PORTLAND (AP) — Fishing regulators say they are increasing the amount that harvesters can catch of a key bait fish off the East Coast. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it is allowing about 2.2 million pounds more Atlantic herring quota in the inshore Gulf of Maine area until Dec. 31. The agency says […]
2017
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Police: Teen threatens YMCA visitors with BB gun
BATH (AP) — Maine police say a 14-year-old boy has been charged with threatening people at a Bath YMCA with a BB gun that resembled an actual handgun. Bath Police Lt. Robert Savary says the YMCA went into lockdown Monday afternoon, and responding police were able to quickly identify the boy. The 14-year-old teenager was […]
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Meet first responders in Cornish on Saturday
CORNISH — Ever wanted to chat with a Maine Warden, face to face? How about a member of the Marine Patrol? Feel like shaking the hand of the York County Sheriff’s deputy who came to your aid or the local fire and emergency medical technicians who put out the fire at your house or got […]
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Biddeford Regional Center of Technology accelerates student opportunities
BIDDEFORD — For generations, residents have been trying to close the state’s talent gap, create more and better opportunities for students and shape Maine’s economic engine to be able to compete in the 21st century. Yet few know that one of the most valuable partners in that mission can be found at the Biddeford Regional […]
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Garden dedication honors Kennebunk artist
BIDDEFORD — Longtime Kennebunk resident and local artist, Mary Burnett was recognized Monday, Oct. 23 with a garden dedicated in her honor at St. Louis Child Development Center in Biddeford. Presiding over the dedication was the Rev. Claude Gendreau who blessed the garden following the planting of a butterfly bush in Mary’s honor. The festivities […]
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Elaine Martineau
NORTH WATERBORO — Elaine Marie Martineau, 61, of North Waterboro, passed away on 21 October. Elaine was born Sept. 14, 1956, to Doris and Fernand Martineau. She graduated from Biddeford High School in 1974, and like her parents, she chose to serve others and graduated with a degree in social work from the University of […]
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Imagination Station returning to Kennebunk Free Library
KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk Free Library welcomes children and parents to Imagination Station where kids can let their imagination run wild. This is an exciting program series at the Kennebunk Free Library for all ages – from 3 to 103. November’s Imagination Station: Rubber Bands! will be from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9. From musical instruments to car propulsion, the […]
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SMHC Gift Shop makes $20K donation to Auxiliary
BIDDEFORD — At the Southern Maine Health Care Auxiliary’s annual Open Meeting on Oct. 4 at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm, Auxiliary Members Carmen Doliber and Suzanne Madore, co-managers of the SMHC Gift Shop, presented Auxiliary President Denise LaRoche with a check for $20,000 as the Gift Shop’s annual donation to the Auxiliary. The SMHC […]
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Therese Saucier
BIDDEFORD — Therese Henriette Saucier, 92, passed away with her loved ones by her side, on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, at the Shaw House in Biddeford. She was born on March 20, 1925, in Biddeford to the late Arthur and Bertha (Blais) Lemire. She graduated from Biddeford High School, class of 1943. On Jan. 8, […]
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St. David’s Harvest Fair nearing
KENNEBUNK — The public is invited to attend the annual Harvest Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at St. David’s Episcopal Church, 138 York St. (Route 1 South near Wells line) in Kennebunk. Good food abounds with delicious baked goods and sweets for sale along with homemade frozen pot pies and […]