OGUNQUIT — The Ogunquit Playhouse Children’s Theatre Camps are now open for enrollment and are filling up fast. Aspiring thespians from the ages 5 to 18 get the opportunity to participate in programs that offer theatrical training in a supportive and nurturing enviornment where no prior training or skill level is required. There are multiple […]
2018
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Sanford Sports Performance Center hosts open house
SANFORD – Southern Maine Health Care is hosting an open house at its new Sports Performance Center at the Sanford Springvale YMCA off River Street on Thursday. The public is invited to tour the facility, meet the staff and talk with athletes already receiving training at the SPC. SMHC organizers will be raffling off two […]
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Steel, aluminum tariffs signal return of mercantilism
Last week President Trump officially implemented his long-expected steel and aluminum tariffs this week to a mix of praise and outrage that quickly broke party lines and that retrieved the word “mercantilism” from the history books to the national headlines. The tariffs will implement a broad-based 25 percent tax on imported steel and 10 percent […]
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Preserving our past, protecting our future
Preserving Biddeford buildings of historic significance should be important to all of us. Once these buildings are gone, they are gone forever. A case in point is the Staples house that was on the corner of West and Granite Street. It’s hard to imagine a more charming 18th century house and 19th century barn. The […]
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Sea Hawk Navy pilot living out her dream
SANFORD — She earned her wings in January 2016, and she flies MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters for the U.S Navy. Lt. j.g. Sarah Alexandre, who graduated from Sanford High School in 2010, and from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 2014, is currently deployed in the South China Sea. She’s living her dream […]
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Christ Church plans St. Patrick’s Day concert, supper
KENNEBUNK — On Saturday, March 17, Christ Church, 6 Dane St, Kennebunk will present their annual St. Patrick’s Concert and Supper. The concert will begin at 4 p.m. and the buffet will be open from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Congregation Moderator and Chef de Cuisine Dan Moisan will prepare a delicious buffet supper of build-your-own […]
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Roger Blais
BIDDEFORD — Roger Blais, 61 of Biddeford, Maine, succumbed to ALS after a courageous battle, surrounded by his family, on March 9, 2018. Employed at Spang Lumber, Wood Structures, and the last 35 years at Pratt & Whitney as a machinist, Roger retired in 2015 due to the advancement of his illness. As an avid […]
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Biddeford Police Log
BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from March 2 to March 7, 2018: • Gary L. Souliere, 36, of Biddeford, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while license suspended or revoked and failing to stop for an officer. • David R. Patoine, 19, of Arundel, was issued a […]
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Brain Bee winner heads to Maryland for national finals
BIDDEFORD — A fascination with the intricacies of human intelligence has propelled a Biddeford High School student to the national finals of the prestigious Brain Bee competition in Maryland this coming weekend. Alexandra Petermann, a senior at BHS, captured the Southern Maine Regional Brain Bee conpetition in December at the University of New England and earned […]
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TA students gather to make signs ahead of walkout event
SACO — Thornton Academy students are going to be well-prepared when they join millions of kids across the county in a 17-minute walkout on Wednesday to remember the 17 victims of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. Some TA students gathered with family members and two Maine gubernatorial candidates at Saco City Hall on Saturday to […]