SANFORD — Bernard J. (“Bernie”) Beaudoin, 77, of Overland Park, Kansas and Tampa, Florida, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital North in Tampa. Bernie was born in Sanford, Maine on June 22, 1940 to Esdras and Laurentine (Hamel) Beaudoin. He graduated as valedictorian of St. Ignatius High School in Sanford […]
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AWS joins in Puerto Rico animal rescue effort
WEST KENNEBUNK — The Animal Welfare Society recently took part in a transportation mission to bring 200 dogs and cats from Puerto Rico to destinations in Maine and Massachusetts. Early Thursday Oct. 12, AWS members traveled to Worcester, Massachusetts, to transport 10 dogs arriving from Puerto Rico, which is still reeling from the effects of […]
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Donald K. Pepin
BIDDEFORD — Donald K. Pepin, 68, of Biddeford, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born March 6, 1949, in Portland, a son of Raymond A. and Lorraine S. (Rodrigue) Pepin. He was educated locally, graduating from St. Louis High School in 1967, where he had been a […]
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Accident damages post at Five Points Shopping Center
Nobody was hurt when the driver of a Jeep SUV struck a support post near the Sherwin-Williams Paint Store at the Five Points Shopping Center on Alfred Street in Biddeford about 3:30 p.m. Friday. A temporary support mechanism was installed by Biddeford firefighters to brace the overhang structure and the paint store was evacuated as […]
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Gulls drop heartbreaker
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — It was a slow start for both Old Orchard Beach and Spruce Mountain on Friday night as neither team was able to crack the scoreboard in the opening quarter — and it looked like it could be a low-scoring Class D football battle. That definitely wasn’t the case as the two […]
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Second half surge sends Warriors past Greyhounds
Second half surge sends Warriors past Greyhounds By ALEX SPONSELLER Associate Sports Editor WELLS — Big plays early and a strong second half propelled the Wells football team past visiting Lisbon/ St. Dominic Academy 36-6 on Friday. After a close first half in which Wells took a 14-6 lead, the Warriors would score 22 unanswered […]
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Tigers shut out Knights
SOUTH BERWICK — The Biddeford football team shut out host Noble 35-0 on Friday. After a scoreless first quarter, the Tigers would surge, getting five unanswered touchdowns. Curtis Petit would put Biddeford on the board midway through the second quarter, followed by a 40-yard score by Carter Edgerton to make it 14-0 at half. Petit […]
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Tough millennial: Jaylen Brown could be Celtics’ X-factor
BOSTON — One of Jaylen’s Brown’s nicknames is “Old Man.” It sounds like a strange moniker for a 20-year-old NBA player, until you spend just a few minutes inside Brown’s world. During the Celtics’ massive overhaul this summer, the focus was on the trio of new Boston additions: Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward and rookie Jayson […]
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UNC set to move past academic probe, not celebrating ruling
North Carolina can move forward, closing one of the most embarrassing chapters in the school’s history now that the long-running NCAA academic case has ended with UNC facing no penalty. Still, even with what had to be the best possible outcome — a weight being lifted that has loomed over the Chapel Hill campus for […]
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49ers release linebacker NaVorro Bowman
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers cut ties with one of the few remaining links to their last run of success when they released linebacker NaVorro Bowman on Friday. General manager John Lynch said the team looked into possible trade partners and came close to completing one. But when that fell through, […]