2018
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Proposed Wells development stirs controversy
WELLS — A proposal before the Wells Planning Board to build 42 dwelling units consisting of 26 duplexes and 16 single units off of Stephen Eaton and Bourassa Lanes is causing controversy in the town. The development has been proposed by out-of-state compnay The Landings, LLC, and Jones & Beach Engineers, Inc. and will be spread […]
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US Air Force ‘Airmen of Note’ to perform in Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — For the second time in less than a year, a prestigious military band will be performing in Biddeford. The Airmen of Note, a premier jazz ensemble of the U.S. Air Force Band, will offer a free public concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at the Biddeford Middle School Performing Arts Center. Tickets […]
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March nor’easter brings wind and water, erosion, more
SACO — At noon on Friday, Saco’s emergency services were evaluating two buildings damaged as strong winds and big waves swept ashore at high tide just before midday. Saco Fire Chief and EMA Director John Duross said one of the buildings damaged was at Camp Ellis, the other at Fairhaven Avenue. “There was significant wave […]
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Proposed capital campaign to fund Biddeford clock tower repairs
BIDDEFORD — A proposed capital plan/fundraising program to raise about $11 million to pay for repairs and renovations to the clock tower on top of Biddeford City Hall, and other repairs to City Hall, and City Theater are on the Biddeford City Council agenda for their meeting on Tuesday. About $2 million would be used […]
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OOB seeking funds for sewer improvements
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town is seeking federal grant money to help fund what the town manager says are long overdue improvements on aging water, sewer and storm water infrastructure in the Washington Avenue area. The Washington Avenue area has some of the oldest municipal infrastructure, with some of the storm and sewer systems […]
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Maine lobster catch dips to lowest level in six years
PORTLAND (AP) — The state that dominates the U.S. lobster haul saw the catch fall to its lowest level since 2011 last year, yet the industry is still strong and the crustaceans remain easily available to consumers, regulators said Friday. Maine fishermen caught a little more than 110.8 million pounds (50.3 million kilograms) of lobster […]
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Troopers arrest eight Lyman residents for drugs
LYMAN — Maine State Police have completed the arrests of eight Lyman residents in a weeklong operation and charged them in connection with the seizure of methamphetamine and five firearms. Accor4ding to Maine State Police spokesman Steve McCausland, the arrests started with a traffic stop by troopers late Wednesday night along Route 202 in Alfred […]
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Red Sox limit Sale’s spring workload, aiming for endurance
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Boston ace Chris Sale is scheduled to start an intrasquad game on Sunday and could have five spring training outings before the Red Sox opener. The extra spring training rest is by design. Sale was 17-8 with a 2.90 ERA last year and led the major leagues with 214 1/3 […]
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RIT knocks UNE out of NCAA tournament
EWING, N.J. — Paced by a combined 44 points from Cori Okada and Jessica Glaz, Rochester Institute of Technology defeated the University of New England by a 76-63 margin in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Championship on Friday evening (Mar. 2) at Packer Hall on the campus of The […]