The top 10 baseball and softball teams in Maine, as voted on by reporters from the Press Herald, Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, Sun Journal, Forecaster, Times Record and Journal Tribune, with first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total points. BASEBALL 1. Edward Little (6) 60 2. Bangor 53 3. Portland 47 4. Oxford Hills 36 4. […]
May 2018
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Biddeford couple celebrates 50 years of marriage
BIDDEFORD — Jacques and Yvette D. Pelletier of Biddeford are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with a private family dinner on May 18. This year, both Jacques and Yvette are also celebrating their 70th birthdays. Yvette Guillereault and Jacques Pelletier started their courtship in the early 1960s and were married on May 18, 1968, at St. […]
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Cemetery doesn’t follow rules they say they enforce
Editor, On July 15, 2017 a Jesus statue was placed next to Normand Binette’s gravestone at the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Biddeford. Not knowing it was required to ask permission, that statue was installed. The statue wasn’t the greatest in condition, so decision was made by Mr. Binette ‘s son and daughter-in-law to purchase a […]
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Saco bike rodeo to be fun, educational
SACO — With warmer weather, children have already taken to their bicycles. Safe riding is very important. On Saturday, local youth can learn bicycle safety skills at the Saco Community Bike Rodeo. The rodeo will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Saco Public Works facility, 351 North St. The highlight of the […]
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LePage responds to Medicaid lawsuit, blames Legislature for not funding expansion
Gov. Paul LePage argued in court on Thursday that the administration can’t implement voter-approved Medicaid expansion because there wasn’t a “specific allocation” to do so. “Now that Medicaid expansion is the law, it is my responsibility to implement it, and I will,” LePage, a Republican and staunch opponent of Medicaid expansion, said in a statement […]
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Price is right for Red Sox in 6-2 win over Orioles
BOSTON — David Price took a shutout into the ninth inning and held Baltimore to five hits in his first complete game this season, leading the Boston Red Sox past the Orioles 6-2 on Thursday night. J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer in the first, and Xander Bogaerts homered with two on during a four-run […]
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Harold Pease: Avoid politicians who advocate democracy
In electoral contests today almost everyone, in both major political parties, advocate democracy but our Founding Fathers ran from the word as fast as they could advocating instead a republic. We need to do the same if we really understand liberty. Those using the term “democracy” either intentionally use the term to undermine individual liberty […]
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Celtics hope to put road woes aside in Cleveland
WALTHAM, Mass. — Home-court advantage has proven to be a valuable commodity for the Celtics so far this postseason. Boston is 9-0 at TD Garden during these playoffs and has blistered opponents early in games, shooting 47 percent from the field and 39 percent from the 3-point line. It’s often led to cushions that have […]
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Biddeford Police Log
BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from April 29 to May 6, 2018: • Tyler Riendeau, 19, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, was issued a summons for being a minor in possession of liquor. • Sean M. Cronin, 20, of Scituate, Massachusetts, was issued a summons for being a minor […]
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Betty Dyer
GORHAM — Betty Scammon Dyer, 96, died Friday, May 11, 2018, in Gorham, Maine. She was the daughter of Thelma and Harley Scammon, Sr. of Saco. She had lived in Saco and Naples prior to her time at Gorham House. She attended Saco schools and graduated from Thornton Academy. In both Saco and Naples she […]
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