BIDDEFORD — Herve J. Poissant, age 88 of Buxton, former longtime resident of Biddeford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 following a prolonged illness with Myasthenia Gravis at Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough with his family at his side. He was born on Jan. 14, 1930 in Biddeford the son of Andre and Beatrice […]
October 2018
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Sexual violence, a savage feature of conflict over centuries
JOHANNESBURG — Through the ages, sexual violence has been a savage feature of armed conflict, often systematically inflicted by combatants on girls and women in what the world today defines as a war crime. It happened in the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans, and in modern times, too: Mass rape occurred in […]
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‘International Save A Life Tour’ to visit Wells High School
WELLS ─ The International Save A Life Tour will visit Wells High School on Oct. 19, 2018 and students are invited to check out this safe-driving program that includes a $1.5 million impaired simulator and a $250,000 distracted driving simulator that has visited the Pentagon and traveled around the world with the Department of Defense. […]
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Marion L. Murphy
BIDDEFORD — Marion L. Murphy (Marnie), age 72, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 at Southridge Living Center. She was born in Biddeford, Maine on Jan. 9, 1946, the daughter of Francis Peter Murphy and Marion (Scully) Murphy. She was educated and graduated from St. Mary’s School in Biddeford. She grew up with her two […]
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US unemployment rate falls to 49-year low of 3.7 percent
WASHINGTON — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September — the lowest level since December 1969 — signaling how the longest streak of hiring on record has put millions of Americans back to work. Employers added just 134,000 jobs last month, the fewest in a year, the Labor Department said Friday. […]
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Sanford mill demolition timeline revised
SANFORD — The timeline for asbestos removal from the Stenton Trust mill in Sanford and the demolition of the burned out rear tower has been revised by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. At the same time, the city is looking ahead to a time when the front tower that faces River Street may be ready […]
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Sanford ballfield driver faces 15-count indictment
ALFRED — Carol Sharrow, who was charged with manslaughter in connection with the hit-and-run death of Douglas Parkhurst of West Newfield after her car careened around a ballfield during a June Babe Ruth ballgame now faces more than a dozen other charges. A York County Grand Jury earlier this week handed up a 15-count indictment […]
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Lisa Hosack: Building resilient young people
Many years ago, I overheard a coworker reflecting on parenting. She had 13 children—an astonishing 10 of them adopted. She said that the parent-child relationship was “everything.” She said that if all else failed, parents should focus on maintaining a relationship with their children. As a young mother, I recall thinking that this sounded way […]
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Kavanaugh worst nominee ever for Supreme Court
Editor, The Kavanaugh confirmation hearing demonstrates that the Republican leadership is willing to nominate and defend a wholly unfit nominee to our highest court. I am not basing my judgement of Kavanaugh’s fitness for the Supreme Court on sexual assault allegations or his dubious diary, though these may prove to be the most personally damning […]
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Troubling question about Kavanaugh
Editor, When I was 7 years old, my Nana was killed by cervical cancer. Almost her whole life, affordable healthcare was never available to her. It wasn’t until she got married and went under her husband’s insurance that she received her first routine gynecologist check up. At that point, it was too late for her, […]
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