OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Monique J. Parenteau, 78, of Old Orchard Beach died on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born on Feb. 9, 1938, to Oscar and Yvonne (LeBlanc) Huard in Biddeford. She graduated from St. Andre’s High School, Class of 1956. On July 6, 1957, she […]
2017
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Marie Jeanne Lamontagne
BIDDEFORD — Marie Jeanne Lamontagne, 90, of Biddeford, died Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born Feb., 26, 1926, in Biddeford, a daughter of Rodolphe and Lucienne (Marcotte) Payheur, and was educated in Biddeford schools. As a young woman, she worked in the Bates and Pepperell mills leaving […]
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Broken water line closes Saco Middle School
SACO — Students at Saco Middle School have gotten an unexpected extension to their winter break. The school was closed Tuesday due to a broken water line and Principal Brian Campbell announced that afternoon in a letter to parents the school would again be closed Wednesday. Campbell said in the letter a water line break […]
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Saco woman gives birth to first baby of year at SMHC
BIDDEFORD — The first baby of the year born at Southern Maine Health Center was welcomed into the world at 9:43 a.m. Jan. 1. Kayleigh Henderson and Tyler Longmore of Saco celebrated the birth of their newborn son, 7 pounds, 1 ounce Elliott Charles Longmore. Elliott and his parents received a gift cart filled with […]
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Biddeford City Council approves land sale for consolidated state court
BIDDEFORD — It’s official: the York County Courthouse will be coming to Biddeford. The Biddeford City Council voted unanimously to sell two parcels of land on Tuesday, one at 511-515 Elm St., known as the Pate Property, and an adjacent parcel at 384 Hill St., to the Maine Governmental Facility Authority for $810,000 for the […]
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Hogan recovering from illness
AUGUSTA — The 128th Maine Legislature convenes today, but one seat will be empty as District 13 State Rep. George Hogan, D-Old Orchard Beach, recovers from an illness. District 13 covers the town of Old Orchard Beach. Hogan, 75, said in a phone interview Tuesday he is recovering from an illness and would not be […]
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Biddeford City Councilors discuss pot, yet again
BIDDEFORD — The City Council voted 7-2 in favor of upholding a 180-day moratorium on retail marijuana stores, facilities and social clubs in a second reading on Tuesday. The council initially approved the moratorium, allowed under the Marijuana Legalization Act — which was approved by referendum on Nov. 8 and legalized the drug for recreational […]
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Suspect wanted by police found in closet
LEBANON — When Maine State Police, with a warrant in hand, went looking for Billie Gregoire, 48, on New Year’s Day, they found him hiding in a closet. They’d gotten a tip that he was drunk and at a home located at 168 Upper Guinea Road in Lebanon. When the four officers — a sergeant, […]
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Bangor police recall 70s rock hit for winter message
BANGOR (AP) – Police in Bangor, Maine, are making use of a 1970s progressive rock hit by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band to encourage people to clear the snow off their cars before driving. Sgt. Tim Cotton posted on Facebook on Tuesday that the group’s song “Blinded By The Light” can serve as a reminder of […]
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Maine Shaker dies at 89, just two left in community
NEW GLOUCESTER (AP) — One of the nation’s only three Shakers has died, leaving two of them in Maine. The Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, announced that Sister Frances Carr died Monday at home after a brief battle with cancer. She was 89. A statement said “the end came swiftly and with dignity.” The […]