SACO – A new top-tier restaurant and chef have agreed to come to Saco Island, as part of a development proposed for the east side of the island called The Waters. The city’s Director of Planning and Economic Development Denise Clavette met earlier this week with the owners of Nonesuch River Brewing in Scarborough. During a […]
2018
Zinke blames California wildfires on ‘environmental terrorist groups’
‘This has nothing to do with climate change, This has to do with active forest management,’ said the Interior secretary.
More than 70 people overdose in a single day in New Haven
Some of the people who had been hospitalized again took K2 or synthetic marijuana and had to be treated a second or third time.
Trump pulls Brennan’s clearance, links move to Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly revoked the security clearance of ex-CIA Director John Brennan, an unprecedented act of retribution against a vocally critical former top U.S. official. Later, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump drew a direct connection between the Russia investigation and his decision, citing Brennan as among those […]
Van Damme’s son pleads guilty in Arizona knife incident
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A son of actor Jean-Claude Van Damme has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for holding his roommate at knifepoint at their apartment in suburban Phoenix. Nicholas Van Varenberg had a change of plea hearing Wednesday. He’s now scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 3 and authorities say Van Varenberg likely will […]
Nosebleed Section: Go skate with Dumoulin, Fleurent and help save a Biddeford landmark
It has been truly inspirational to see the Biddeford community come together to help save historic Waterhouse Field over the past year — and I’m hoping the same can be done for another local landmark. The West Brook Skating Rink, which was built in 1921, wasn’t able to open this past winter and it’s going […]
York Hospital receives grant for emergency Narcan supply
YORK — The Kittery Block Party Committee has awarded a $1,000 grant to help York Hospital provide emergency overdose prevention packs to community members who need access to life-saving Narcan (naloxone nasal atomizer) for themselves or for loved ones struggling with opioid use disorder. Deaths involving drug overdoses have skyrocketed across Maine, creating a serious […]
Grant assists Biddeford Schools in forming education collaborative
BIDDEFORD — A funding crisis and broken delivery model prompted the Department of Health and Human Services to recommend shifting Child Development Services special education services for 3- to 5-year olds from the state to local school districts. Statewide, there are 2,068 3- to 5-year-old students with special education needs today. An innovator in the […]
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