KENNEBUNKPORT — The First Church invites you, your family, and friends to attend the next in a series of summer concerts to be held in the church at 141 North St., Kennebunkport, at 7 p.m. Monday, July 29. Joyce Painter Rice, Music Director and Organist, the Rev. Charlotte Bell, and members are pleased to offer these […]
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Andy Young: A memorable teacher departs
One of the most influential teachers I ever had didn’t, so far as I know, have any formal training as an educator. Last week Jim Bouton, the person most responsible for persuading me that reading wasn’t just for nerds, passed away at age 80. Back when I started my adolescence, which ended up lasting close […]
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Maine ACA insurers seek modest rate increases
While the Affordable Care Act is under attack in the courts, Maine’s three providers of individual insurance in the ACA marketplace have requested relatively small average rate increases for 2020, ranging from 1 percent to just under 8 percent. Insurers in Maine said lower rate increase requests stem from lower-than-expected claims in 2018 and the […]
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Vatican mystery over missing girl deepens as bones are found
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The mystery of the 1983 disappearance of the 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican employee took yet another twist Saturday following excavations this week at a Vatican City cemetery. The Vatican said it had discovered two sets of bones under a stone slab that will be formally opened next week. The new […]
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Dodgers beat Sale, Red Sox 11-2
BOSTON — Justin Turner had three extra-base hits, two of them off Chris Sale to continue the Red Sox left-hander’s struggles at Fenway Park, and the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a four-game losing streak with an 11-2 victory over Boston in a rematch of last year’s World Series. Cody Bellinger moved into a tie for […]
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Buxton man arrested on assault, other charges
BUXTON — A Buxton man was arrested Friday on assault and other charges after allegedly pushing two female Department of Health and Human Services workers. Police officers from Saco and Buxton went to a home on Friday at 66 Town Farm Road to assist two DHHS workers in an investigation, according to a press release from […]
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Serious car accident closes Route 202 in Lebanon
LEBANON — Maine State Police have reported that Route 202 in Lebanon will be closed for an unspecified amount of time Sunday afternoon. Maine State Police posted on Facebook around 12:30 p.m. that Route 202 in Lebanon near Northeast Motor Sports was closed for an unknown length of time due to a serious motor vehicle crash. […]
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Acosta exits; Trump’s big Cabinet turnover keeps growing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Adding to the lengthy list of departures from President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said Friday he’s stepping down amid the tumult over his handling of a 2008 secret plea deal with wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein, who is accused of sexually abusing underage girls. Trump, with Acosta at his side, […]
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The Book Corner
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert Published by Riverhead Books /Penquin Random House 2019 Pages 469 Price $28 Best seller lists of books can be misleading. I have been disappointed in the New York Times Best Seller List in the past, but this time they found a winner in the book “City of Girls” by […]
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Zaffie Hadiaris: Chamber significant factor for community’s success
“There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life.” Thomas Huxley I came to the Saco and Biddeford area in 1949 as a young bride. I will never forget my first Friday night shopping in Biddeford! People everywhere. You could barely walk on the street. There must be folks out […]
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