OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Louis William Simpson “Bud,” 101, died peacefully on Jan. 9, 2017 at the Deer Isle Nursing Home. Bud was born Feb. 23, 1915 in Brockton, Massachusetts to Ruth Simpson from Goteborg, Sweden and Francis Simpson. Bud served the U.S. Navy during World War II, in the Mediterranean Theater aboard a mine sweeper. He served in Sicily, Southern France, […]
2017
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Violet M. Sayer
METHUEN, Mass. — Violet M. Sayer, 85, of Methuen, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston on Jan. 10, 2017. Violet was born Oct. 5, 1931 in Biddeford, Maine. She was the cherished daughter of the late Norman L. and Rose (Blais) Cartier. Violet graduated with the […]
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Crime on decline in Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — Crime is on the decline in Biddeford, according to new statistics released by the Biddeford Police Department. Overall crime in 2016 decreased 9.6 percent from the previous year, and crime is down 15 percent from 2013, Biddeford Police Chief Roger Beaupre said in his biweekly newsletter on Friday. In 2016, there were a […]
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OOB man escapes car before it collides with train
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A driver who lost control of his vehicle Wednesday night jumped out before it collided into a southbound Amtrak Downeaster passenger train. Public safety personel received a call from Amtrak around 6:30 p.m. regarding a vehicle that had been struck by a train just south of Union Avenue in Old Orchard Beach, according to Sgt. Gerard Hamilton. […]
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Nor’easters storm past Gordon
BIDDEFORD — The University of New England women’s basketball team picked up its second straight conference win with an 84-48 victory over visiting Gordon, Wednesday. After a tough first quarter in which UNE took a 23-19 lead, the Nor’easters would string together a 15-0 run to begin the second and take control the rest of […]
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Thomas scores 38, Celtics pull away to beat Wizards 117-108
BOSTON (AP) — Isaiah Thomas scored 20 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics pulled away late for a 117-108 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. Al Horford added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics, who won for the fifth time in six games and ended […]
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What about the defense? Stingy Pats a challenge for Texans
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As well as Tom Brady and the Patriots’ offense have played this season, much of New England’s success over the last month has been directly tied to a defense that enters the playoffs as one of the NFL’s stingiest. The Patriots ended the regular season allowing an NFL-low 15.6 points per […]
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Unitarian Universalist Church of Saco and Biddeford
SACO — It’s an age-old question. Who owns the Unitarian Universalist Church of Saco and Biddeford? Church officials are going to look into it, once and for all, get the answer to the question before moving forward with plans to renovate the property. In 1825, town leaders invited the church to build a place of […]
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Passersby rescue dogs from car fire
WATERBORO — Dyna and Bruno will live to wag and play another day, thanks to some passersby who noticed a car fire and rescued the dogs inside on Wednesday evening. It happened around 5 p.m. in the parking lot of Hannaford, at the intersection of routes 5 and 202. That’s when an unidentified passerby noticed […]
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Maine college to unveil rare Lincoln inauguration photo
BRUNSWICK (AP) — A Maine college is set to unveil a rare photograph of President Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration from 1861. The Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick acquired the photo at auction in October and will unveil it Thursday. It’s the first inauguration to be captured by photographers, and took place just six weeks […]