BELGRADE LAKES – Heaven was blessed in the early morning hours of Wednesday March 21, 2018, with the readmittance of a self-taught chef, builder, craftsman and woodworker extraordinaire who used his God-given talents to make this world a better place than when he first arrived on March 10, 1952. Kurt Allan Rosell, age 66, “middle […]
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Woman charged after allegedly using drugs in public restroom
SANFORD — Police, responding to a report of someone allegedly using drugs in the public restroom of a convenience store Wednesday night, took a 40-year-old Berwick woman into custody. Christiane Hollis was charged with seven counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, said Sanford Deputy Police Chief Tim Strout. He said police were called to […]
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Marie A. Jacques
SACO — Marie A. Jacques, 95, of Saco and formerly of Old Orchard Beach died Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Seal Rock Health Care. She was born June 27, 1922 in Biddeford a daughter of Edouard and Arabella (Martineau) Goudreau and was educated in Biddeford Schools. On Dec. 27, 1941, she married Gerard F. Jacques […]
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Maine Maple Sunday
This weekend, sugar houses across the state are opening their doors to the public for Maine Maple Sunday, an annual tradition now in its 35th year. During Maple Sunday, which some farms observe on Saturday, maple producers offer tours of their operations. Some also have farm and barn tours. Others have breakfasts and some have […]
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Biddeford Rising smoothes transition for immigrant families
BIDDEFORD — Developing a thriving city begins by accepting that we all share the human experience and are interconnected in many different ways in our community. By exploring common ground and extending friendship to newcomers hailing from faraway countries, Biddeford school administrators created Biddeford Rising last fall, a regular event that serves to build bridges between […]
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Dennis P. Desmond
PARSONSFIELD — Dennis Patrick Desmond, 72, of Parsonsfield, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a brief illness. Dennis was born on June 16, 1945, to William and Anna (Kroll) Desmond. He grew up in the Scarborough and Old Orchard Beach where he attended local […]
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Jacqueline R. McNabb
SACO – Jacqueline R. McNabb, 85, an independent woman who entered the workforce as an airline stewardess and retired as a nationally recognized reading specialist for the Saco school system, died unexpectedly Monday while being treated at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Jackie, the daughter of the late Irving Langille and Frances (Langille) Grey, grew […]
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Nancy C. Raymond
NEWFIELD — Nancy C. Raymond, 82, passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Newton Center in Sanford. She was born on Oct. 31, 1935 to Eric and Adelia (Hedberg) Anderson in Waltham, Massachusetts. Nancy and her husband Ernest “Dick” owned and operated Raymond Tool Manufacturing Inc., in Limerick for 33 years. She and her […]
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Isabella M. Searles
WELLS — Isabella M. Searles, 90, of Wells, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, March 20, 2018, at York Hospital. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on May 22, 1927, a daughter of John and Janet (MacArthur) Carson. She was the widow of John P. Searles, who preceded her in death in 2005. Isabella met John while he […]
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RFB Enterprises to acquire Maine newspapers from Sample News Group
BIDDEFORD — RFB Enterprises will acquire Sample News Group publications in Maine including The Times Record (Brunswick), Journal Tribune (Biddeford) and the Mainely Media weekly publications. The Maine publications of the Sample News Group will become part of Alliance Press; a commercial printer in Brunswick, Maine. “We have greatly enjoyed newspapering in Maine […]