KENNEBUNK — More than $1 million in hours of service and product donations has been collected by two York County volunteers for their respective organizations. To honor their commitment to their communities, Jo Dill of the Corner Cupboard in Sanford and Steve Curtis of the York County Community Action Corporation were presented with Spirit of […]
2016
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Gleanings
10 years ago From the Journal Tribune: “Maine’s housing market is showing no signs of cooling as sales dropped for a second consecutive month. Home sales dipped 9.8 percent in November but the median sale price grew to $192,500, according to the Maine Real Estate.” 50 years ago From the Biddeford-Saco Journal: “Police are investigating […]
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Today in History
Today is Monday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2016. There are 362 days left in the year. On this date: In 1821, the first native-born American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, died in Emmitsburg, Maryland. In 1904, the Supreme Court, in Gonzalez v. Williams, ruled that Puerto Ricans were not aliens and could enter the […]
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Today’s Highlight in History:
Ten years ago Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a significant stroke; his official powers were transferred to his deputy, Ehud Olmert. (Sharon remained in a coma until his death in Jan. 2014.) In a triple-overtime game that began Jan. 3 and finished after midnight, No. 3. Penn State beat No. 22 Florida State, 26-23, […]
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A plan to fight back against drug abuse in Maine
Back in September, I wrote about the state’s growing drug addiction crisis. Now, I’m here to tell you what we’re doing in the Legislature to address it. I and my fellow lawmakers head back to Augusta this week for the first time since summer, to start the next legislative session and to conduct the people’s […]
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Insiders are out of fashion
After candidate entries and candidate withdrawals, debates and debate-related controversies, campaign surges and campaign duds, and tens of millions spent and tens of millions wasted on broadcast advertisements, we finally have reached the actual election year. No one expected Donald J. Trump to retain his high poll ratings. No one expected Gov. Scott Walker of […]
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Anna Fenderson
HOLT, Mich — Anna M. Fenderson, 99, of Holt, Michigan, and formerly of Saco, passed away at her residence, and having received Jesus as Savior, went on to her eternal home on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. She was born in Fort Kent on March 3, 1916, a daughter of George and Meddie (Nadeau) Beaulieu. She […]
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Roy Stoodley
GRAY — Roy A. Stoodley, 65, of Gray, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Born March 24, 1950 in Farmington, Roy was the son of Kenneth R. and Helen (Billing) Stoodley. He graduated from Thornton Academy, class of 1969. He also attended a vocational-technical school in Boston, before […]
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Louise Hanson
WELLS — Louise G. Hanson, 98, of Wells, died Saturday evening, Jan. 2, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Somerville, Massachusetts on July 18, 1917, the daughter of Frank and Lena (Lawrence) Clarke. Louise moved to Maine following her mother’s death in the flu epidemic of 1919. She grew up in Wells, graduating […]