SANFORD — The following people were arrested or charged by Sanford Police from March 16 to to March 19. If there is no listing for a specific date, it means no one was arrested or charged with a crime on that day, according to police logs provided by the agency: • Valerie R. Chesley, 53, […]
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Area students on Clark University’s Dean’s List
WORCESTER, Mass. — The following local students have been named to first honors on the Clark University Deans List. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the Fall 2017 semester. To be eligible for first honors, students must have a grade point average of 3.8 or higher, of a maximum of 4.3 (all A+s). Achieving this academic distinction are: • […]
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NAFTA: No deal is better than a bad deal
Much of why Donald Trump is president is because of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which always has been disastrous for the trades. Democratically controlled unions and their politicians were for it when signed into law by President Bill Clinton and without union support it would not be law. Big corporations and globalists […]
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OOB Town Manager should prioritize projects
Editor, The Town Manager of Old Orchard Beach said he’s had his eyes on Washington Avenue and surrounding neighborhoods because this area is tired and nothing’s been done in this are for over 100 years. When you get doen with that project, look at the rtoof at the Town Hall where shingles blow off every […]
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Partisan war on health care not over
Eight years after the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, the uninsured rate has been cut in half, insurers can no longer deny, drop or limit the care you get because of a pre-existing condition, personal bankruptcy filings have been cut in half, out of pocket spending has dropped by double digits, millions of […]
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Create a logo for Sanford Performing Arts Center
SANFORD — Artists and graphic designers, get your creative juices flowing. The Sanford School Department is hosting a competition for a logo for the new Sanford Performing Arts Center, set to open in December at the new Sanford High School and Regional Technical Center. The logo contest is open now and continues through Friday, April […]
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Saco hopes for easement for Unit 91 heating system
SACO — A plan to move the boiler system in a city-owned property on Saco Island could make the property more marketable, but would require the loss of two parking spaces. The city acquired a property in the former mill complex on Saco Island known as Unit 91 in lieu of unpaid property taxes from […]
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Deschambault’s restaurant bill enacted into law
AUGUSTA — March 14 passed in Maine without a lot of fanfare, but it also marked the day that a bill proposed by State Sen. Susan Deschambault of Biddeford allowing businesses and restaurants to expand and sell alcohol to customers in non-contiguous spaces became law. The new law, LD 1738, “An Act To Permit the Sale […]
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Mrs. Biddeford aims for state crown in pageant
BIDDEFORD — This year’s Mrs. Biddeford contestant in the Mrs. Maine America Pageant is a familiar face to many middle school students across the city. Elizabeth “Liz” LeBlanc, a sixth-grade English and Language Arts teacher at Biddeford Middle School for the past 11 years, will compete April 22 for the Mrs. Maine America crown at […]
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Saco begins municipal budget process
SACO — The City of Saco has proposed a municipal budget that would lower the mil rate and help cushion the impact on the mil rate from the school side. City Finance Director Glenys Salas presented on Monday night a $28.7 municipal budget proposal that includes $1.3 million in county tax. The number does not […]