A Florida man was arrested on Peaks Island after he allegedly shoved a police officer after complaining about a black woman’s conversation about race with friends at a local bar. The woman, Shay Stewart-Bouley, said she was talking with friends Tuesday night at the island’s American Legion hall about an anti-racism project that she’s working […]
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Transportation firm relocates to Saco’s Mill Brook Business Park
SACO — One of the top transportation and logistics firms in the Northeastern United States has opened a 33,000-square-foot service facility in Saco’s Mill Brook Business Park. A. Duie Pyle, founded in 1924 and headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, purchased the 53-acre parcel for the new facility from the Brockway-Smith Company for $932,350 in 2017. It […]
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Kennebunk police warn of phone scam
KENNEBUNK — Police are warning local businesses about a phone scammer pretending to collect money on behalf of Kennebunk High School. The Kennebunk police notified the public of the scam on Thursday through a Facebook post. Kennebunk High School athletic administrator Joe Schwartzman that several local business, including Hannaford grocery store and Dairy Queen, had […]
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Valerie Egar: Ashra’s Adventure with Ton-Ton (Conclusion)
As my story closed last week, I was sitting on a porch near an open window listening as my mistress, Ashra, spoke to a old woman who invited her into an odd looking cottage. Ashra and I were on our first adventure. Inspired by stories boys told about finding gold and battling fierce dragons, Ashra […]
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Home Country: He’s a canardly terrier bird dog
“I took Duckworth to the dog show up in the city last weekend,” Dud said. The other members of the Mule Barn truck stop’s world dilemma think tank and philosophy counter just looked at him. Doc put it gently. “Dud, was this so he could get some inspiration on looking good?” Duckworth was a medium-sized […]
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Hometown of first on moon ready to launch 50th celebration
WAPAKONETA, Ohio (AP) — A small Ohio city is shooting for the moon in celebrating its native son’s history-making walk 50 years ago this month. The hometown of Neil Armstrong has expanded its usual weekend “summer moon festival” to 10 days of Apollo 11 commemorations . Tens of thousands of visitors — the biggest crowds here since […]
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‘Last Witnesses’ offers children’s memories of World War II
“Last Witnesses: An Oral History of the Children of World War II,” by Svetlana Alexievich (Random House) Does anyone suffer more in wartime than a child? All they know is at risk — parents, siblings, neighbors, homes, schools, even pets. All too soon they learn of hunger, death and inhumanity. Those who survive carry scars […]
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