PARSONSFIELD — Dennis Patrick Desmond, 72, of Parsonsfield, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a brief illness. Dennis was born on June 16, 1945, to William and Anna (Kroll) Desmond. He grew up in the Scarborough and Old Orchard Beach where he attended local […]
March 2018
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Jacqueline R. McNabb
SACO – Jacqueline R. McNabb, 85, an independent woman who entered the workforce as an airline stewardess and retired as a nationally recognized reading specialist for the Saco school system, died unexpectedly Monday while being treated at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Jackie, the daughter of the late Irving Langille and Frances (Langille) Grey, grew […]
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Nancy C. Raymond
NEWFIELD — Nancy C. Raymond, 82, passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Newton Center in Sanford. She was born on Oct. 31, 1935 to Eric and Adelia (Hedberg) Anderson in Waltham, Massachusetts. Nancy and her husband Ernest “Dick” owned and operated Raymond Tool Manufacturing Inc., in Limerick for 33 years. She and her […]
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Isabella M. Searles
WELLS — Isabella M. Searles, 90, of Wells, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, March 20, 2018, at York Hospital. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on May 22, 1927, a daughter of John and Janet (MacArthur) Carson. She was the widow of John P. Searles, who preceded her in death in 2005. Isabella met John while he […]
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RFB Enterprises to acquire Maine newspapers from Sample News Group
BIDDEFORD — RFB Enterprises will acquire Sample News Group publications in Maine including The Times Record (Brunswick), Journal Tribune (Biddeford) and the Mainely Media weekly publications. The Maine publications of the Sample News Group will become part of Alliance Press; a commercial printer in Brunswick, Maine. “We have greatly enjoyed newspapering in Maine […]
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Ocean State Job Lot open in Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — On Thursday, Denise Paradis was walking the aisles of Ocean State Job Lot on Route 111. She found a pair of swim shoes for only $3 and was also eyeing some of the reasonably priced towels. “I’ve been waiting for it to open,” Paradis said. She like many in Biddeford and the surrounding […]
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UNE football set for first-ever spring practice
BIDDEFORD — The University of New England will make some more history on Sunday when the Nor’easters open their first-ever spring football practice. UNE played a pre-varsity schedule last year but the Nor’easters are making the jump to the Division III varsity level this fall — and the next step in the process will be […]
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Loyola beats Nevada 69-68, continues improbable NCAA run
ATLANTA — With Loyola-Chicago clinging to a one-point lead and only 6.3 seconds remaining, Marques Townes sank a 3-pointer from in front of the Ramblers’ bench to continue their improbable NCAA Tournament run. Townes scored 18 points, including the key 3-pointer, to lead Loyola to a 69-68 win over the Wolf Pack in Thursday night’s […]
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Streaking Michigan routs Texas A&M in West semifinals
LOS ANGELES (AP) — This one was easy. After reaching the NCAA Tournament’s round of 16 with an improbable buzzer-beater, Michigan shot 62 percent from the floor and routed Texas A&M 99-72 in the West Region semifinals on Thursday night to reach the Elite Eight for the third time in six years. Next up the […]
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Red Sox hope for next step with rookie manager, new slugger
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Before the 2016 season, Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski added former Cy Young winner David Price and closer Craig Kimbrel to help win the World Series. It didn’t happen. Before last season, he got Chris Sale to help win the World Series. It didn’t happen. In February he […]