With election signs everywhere it is well to note that it is unrealistic to expect national candidates to follow the Constitution when we did not insist that they did so in local and state elections. After all, many simply move up to higher office. Some may even view the Constitution as irrelevant at these levels. Several […]
May 2018
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Sanford Project Graduation Committee thanks community
Editor, The 2018 Sanford Project Graduation Committee has been working extremely hard this year raising funds to provide the graduating senior class with a fun, chem-free night after graduation. We began our fundraising season before school even started. We met in August to brainstorm ideas; set fundraising dates so we didn’t interfere with other sports, […]
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Backpack program fills needs for children on weekend
SANFORD — Each week, about 170 backpacks go home with Sanford school students stuffed with easy to prepare food items. There’s whole grain pasta and sauce, peanut butter, canned meats, fish and vegetables, and canned or easy open fruit cups. The Sanford Backpack Program is designed to help ensure that kids have nutritious food on […]
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Trump decides to exit nuclear accord with Iran
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to follow through on his campaign threat to pull out of the landmark nuclear accord with Iran, according to two people familiar with his thinking, dealing a profound blow to U.S. allies and potentially deepening the president’s isolation on the world stage. It wasn’t immediately clear which sanctions that […]
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John Paul Vigneault
BIDDEFORD — John Paul Vigneault, 77, of Biddeford died Monday, May 7, 2018 at his home following a brief illness. He was born June 15, 1940 in Biddeford a son of Adelard and Eva-Rose (Duquette) Vigneault and was educated locally, graduating from St. Louis High School in the Class of 1958. He served in the […]
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Marc Gosselin
BIDDEFORD — Marc Gosselin, 70, of Biddeford died on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford. He was born on Feb. 3, 1948 to Raymond Joseph and Clarina Marie (Dussault) Gosselin in Biddeford. He graduated from Biddeford High School, Class of 1968. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps. […]
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Linda S. Pence
SPRINGVALE — Linda Pence died on May 3, 2018, in Scarborough after orchestrating a loving goodbye with three generations of family. She was a few months shy of her eightieth birthday. Born Linda Marilyn Saunders on September 3, 1938, to Clifford Saunders (originally of West Yorkshire, England) and Lillian Marsh (born in Barnstead, New Hampshire), she […]
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Saco council prepares for next week’s budget vote
SACO — With the end of budget season looming in the near future, residents have expressed concerns regarding funding adequate education for students and keeping tax rates affordable for the city’s senior population. The City Council is scheduled to vote on both the municipal and the school budget on May 14. The May 14 vote […]
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Sanford Bridge School project helps ducks find suitable habitats
SPRINGVALE — On an unusually warm spring day, last week some Sanford Bridge School students engaged with nature by helping some ducks which were finding the habitat at The McKeon Reserve in Springvale to their liking. Wood, Mallard, and Merganser Ducks have been seen there recently, so this science project will prove to be timely […]
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Biddeford Planning Board recommends UNE setback change
BIDDEFORD — The Planning Board voted on May 2 to recommend a controversial measure to reduce the setback on a portion of the University of New England’s Biddeford Campus that borders the Saco River. The issue, that must go before the City Council for final approval, would reduce a setback along the river by 25 […]