WOOLWICH A Woolwich family’s home was destroyed in a fire Saturday evening. Woolwich Fire Department was called to a structure fire at 1160 Old Stage Road just after 6 p.m. and arrived to find the fire too advanced to allow firefighters to enter the building. Ten fire departments responded to help fight the flames. Woolwich […]
May 2018
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Reasonable Patriotism
G. K. Chesterton, an Englishman, remarked in 1922 that “America is the only nation in the world that is founded on a creed.” That creed was given 230 years ago by Thomas Jefferson, who wrote in the Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal” and “that […]
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Athletes give their all at county Special Olympics games
NORTH BERWICK — Amanda Larivee has been in training, getting ready for the York County Special Olympics, held Thursday on the grounds of Noble High School. She planned to take part in the long jump, the softball throw, and the walking events, she said “I practice with a long rope for the jump,” she explained […]
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Updates on state marijuana policy
Adult Use marijuana legislation has finally been resolved with a veto override yesterday in Legislature. What was before us was not the legalization of recreational marijuana – which has already happened by people’s referendum – but rather the imposition of tighter restrictions. This is the result of countless hours of hard work by the Legislature’s […]
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Retiring SMHC CEO reflects on career
BIDDEFORD — A career in health care came naturally to Ed McGeachey. The 70-year-old president and CEO of Southern Maine Health Care will be retiring later this month after 41 years of service to the health care system. He will be succeeded by Nathan Howell, who will assume his new duties on May 21. McGeachey’s […]
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Lucien L. Metayer, Sr.
ROANOKE, Va. — Lucien L. Metayer, Sr., 86, of Roanoke, Virginia passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018. He was a member of Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church. Lucien was a member of the Knights of Columbus, where he was a Grand Knight of 3rd Degree, Faithful Navigator 4th Degree and served as District […]
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Iran’s foreign minister says no renegotiating nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s foreign minister took to YouTube on Thursday to criticize President Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw from the nuclear deal, saying Iran will not “renegotiate or add onto” the atomic accord. Mohammad Javad Zarif’s video, which was also posted to Trump’s favorite social media platform, Twitter, appeared to be taking his message […]
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Robot fast-food chefs: Hype or a sign of industry change?
BOSTON — Robots can’t yet bake a souffle or fold a burrito, but they can cook up vegetables and grains and spout them into a bowl — and are doing just that at a new fast casual restaurant in Boston. Seven autonomously swirling cooking pots — what the restaurant calls a “never-before-seen robotic kitchen” — […]
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Maine gubernatorial hopefuls on civility, Medicaid, guns
AUGUSTA — Candidates in Maine’s gubernatorial race said the state should return to civility after eight years colored by Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s attacks on lawmakers and opponents. The Associated Press polled Maine’s 16 Republican, Democratic, independent and third-party registered candidates for governor ahead of the June primary. House Republican leader and candidate Ken Fredette […]