where I live, this Ammon Bundy guy looks like the Al Sharpton of cows. His publicity seeking has created a media pseudo event of a particularly modern kind. Can anybody doubt that the feds could more efficiently resolve the […]