BIDDEFORD — Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston has awarded $441,244 in grants, loans, and interest-rate subsidies to support an affordable housing initiative in Biddeford. The grant provides an acquisition loan for Bangor Savings Bank to subsidize rehabilitation of Friendship Hill House’s Phase II project, a three-story apartment building consisting of seven two-bedroom units and two […]
2019
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Blackhawks take on Bruins in Winter Classic at Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The Winter Classic is going back to college — and it’s bringing along two familiar foes. Patrick Kane and the Chicago Blackhawks. Patrice Bergeron and the Boston Bruins. Hockey at the home of Knute Rockne, Paul Hornung and, of course, Rudy. The 11th edition of the NHL’s annual New Year’s […]
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A year after lung cancer diagnosis, Maine nurse stays grateful for support
HEBRON — Nearly a year after she was diagnosed with lung cancer, Amy Richard said she is “hanging in there.” “I’m not as strong as I was. I’ve lost some weight,” she said. “But my scans have been stable, so that’s good news. And I’m getting into some advocacy work.” Richard, 42, is a wife, […]
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NASA spacecraft opens new year at tiny, icy world past Pluto
LAUREL, Md. (AP) — The NASA spacecraft that yielded the first close-up views of Pluto opened the new year at an even more distant world, a billion miles beyond. Flight controllers said everything looked good for New Horizons’ flyby of the tiny, icy object at 12:33 a.m. Tuesday. Confirmation was not expected for hours, though, […]
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People & Business: Jan. 2
Yarmouth woman honored by American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society recently presented Mikala Thompson of Yarmouth with a Sandra C. Labaree Volunteer Values Award. The award is the highest accolade given by the Society in New England, and it recognizes Thompson’s remarkable accomplishments in support of the society’s mission. Thompson has volunteered for more than 14 […]
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Portland Meetings: Jan. 2-11
Wed. 1/2 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Board of Directors 84 Free St. Wed. 1/2 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Thur. 1/3 5 p.m. Parks Commission CH Mon. 1/7 4 p.m. City Council Workshop CH Mon. 1/7 5:30 p.m. City Council Meeting CH Tues. 1/8 5:30 p.m. Health and Human Services/Public Safety Committee CH Tues. […]
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Portland Police Beat: Jan. 2
Arrests 12/22 at 8:29 a.m. Peter G. Alley, 28, no address listed, was arrested on Granite Street by Officer Jeremy Turner on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 12/22 at 11:01 a.m. Gary M. Brooks, 55, of Portland, was arrested on State Street by Officer Andrew Knutson on a charge of criminal trespass. 12/22 at 4:49 p.m. Joshua J. Magee, 41, of […]
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School Notebook: Jan. 2
Stock market game pays off for Scarborough students Scarborough Middle School students are showing the world just how much they know about business, the global economy and investing. Student winners from the eighth-grade GATES Geometry class of the Stock Market Game fall competition and teacher Kerry Ellen Avery will be honored for their first-place achievement […]
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