OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Eyeing a history-making photo opportunity, President Donald Trump on Saturday issued a Twitter invitation to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to join him for a hand shake during a visit to the demilitarized zone with South Korea. The invitation, while long rumored in diplomatic circles, still struck as an impulsive display […]
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Valerie Egar: Fourth of July Celebration
After Christmas, the Fourth of July is my favorite holiday. We always celebrate at Gran and Grandpa’s house. They live on a river in a small town and there’s always a parade that passes right in front of their house. We arrive early in the morning. My cousins are already there and my aunts and […]
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Biddeford Planning Board to revisit proposed rezoning
BIDDEFORD — A proposal to rezone a parcel on the Guinea Road has some Biddeford residents up in arms. The Biddeford City Council, which considered the matter on June 18, tabled it for a second time and sent the proposal back to the Planning Board with a mandate to review and recommend whether or not […]
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Florence Pugh goes down a dark rabbit hole in ‘Midsommar’
NEW YORK (AP) — How does one willingly, even eagerly, walk into a sunlit nightmare like Ari Aster’s “Midsommar”? For Florence Pugh, the motivation came while watching the camera zoom between Toni Collette’s legs in a particularly balletic moment during the feverish climax of Aster’s debut, “Hereditary.” “I remember imagining what she would have had […]
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Medical marijuana office debuts as Sanford considers updated rules
SANFORD – Cal Akers and James Dube, who own Wisely Cannabis at 81 Industrial Ave. in south Sanford, marked the recent opening of their office with a ribbon cutting with the Sanford Springvale Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. The company has been a member of the chamber for a couple of years, estimated chamber President […]
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Home Country: The Great World of Business
Ran into Herb Collins the other day down by the school. He volunteers there, from time to time, helping kids with their math homework, and trying to recruit future members of The Great World of Business. He loved business, back in the days when he lived in the city and ran the pawn shop. For […]
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Sanford gearing up for Independence Day celebrations
SANFORD — The city of Sanford will celebrate Independence Day with fun and festivities and a block party and fireworks set for July 3, followed by a big parade down Main Street on July 4. The annual event is one of the largest commemorations of America’s independence from England in York County. The block party […]
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Biddeford resident draws nine-year prison sentence for sex trafficking
PORTLAND — A Biddeford resident who pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a minor in Maine earlier this year has been sentenced to nine years in prison by a U.S. District Court judge. Isaac “Henny” Suero, 23, was arrested in August 2018 for the crime and had been charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of […]
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Buxton man faces seven charges after leading police on wild chase
A 36-year-old Buxton man allegedly led police from three southern Maine communities on a wild car chase Friday morning that ended with his capture and arrest on several charges, including driving to endanger and criminal speeding. Wilfredo Rodriguez Jr. does not have a Maine license, according to Buxton police, and his New Hampshire and Massachusetts […]
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