Biddeford’s City Theater opened its 2018-19 season last weekend with a USO musical salute starring MGM movie queen Marian Ames along with her niece Katie Gammersflugel and fellow performers Jo Sterling, Topeka Abotelli and Lilly McBain in a powerful, rip-roaring, toe-tapping and emotional tribute to the “soldiers in grease-paint.” “Swingtime Canteen,” written by Linda Thorsen […]
September 2018
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Saco LEGO robotics curriculum gets boost from local foundation
SACO — SacoSTEAM, a recently established K-8 educational foundation in Saco, has awarded its inaugural grant to support the expansion of the LEGO Robotics curriculum to cover the entire fourth grade at C.K Burns school. The focus of SacoSTEAM, a nonprofit organization, is to enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics education in Saco’s K-8 […]
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Wells Reserve prepares for 16th Punkinfiddle Family Festival
WELLS — The Punkinfiddle family festival returns to the Wells Reserve at Laudholm for its 16th year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. Punkinfiddle features traditional arts, old-time games, lively music, tasty food, engaging science, and miles of smiles in a beautiful seaside setting. Kids 16 and under get in free and adults […]
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Protective order, bail conditions violations items on Wells Police Log
WELLS — The following people were arrested or charged by Wells Police Sept. 12 to 17. If there is no listing for a specific date, it means no one was arrested or charged on that day, according to police logs provided by the agency: • Gabriel Rider, 18, of Wells was arrested on an outstanding […]
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Kennebunk author to appear at reception
KENNEBUNK — A local resident will sign copies of his new book and greet the public during an afternoon reception at Antiques on Nine in Kennebunk. Bob Marier grew up, was educated and spent his professional life in the Kennebunks. Now he has tapped his local knowledge to write a murder-mystery set in the coastal Maine […]
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Jackie Sartoris: Not a bug, but a feature
Heading off to an Ivy League school was a family achievement. The University of Pennsylvania of the 1980s was throwing off its all-male vestiges, but the ivied fraternities dominating the campus center remain. I learned a lot. Like many young women in the 1980s, like Christine Blasey Ford, I learned that in spaces dominated by […]
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Picnic helps Biddeford Primary School connect with families
BIDDEFORD — With more than 400 participants showing up to enjoy an early evening barbecue, Biddeford Primary School administrators are calling last week’s first BPS community picnic a resounding success. The event was conducted at scenic Mechanics Park in downtown Biddeford on Sept. 20 and was planned as a way to help school staff members […]
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Winston returns to work, Bucs not saying if he’s starter
TAMPA, Fla. — Jameis Winston is back on the job, though the Tampa Bay Buccaneers still aren’t saying if it’s as the team’s starting quarterback. Winston’s three-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy ended Tuesday, the first day the fourth-year pro was permitted to return to the team’s training facility and have contact […]
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Steelers hope win over Bucs sign of things to come
PITTSBURGH — Vance McDonald insists he wasn’t sending some sort of message when the Pittsburgh Steelers tight end extended his right arm toward Tampa Bay’s Chris Conte and jammed the Buccaneers defensive back into the turf on Monday night. It was a show of force that sprung McDonald for a 75-yard touchdown reception and seemed […]
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Snack and Chat About Volunteering
The Opportunity Alliance invites adults 55-plus to join them for some light refreshments to learn about volunteer opportunities from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25 at York County Community Action, 6 Spruce St, Sanford. Learn about volunteering as a Foster Grandparent in local schools and child development centers with children in need of […]
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