BIDDEFORD — The 17-year-old girl struck by a car on Route 111 in Biddeford on Saturday is alive, but has suffered extensive injuries as a result of the crash. The teen, identified as Sarah Nguyen of Arundel, was struck by 67-year-old Grete Zemans of Portland on Saturday afternoon, as she attempted crossing Alfred Street (Route 111) […]
2016
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Linda A. Tardif
BIDDEFORD—Linda A. Tardif, 60, of Biddeford died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born March 1, 1956, in Packington, Quebec, a daughter of Fernand and Jeanne (Cote) Labbe. She came to Biddeford as a child and was educated at St. Andre’s School and Biddeford High School, graduating in […]
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Gingerbread Village dazzles in Saco
SACO — Parishioners of United Baptist Church have captured some of the magic of the holiday season with a gingerbread village. The village has more than 30 gingerbread structures — homes both big and small, a barn, even an outhouse. Imagination and ingenuity were used to make them all unique — pretzels became logs for […]
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City seeking proposals for design of parking structure
BIDDEFORD — The City Council on Tuesday granted unanimous approval to seek proposals from consultants for the design of a downtown parking structure project, a significant development for a city plagued for years by parking complications. City officials say the decision to seek requests for proposals was made to meet the current and growing needs […]
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Information sought about stolen dog case
SACO — Police from Saco and Buxton are asking anyone with information of the theft and death of a German Shepherd Monday to contact them. Uhdelle, a five-year-old German Shepherd owned by dog trainer Doreen Metcalf of Timber Ridge Farm near the Buxton border of Saco, went missing on Monday morning while out for a […]
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Trout, Bryant win MVP awards
CHICAGO — While the Los Angeles Angels stumbled, Mike Trout soared again. Just too good to ignore. Trout won the AL MVP award Thursday for the second time in three years, and Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant was voted NL MVP in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. While the Angels finished […]
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Deal set to dismiss domestic assault case against Manziel
DALLAS — Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel has reached a deal with prosecutors for the conditional dismissal of a domestic assault case involving his former girlfriend. Defense attorney Jim Darnell said there was still work to be done, but said after a Thursday morning hearing that he was encouraged. A judge set another hearing for […]
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Edwards tries to put 2011 loss behind him
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Carl Edwards detests social media. He prefers his followers have sharpies and photos instead of egg avatars and his only “likes” are NASCAR victory celebrations. “I enjoy normal, social interaction,” Edwards said. “It’s hard once you get down the path of social media.” Edwards recalled a time his brother handed him a […]
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Baseball to study success of some high-profile positions
CHICAGO — Commissioner Rob Manfred says baseball wants to study high-profile positions within the sports to see if certain qualifications predict success, a step that “has everything to do” with minority hiring. Baseball had no Latino managers before Rick Renteria took over the Chicago White Sox last month. Dusty Baker of the Washington Nationals and […]
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Dubnyk gets league-best 4th shutout as Wild beat Bruins
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mikael Granlund scored with 44.5 seconds left, Devan Dubnyk stopped 25 shots for his league-leading fourth shutout, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Boston Bruins 1-0 Thursday night. Granlund took a pass from Jonas Brodin circled below the end line and came out to the right of Tuukka Rask. His centering […]