ALFRED – York County government’s plan to create a 58-bed substance use recovery center — offering a “one roof” model of care for county residents that includes observation beds, detox beds, and residential and outpatient treatment — is sorely needed and moving ahead, with a view, county officials say, to an early 2024 groundbreaking. The […]
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Yarmouth’s bronze birds’ dedication ceremony
The dedication and celebration of Yarmouth’s public art installation “Over the Path” will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. The ceremony will be held on Main Street near the overpass. In case of inclement weather, it will be held Sept. 28. Created by Pownal artist and sculptor John Bowdren, the bronze […]
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Hurricane Lee swirls through open waters on a path to Atlantic Canada
Still north of Puerto Rico, Lee was generating dangerous surf and rip currents, conditions that are expected to spread to the U.S. East Coast.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: Former No. 1 tennis player receives four-year ban
TENNIS Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep , who reached No. 1 in the WTA rankings in 2017, has been suspended from professional tennis for four years for doping violations, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Tuesday. Halep, a 31-year-old Romanian, “committed intentional anti-doping rule violations ” by failing a drug test during the 2022 […]
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Obituary: Audrey Ferrick
BIDDEFORD POOL — Audrey C. Ferrick of Biddeford Pool, ME entered peacefully into eternal rest on August 28, 2023, at Sunrise, Huntington Common in Kennebunk with her husband, son and daughter-in law at her side. Audrey was born on February 28, 1932, in New Britain, CT. She was the daughter of the late Andrea and Lena […]
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Child poverty in U.S. jumped, income declined in 2022 as COVID benefits ended
An official with the Census Bureau says pre-pandemic poverty levels for kids have returned.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Popular nasal decongestant doesn’t relieve congestion, FDA experts say
The FDA assembled its outside advisers to take another look at phenylephrine, which became the main drug in over-the-counter decongestants when medicines with an older ingredient – pseudoephedrine – were moved behind pharmacy counters.
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Obituary: Theresa M. Huot
BIDDEFORD — Theresa M. Huot, born on November 2, 1928, in Biddeford, Maine, to Hermenegilda (Armand) and Irene (Mercier) Letellier, passed away on September 8, 2023. She spent most of her life in Biddeford and was educated in local schools. On July 15, 1944, Theresa married Patrick J. Huot at St. Joseph’s Church in Biddeford. […]
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McCarthy directs House panel to open formal Biden impeachment inquiry
The Republican leader is once again at a political crossroads – trying to keep his most conservative lawmakers satisfied and prevent his own ouster.
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Obituary: Rickie Brooks
BIDDEFORD — Rickie J. Brooks passed away on September 8, 2023. He was born in Biddeford in 1949. He served in the US Navy and was an honored member of the original crew aboard the USS Portland LSD-37. Rickie was a mason for over 50 years. He is survived by his wife of 53 years […]