Rob Parritt is stepping down as director of the Oxford Street Shelter in Portland. Staff photo by Derek Davis When Rob Parritt left his position as director of Portland’s Oxford Street Shelter in 2015, it wasn’t long before he wanted to come back. “I started immediately missing it after I left, so once I found […]
September 2018
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Biddeford firefighters welcome community to Open House
BIDDEFORD — Put simply, firefighters are the cornerstone of public safety and security in our community and they are always on call. Their mission is expansive and complex, yet at the same time, these dedicated public servants are like an open book and willing to discuss how they go about protecting lives and property in Biddeford […]
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Biddeford Police investigating an alleged assault
BIDDEFORD — Biddeford Police are investigating a report of an assault against a 30-year-old man on Friday. Biddeford Police responded to 21 Orchard St. in Biddeford to a report of aggravated assault, at 10:49 a.m. Friday, Deputy Chief Joanne Fisk said in a written statement. The victim of the alleged crime sustained non-life threatening injuries, […]
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Dempsey rides in on a Harley to kick off challenge
LEWISTON — No one has ever accused Patrick Dempsey of lacking pizzazz. Just before sundown on Friday, the leather-clad actor swept into Simard-Payne Memorial Park on a Harley-Davidson customized specifically for the event. As they often do when Dempsey rolls in, the crowd went wild. “I’ve never made an entrance like that before,” Dempsey told […]
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High School Roundup: Sanford golfers fall to Marshwood
SANFORD — The Sanford golf team fell 10-3 against rival Marshwood during a matchup on Friday night at the Sanford Country Club. Jackson West, Ena Baker, Zach Glidden, Jake Gordon and Grace Verrill earned wins for Marshwood. Marshwood left the match as the winner, but Sanford’s Zachary Tremblay fired a round of 45 to earn […]
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Sen. Collins says she supports delay in Kavanaugh vote
Maine’s U.S. Sen. Susan Collins late Friday afternoon said she supports a plan for a weeklong delay for a Senate confirmation vote on the nomination of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Collins, who has not said how she will vote on the nomination, sent out a tweet indicating her support for the delay after […]
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Maine woman drawing raves for art made from moose poop
SOMERVILLE (AP) — A Maine woman is making art and other knickknacks with moose droppings she collects near her home. Mary Winchenbach and her company Tirdy Works gained national attention this week when a video of her selling her keychains and clocks with clumps of moose poop at Maine’s Common Ground Country Fair went viral. […]
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Jeannine C. Frechette
PORTLAND — Jeannine C. Frechette, 89, a long-time resident of Biddeford Pool and most recently The Gorham House, passed away on Sept. 12, 2018. Jeannine was born in Clair, New Brunswick, Canada, a daughter of Claude and Clara Long. She married Andrew Frechette there in 1949. She was a full-time homemaker, raising their family of five […]
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Old Orchard Beach to vote on new business use in rural district
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Town Council will decide on Tuesday whether to allow contractor storage yards of a larger scale in the town’s rural district, a matter that has caused much controversy with residents in the area. On Tuesday night, the council will vote whether to change the town ordinance to […]
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Letter to the editor: Do city taxpayers pay too much for social services?
Is there a larger question concerning the Nason’s Corner location for a new homeless shelter than whether or not to model it after an existing shelter in Missoula, Montana? Should the question be: What are the fair social services costs to be carried by Portland’s residential taxpayers, in total? The cities are comparable in size […]