2016
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Veterans show concern for a common good
On this Veterans Day, we gratefully remember the many men and women who have served our country and defended the freedoms we enjoy. Their unparalleled dedication to duty is the foundation of our wonderful country. We are grateful for all who have served but particularly do we recall on this Veterans Day the many men […]
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‘We celebrate you, our American heroes’
BIDDEFORD — Children ran up and down Main Street in Biddeford, waving tiny American flags and jumping for candy as it flew through the air. Members of the armed forces, both current and former, proudly displayed their colors as they marched through the city. Scores of people lined the streets on Friday, gathering to honor […]
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Fernand Antonio Chabot
SANFORD — Fernand Antonio Chabot, 89, of Sanford, died peacefully after battling a short illness on Nov. 10, 2016. He was born and raised in Sanford on April 4, 1927, one of six children of Rosa and Romeo Chabot. He was a hard-working man that started work at a young age on the family dairy […]
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Sanford pays tribute to military on Veterans Day
SANFORD — Veterans Day is a day to make time to honor veterans and the family and networks that support them. Sanford, like many communities across the nation, did its part to observe thes day, which is observed on Nov. 11, the anniversary of the end of World War 1 At a ceremony at Veterans […]
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Wells Reserve at Laudholm director receives national award
WELLS — Local conservationist and Director of the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm Paul Dest has been awarded the 2016 Dr. Nancy Fost Habitat Conservation Award by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Dest is only one of two people in the country to be honored with the award, which is given out […]
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Holly Berry Fair set for Nov. 19 in Saco
SACO – Trinity Episcopal Church on the corner of Main and Cleveland Streets will host its annual Holly Berry Fair from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 in Saco. The fair will include a children’s table, a pet table, books, crafts, a cookie walk, and many other wonderful items, along with the famous […]
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Briefly
HOLLIS (AP) — Authorities say a 66-year-old former deputy fire chief from York was killed after the tractor-trailer he was driving struck a utility pole in Hollis. State police Cpl. Doug Cropper says Samuel Horn was driving the truck to Kittery for Poland Spring when he veered off Killick Pond Road and crashed around 5 […]
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Short timetable for ranked-choice voting
PORTLAND — Mainers have voted for a radical overhaul of elections, and now there’s much work to be done before the first statewide ranked-choice system is implemented. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said that he’ll be meeting in coming weeks with legislative leaders and ranked-choice voting advocates to start the implementation process. And he’s already […]
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Gibbs drivers walk fine line on teamwork and title hopes
AVONDALE, Ariz. — It’s tense at Joe Gibbs Racing, regardless of what the drivers want you to believe as they head into a showdown with their seasons at stake. There’s only two spots left in NASCAR’s title-deciding final race, and three Gibbs drivers want them. Carl Edwards, their teammate, is already in the final four […]