BIDDEFORD — Engine will host an opening reception of Faces Behind Atrocity, an exhibition featuring the work of award-winning American documentary photographer Matilde Simas of Boston from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 in Biddeford. January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and this exhibition intends to raise awareness of trafficking happening here […]
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Saco sock drive sets new record
SACO — The Saco Police Department collected and distributed more than 1,000 pairs of socks for area seniors in its annual Socks for Seniors drive. This was a record amount for the sock drive, which began in 2015 and last year collected about 500 pairs of socks. The police department decided to raise the […]
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Maine Rep hosts improv comedy
BIDDEFORD — Maine Repertory Theater’s American Chamber of Comedy premiere production “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Improv” closes tonight with a 9 p.m. performance. Maine Rep is located in the Pepperell Mill complex at 40 Main St., Building 13. To get to the theater, enter the doors to the left of Portland Pie. […]
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Some of Maine’s most avid outdoor enthusiasts share their most memorable gifts
Last year we asked some of Maine’s most avid outdoors people for the best outdoor gift they ever received. Among the items they cited were a pair of socks, a new way to explore waterways and a bucket of bacon for a mountain bike race. Those choices seemed hard to top. But we wanted to […]
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Jared Golden gets ready to take office in Washington
They won’t give Maine’s next congressman the keys to his office until Wednesday, but his new digs in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill are ready. They’re a little sparse, though. Pictures of the still-vacant office taken this week show only empty shelves, gleaming desktops and computers showing only screensavers. Aisha Woodward, chief […]
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Saints’ Payton eyes history in finale vs. Panthers
NEW ORLEANS — Saints coach Sean Payton wants to make history this weekend. How badly remains to be seen. That will be judged in part by the players he tries to win with when the playoff-bound Saints (13-2) host the reeling Carolina Panthers (6-9) on Sunday. With the Saints having clinched the NFC’s No. 1 […]
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Bills’ Williams retiring by choosing family over football
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Kyle Williams knows he’s more than capable of returning for a 14th season. What the Buffalo Bills defensive tackle wasn’t sure he can handle is spending another spring and summer of practice and training camp watching his children play T-ball and soccer on FaceTime. The lure of being with his family […]
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Rams rule out RB Todd Gurley for regular season finale
LOS ANGELES — Rams running back Todd Gurley has been ruled out of Los Angeles’ regular-season finale against San Francisco because of a knee injury. Safety Lamarcus Joyner also won’t play Sunday at the Coliseum, Rams coach Sean McVay confirmed Friday. “Those guys are making progress, but we don’t feel like it’s going to be […]
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Hunters, activists want bear plan they can bear
PORTLAND, Maine — The state with most black bears on the East Coast might change the way it manages its growing population of the animals, and hunters and environmentalists alike are keeping a watchful eye to see if there’s trouble brewing for bruins. Maine is home to more than 35,000 of the bears, up from […]
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