Marie Joseph Spiritual Center, Biddeford, will hold a retreat entitled The Spirituality of Aging on Feb. 10-12. For more information and to register, call 284-5671 or visit mariejosephspiritual.org. St. George Episcopal Church, 1 Emerson St., Sanford, welcomes all to its services. The Rev. Canon Susan Murphy, rector. for more information, visit the website at stgeorgesanford.org […]
2017
Trump’s inaugural to include interfaith prayer service
WASHINGTON —Donald Trump’s Inaugural weekend will include an interfaith prayer service at Washington’s National Cathedral, a customary event but complicated this year by anger over the president-elect’s rhetoric on Muslims, immigrants and others. The service was announced Wednesday by the presidential inaugural committee, which provided no details on the ceremony or participants. A similar 2013 […]
Internet spying erodes secrecy, privacy
At Burlington Electric, a Vermont utility, a computer has been hacked by a Russian organization whose footprint is well known because it has messed with so many foreign systems. The Clinton campaign was hacked by a Russian group, presumably trying to influence the election by exposing embarrassing, insider emails. A Chinese Army operation tapped into […]
Biddeford suspect indicted on 29 counts of sexual assault
BIDDEFORD — A Biddeford man accused of sexually assaulting a woman for years, beginning when the victim was a minor, has been indicted on 29 counts of gross sexual assault. Ralph Miller, 45, of Biddeford was indicted by a York County grand jury on Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman over a long time […]
Former legislative candidate indicted
ALFRED — Former legislative candidate Mark Bedell was indicted this week at York County Superior Court on charges of assault and aggravated assault stemming from an October arrest. Saco police responded to a call at Bradley Street around 9:45 p.m. on Oct. 23. According to Saco Police, the alleged victim, a 42-year-old woman, reported that […]
Joyce Y. Pelkey
KENNEBUNK — Joyce Y. Pelkey, 87, formerly of Wells, died Jan. 4, 2017, at Gosnell Hospice in Scarborough, after a series of debilitating falls. She was born in Limestone on June 3, 1929, daughter of Elmer and Yvonne (Ouellette) Rossignol and graduated Limestone High School in 1947. She was preceded by her husband, Delcey Pelkey. Surviving […]