SACO — The city of Saco is considering renovating the annex building behind City Hall and moving some city departments. According to City Administrator Kevin Sutherland, several departments in City Hall have outgrown their office space. The city has explored different options to address current and future needs of city departments. Potential renovations include improving […]
2018
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Pancake perfection pleases pupils
BIDDEFORD — No matter how they stacked ’em up, students at St. James School flipped out during their observance of National Pancake Day on Tuesday. More than 100 students, staff and faculty at the school consumed more than 250 whole-grain hotcakes hot off the griddle and topped with an assortment of fresh fruits or […]
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Gramlich announces candidacy for House District 13
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Democrat Lori Gramlich has announced her candidacy for State House District 13, covering Old Orchard Beach. Gramlich is a licensed master social worker and CEO of the Maine Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. She is also an adjunct faculty at the University of Southern Maine School of Social […]
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Mary Lou Nason
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Mary Lou Nason, 62, of Old Orchard Beach, passed away on Monday, March 5, 2018, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born in Biddeford on March 27, 1955, a daughter of Paul and Alma (Michaud) Glaude. She was educated from Kennebunk schools. On May 12, 1973, she married […]
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North Korea said to be open to nuke talks with US
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After years of refusal, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is willing to discuss the fate of his atomic arsenal with the United States and has expressed a readiness to suspend nuclear and missile tests during such talks, a senior South Korean official said Tuesday. “They seem to be acting […]
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Taking on ‘microfiber’ pollution, a laundry room at a time
PORTLAND — The fight to keep tiny pollutants from reaching the dinner plate might start in the laundry room. Innovators are coming up with tools to keep tiny pieces of thread that are discharged with washing machine effluent from reaching marine life. Such “microfibers” are too small to be caught in conventional filters, so they […]
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House to take up school safety bill after Florida shooting
WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House will vote on a school safety bill next week as Congress struggles to respond to the deadly assault on a Florida high school. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday the House will take up a bill creating a federal grant program to train students, teachers and school officials how […]
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20-year-old sues Dick’s, Walmart over new gun policies
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 20-year-old man from Oregon has filed lawsuits against Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart, alleging the two retailers discriminated against him when they refused to sell him a rifle this week because of his age. Dick’s and Walmart restricted gun sales to people 21 and older in the wake of the […]
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Abuse cited in bid to lower bail for Maine mom accused of killing daughter
The attorney representing a mother accused of participating in months of brutal “punishment” beatings that ultimately killed her 10-year-old daughter said Monday that he wants to get his client released on bail. Sharon Carrillo is charged with depraved indifference murder in the death of her daughter, Marissa Kennedy. State police say Sharon Carrillo and her husband, Julio […]
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Bernard D. Cote
SANFORD — Bernard D. Cote, 69, of Sanford, passed away with his family by his side, on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born on June 25, 1948 to the Napoleon and Louella (Roux) Cote in Lowell, Massachusetts. He grew up in Dracut, Massachusetts, and attended Catholic schools, graduating […]