One of my friends is in a band, which means whenever she plays a gig I get to assume the role of ardent fanboy. Mostly this entails sitting in a noisy bar and shooting her encouraging looks while I sip the suds of a paint-peeling microbrew. Which is fine by me. I get to watch […]
March 24, 2017
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Feel the beat, y’all
One of my friends is in a band, which means whenever she plays a gig I get to assume the role of ardent fanboy. Mostly this entails sitting in a noisy bar and shooting her encouraging looks while I sip the suds of a paint-peeling microbrew. Which is fine by me. I get to watch […]
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Subway raises funds for Sanford YMCA
Subway locations across York County raised $1,072.16 to benefit Sanford Springvale YMCA during the month of January with customers chipping in and the springvale locaiton alone raising $450 of the total. The money will go to the Y’s scholarship program that ensures no one is turned away. Celebrating the donation are Matt Ouellette, YMCA Youth […]
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Sanford Police Log
SANFORD — The following people were arrested or charged by Sanford Police March 15 to March 22: • Caleb Brown, 20, 8 Fox Farm Hill Road, Apt. 7, North Berwick, was arrested on a warrant at 12:24 p.m. March 15 on Main Street. • Amanda E. Bowden, 36, 16 Breary Ave., Apt. 12, was arrested […]
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A weekend sugar rush
YORK COUNTY — Sunday is the 34th annual Maine Maple Sunday, during which nearly 100 sugar houses across the state will open their doors for the public to explore. Throughout the annual event, held the fourth Sunday of March each year, visitors to the houses can enjoy freshly-made syrup, candy and other confections and syrup-making […]
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Wells students on Boston University Dean ‘s List
BOSTON, Mass. — Three Wells residents have recently been named to the Dean’s List at Boston University for the fall semester. Students recognized for this honor include Timothy A. Finley, Olivia S. Holdsworth, Jeffrey S. Paskewitz, all of Wells. Each school and college at Boston University has their own criterion for the Dean’s List, but […]
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Wedding Expo returns to Sanford
SANFORD — The Sanford Springvale Chamber of Commerce is presenting its 4th annual Wedding Expo on Sunday. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Town Club on the fourth floor of the Trust Building in downtown Sanford. There will be 30 vendors and the host for the event will […]
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National Nutrition Month arrives in Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — Every March, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrates and promotes healthy eating through this nutrition education and information campaign. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the world’s largest professional organization of nutrition experts and is comprised mainly of Registered Dietitians. This year’s National Nutrition Month®theme, “Put Your Best Fork Forward,” embraces […]
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Biddeford, surrounding school districts reel from snow days
BIDDEFORD — Winter may be coming to a close, but those snow days that shuttered local school districts throughout the past few months? Well, they’re just starting to take effect. The Biddeford School Committee voted 4-1 in its meeting on Monday to extend the city’s school hours in April, in addition to eliminating two early-release […]
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Client: Meals on Wheels ‘helps my nutrition’
SANFORD — After spells in and out of the hospital over two years, Kathy Widgley finally made the transition home. A retired nurse, she’d had two hip replacements, a pacemaker installed, and has several respiratory maladies, from asthma to COPD, that keep her short of breath. She uses a walker to get around — she […]