SANFORD — Just think of it as a really, really big yard sale. Someone looking for a transmission jack or a printer, desks and chairs or a fire truck — yes, a fire truck — file cabinets, a compressor, printers, computers, other electronics, a hospital bed or countess other items might want to check out […]
May 2018
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High School Roundup: TA girls open playoffs with sweep
SACO — The No. 7 Thornton Academy girls tennis team cruised to an opening round win over No. 10 Marshwood as the Golden Trojans picked up a 5-0 sweep over the Hawks in the Class A South playoffs on Tuesday. Emma Nassif, Cordelia Perry and Brianna Paul all earned singles wins for Thornton Academy, which […]
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Biddeford to extend free Wi-Fi service in downtown region
BIDDEFORD — The addition of a second downtown Wi-Fi HotSpot that will extend free internet along Main Street in downtown Biddeford is being hailed as another step forward is the transformation and revitalization underway in the city. Biddeford Mayor Alan Casavant praised the free Wi-Fi extension is a genuine benefit for visitors and residents. “Since […]
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Red Sox take down Blue Jays
BOSTON — Sandy Leon hit a home run and two doubles, Xander Bogaerts also homered and Rick Porcello took a three-hitter into the seventh inning, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Tuesday night to match the second-best start in franchise history. J.D. Martinez also had two of Boston’s six […]
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Normand C. Turgeon, Sr.
SACO — Normand C. Turgeon Sr, age 84, passed away Sunday May 27, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Biddeford April 28, 1934 the son of Charles R. and Leda Beaulieu Turgeon. Normand attended local schools. He was employed by Raytheon for a period of time and later worked in the family construction […]
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Source: 76ers agree to 3-year extension with South Portland’s Brett Brown
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers will continue to put their trust in coach Brett Brown. Brown, who took the 76ers from 10 wins to the third seed in the Eastern Conference in just two seasons, has agreed to a three-year contract extension that runs through the 2021-2022 season. A person familiar with the situation confirmed […]
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Kathleen Rogers: Wrapped in a sea of plastic
By now most of us have read that plastic, that incredibly useful product that all of us use every day, is fast becoming public enemy No. 1. We have been using plastics for decades and as a result, plastic is everywhere: in our fish, in our food, in our oceans, in our waste water treatment […]
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Sanford’s Future: Why not pot?
On May 18, 2018, I was privileged to attend the grand opening of the Layman Way Recovery Center at the York County Jail. This new center will help individuals begin treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. If Sanford decides to allow for the open retail sale of marijuana, York County better be ready to open […]
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Ratepayers’ group planning class action suit against CMP
A group of Maine residents organized around fighting high electric bills from Central Maine Power is seeking customers to join a planned class action lawsuit against the company. CMP Ratepayers Unite said late Monday that two Maine-based attorneys involved with the matter have retained a New York firm to take the lead, on behalf of […]
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Roseanne Barr loses job over tweet
NEW YORK (AP) — In the time it took to compose a 53-character tweet, Roseanne Barr went from a hero that ABC was banking upon to unemployed. The network canceled its hit reboot of “Roseanne” Tuesday after Barr’s racist tweet that referred to Valerie Jarrett, an adviser to former President Barack Obama, as a cross […]
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