SACO — Thornton Academy students promote a culture of giving through food and clothing drives The holiday season encourages us to think of others before ourselves. Thornton Academy students have taken this to heart and organized multiple events to collect goods for those less fortunate. The Student Council organized a class competition food drive to benefit […]
2017
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Saving for retirement as a small business owner
The last thing small business owners want to think about is saving for retirement. Between managing employees, expenses, and customers while ensuring their company continues to offer a quality product or service, the stress and hard work it takes to run a business can be overwhelming. Manta recently found that 34 percent of entrepreneurs are […]
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No neutral ground: The problem of net neutrality
On Nov. 21, the Federal Communications Commission announced plans to revisit its Obama-era internet regulations. It seems likely that the resulting vote will repeal the policies often referred to as net neutrality. The name is, perhaps, misleading; to support net neutrality is to support placing the internet more fully under government supervision. The related political debate […]
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TA, Biddeford take first in quad meets
GORHAM — Both the Thornton Academy boys and girls indoor track and field teams took home first place in their meets against Massabesic, South Portland and Westbrook on Saturday afternoon at University of Southern Maine. Massabesic boys and girls placed third The Biddeford boys and girls teams also each took first place against Falmouth, Marshwood […]
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Competition encourages winter activity at Dayton Consolidated
DAYTON — Dayton Consolidated School has been selected to participate in the first-ever WinterKids Winter Games Competition. WinterKids is a nonprofit organization that promotes winter activity for children. The organization has selected one school in each of the state’s 16 counties to participate in its new Winter Games Competition. Each competing school earns points based […]
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Norman R. Poirier
BIDDEFORD — Norman R. Poirier, 86, of Biddeford died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford. He was born May 25, 1931 in Biddeford, a son of George and Rosa (Sylvestre) Poirier and was educated locally. Norman served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. On April 19, 1955 he […]
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Kennebunk’s Shields brings home title
GARDINER — The Kennebunk wrestling team put together a strong performance at Saturday’s Gardiner Tiger Invitational as the Rams finished in fifth place in the 16-team field. Leading the way for the Rams was Alden Shields, who captured the 120-pound championship. The standout finished the tournament with an impressive 44-second pin of Westbrook/Gorham’s Nicco Pappalardo. […]
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OOB picks up win
KITTERY — The Old Orchard Beach girls basketball team led from start to finish on Monday evening as the Lady Gulls picked up a 39-35 win over host Traip Academy. Emily Greenlee led OOB with 11 points. Brianna Plante added eight points, six assists and four steals and Maggie Strohm finished with 12 rebounds and […]
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Moreland remains with Red Sox, agrees to $13M, 2-year deal
BOSTON — First baseman Mitch Moreland has agreed to a $13 million, two-year contract to return to the Boston Red Sox and play for former teammate Alex Cora. “He’s a great baseball guy,” said Moreland, who was on the Texas Rangers when Cora made a brief appearance there in 2010. “He was a great teammate […]