SACO — The public will have a chance to weigh in on the Saco’s proposed updated Comprehensive Plan next week. A comprehensive plan guides public policy in areas that include transportation, utilities, land use, recreation, natural resources, public facilities, and housing. Saco’s comprehensive plan was last updated in 2011. In November 2016, a committee comprised […]
2017
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Two area companies receive state awards for business excellence
YORK COUNTY — Two companies from York County have been recognized by the state for business excellence. On Wednesday in Augusta, Maine Gov, Paul LePage presented 2017 Governor’s Awards for Business Excellence to six firms doing business in the state and among the group receving awards were CRI-SIL Silicone Technologies of Biddeford and Caron Engineering of […]
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Kettle Blitz as holiday nears
BIDDEFORD — A sure sign of the beginning of the holiday season is the sight of the Salvation Army bell ringers standing next to the iconic red kettle. As the season progresses, sometimes its good to have a little push to keep the excitement going. In the Northern New England Division of the Salvation Army, […]
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Roger ‘Chris’ Anderson Jr.
WATERBORO — Roger “Chris” Anderson Jr., 58, of Oak Lane passed away Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. He was born in Sanford on May 19, 1959, the son of Roger and Barbara Clough Anderson Sr. Chris attended local schools and graduated from Sanford High School. He worked as a maintenance […]
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Clarisse C. Collette
SANFORD — Clarisse C. Collette, 90, of Sanford, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was a lifelong resident of St. Louis Street in Sanford and more recently resided at the Mayflower Place in Sanford. She was born in Sanford on Febr. 27, 1927, a daughter of […]
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Lorraine Paquet
GORHAM — Lorraine Pothier Paquet, 93, passed away on Dec. 13, 2017 at The Gorham House in Gorham, Maine following a journey with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born to Albert and Louise Nillus Pothier on Oct. 5, 1924 in Saco, Maine. At a very young age, Lorraine and her siblings lost their mother to a […]
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Bangor Police bring rescue puppy to Maine resident
BANGOR (AP) — A police department is playing the role of puppy delivery for a Maine woman looking for help with her Christmas gift. The Bangor Police Department says a woman requested their assistance after seeing two officers were in Washington, D.C., as part of the convoy for Wreaths Across America. The organization lays wreaths […]
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Popular Sanford airport restaurant faces uncertain future
SANFORD — Disagreement between the city and the owner of a popular breakfast and lunch business on the terms of a proposed new lease could lead to the closure of the Cockpit Cafe at Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport sometime in the new year. The Sanford City Council will decide on Tuesday whether to reject a […]
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Inmate revived after overdose at courhouse
PORTLAND (AP) — An inmate at a Maine courthouse suffered an apparent opioid overdose, but officers were able to revive her through the use of the overdose reversal drug naloxone. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says 26-year-old Kayla Brooks started showing signs of an overdose Wednesday while she was being detained in a holding cell. […]
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Middle school assistant principal to be sentenced for OUI
AUBURN (AP) — An assistant principal at a Maine middle school has been convicted of operating under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident. Kevin Shaw, of Minot, 48, was found guilty of the two misdemeanor charges Wednesday. It’s unclear what led to the charges, but the jury ruled Shaw’s blood-alcohol content was […]