SCARBOROUGH— Grace L. Bergeron, 88, of Pine Point, formerly of Old Orchard Beach, died Jan. 5, 2017, in Scarborough. She was the widow of Robert W. Bergeron and mother of John and James “Jeb” Bergeron. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, 1027, at the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home, 36 Portland Ave., Old […]
2017
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Leo P. LaRochelle
SANFORD — Leo P. LaRochelle, 89, a lifelong resident of Sanford, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, Jan 4, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Sanford on Aug. 31, 1927, a son of the late Paul and Alice (Michaud) LaRochelle. He joined the Merchant Marines during World War II and was awarded […]
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Leslie M. Vance
BIDDEFORD — Leslie M. Vance, 77, of Hill Street passed away Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at Maine Medical in Portland with his loving family by his side. He was born in Columbia on July 24, 1939, the son of William and Cora Grant Vance. He attended schools in Old Orchard Beach. Leslie was a self-employed house […]
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A look at 2 who picked off Brady this year
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Let’s look at the really bad throws Tom Brady made this year. It shouldn’t take that long. The four-time Super Bowl champion was intercepted only twice in 2016. With his 28 touchdown passes, that’s the best ratio in NFL history. That makes Brady one of the favorites to be the leaugue’s Most […]
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Dempsey selected Athlete of the Month for November at Wells High School
WELLS, — WHS senior Riley Dempsey has been awarded the school’s “Athlete of the Month” award for November of 2016. As with many others before him in the past decade, Dempsey is receiving the award for his academics, sportsmanship and participation in WHS sports, in particular, for the offensive and defensive roles he played […]
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UNE to host children for men’s ice hockey game
BIDDEFORD — The University of New England will host children from the Biddeford School Department, Dayton Consolidated School and St. James School when the Nor’easters’ men’s ice hockey team takes on Bowdoin College next Tuesday (Jan. 10) at noon at the Harold Alfond Forum. More than 600 students, teachers and support staff from the area’s […]
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Nader leads Red Claws past Nets
Brooklyn, NY — The Maine Red Claws, presented by Unum, used a very strong 4th quarter to pull away from the Long Island Nets Friday afternoon, 123-104 at Barclays Center. Abdel Nader finished near a triple-double with 32 points (11-17 shooting), 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Marcus Georges-Hunt added 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 […]
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Texas makeover: TMS will repave track, reduce banking
FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas Motor Speedway is going to completely repave its 1 1/2-mile track and reduce the high banking in the first and second turns. The project announced Friday comes after both NASCAR weekends and the IndyCar race at Texas last year were hampered by rain. TMS President Eddie Gossage said the old […]
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There are no wallflowers in the Wild
BIDDEFORD — On the same night Disney on Ice visits New England, Biddeford hosts its own rotating swirl of primary colors on ice. In a host of red, blue, green, black and white, Maine Wild Youth hockey facilitates bi-weekly skills sessions for their Peewee and Squirt teams at the Biddeford Ice Arena. The Squirt and […]
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Brunswick-Kennebunk II goes to Dragons
BRUNSWICK— It was November 2016, and the Brunswick High School football team was celebrating a 28-6 victory over Kennebunk in the State Class B championship in Orono. On Friday, the Brunswick student body carried cut-out versions of the “Gold Ball” won that night as the Dragons hosted the Rams in a Class A South basketball […]