KENNEBUNK – The Town of Kennebunk and the Kennebunk Police Department, in partnership with the City of Portland Public Health Division’s Overdose Prevention Project, are pleased to announce two opportunities for the community to be trained in Recognizing and Responding to an Opiate/Heroin Overdose. The next session will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. […]
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Limerick student helping Hurricane Harvey victims
CEDARVILLE, Ohio — Cedarville University student Michael Fletcher of Limerick will spend this week in Houston providing relief to those devastated by Hurricane Harvey. Fletcher will travel with the Cedarville team, who is partnering with Northeast Houston Baptist Church at Farrington Mission, a community center that serves one of Houston’s largest underprivileged areas. Students will […]
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SMHC Auxiliary golf tournament raises $25K for hospital
BIDDEFORD — Fog and drizzle did not keep the 23rd annual Southern Maine Health Care Auxiliary Golf Tournament from being another great success, raising more than $25,000 to support the hospital. Held at Webhannet Golf Club in Kennebunk for the second consecutive year, there were 112 golfers, 70 sponsors, and numerous volunteers who helped to make […]
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Competition rapidly changing colleges
Is the traditional college doomed? More and more people think so. Massively open online courses are threatening to shake up higher education by bringing primarily non-credit courses from college professors to the world at no cost. The California state senate, however, has passed a bill to encourage its universities to develop MOOCs and other online […]
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Home delivery an interesting concept
It’s no secret; technology is changing the way we do things. I don’t trust myself to get dressed in the morning before checking my weather apps (I have three). And I’m not sure how I survived prior to having the find my family app at my fingertips. But retailers are attempting to influence us in […]
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Column was in bad taste
Editor, I am writing a reply to your Sept. 28, 2017 column in the JT Beacon. I know it was meant to be funny; but I found it to be disturbing. I have a cat and I have a bird feeder in the yard. I love my cat and I love the birds. I adopted […]
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St. Louis High Class of 1967 celebrates at 50th reunion
Members of the The St. Louis High School Class of 1967 were reunited at the Elks Lodge in Saco on Sept. 23 for their 50th class reunion. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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Old Orchard Beach Police Log
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or cited from Sept. 25 through Oct. 8. • Dustin King, 25, of 127 Mountain Road, Arundel, was summonsed on Sept. 25 at 5:30 p.m. and charged with operating after suspension and violating conditions of release. • Michael Leighton, […]
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Sanford looks for Holly Daze parade participants
SANFORD — As the calendar inches toward December, Sanford Parks and Recreation is urging folks to put their heads to together, get some ideas perking and enter the Holly Daze Parade, set for 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, in the downtown sector. Over the years, folks have had floats with themes like “The Grinch who […]
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Biddeford Food Pantry explores options to remain open
BIDDEFORD — Families that depend upon the Biddeford Food Pantry to make ends meet are praying for a miracle that will allow the facility to remain open. Earlier this month, volunteers at the food pantry learned that its landlord is raising the rent on the 2,240-square-foot facility from $790 to $2,200 per month, an expense which the nonprofit […]