Red Storm’s offense erupts in a 22-7 preliminary round victory.
June 2022
Many Maine schools need to test for lead in drinking water
Data from early April show that more than a quarter of fixtures, faucets and fountains in Maine schools produced lead levels that were high enough to be a concern.
Obituary: Agatha R. Fortin
DAYTON — Agatha R. Fortin, 96, of Dayton, Maine, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 27, 2022. Agatha was born on Jan. 4, 1926, in St. Come de Beauce, P.Q. to Albert and Rose-Anna Dumas Bergeron. She was educated in Canadian schools and received her GED from Biddeford schools after moving to Biddeford in 1963. […]
Obituary: Rowena Pineau
BIDDEFORD — Rowena Pineau, 86, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Brattleboro, Vermont, surrounded by her loving family and relatives. Rowena was born in Fort Kent, Maine, on Jan. 17, 1936. She was the daughter of Josephel and Maryann Plourde. The family moved to Biddeford, Maine in 1942. Rowena attended Biddeford Schools and […]
Obituary: Mark J. Elliott
Aug. 17, 1963 to June 1, 2022
Families sue Uvalde gunman, signal possible action against gunmaker
The parents of the Uvalde shooting victims sue after Salvador Ramos killed 21 people, including 19 children.
Portland survives Noble in Round of 16
Bulldogs overcome early four-run deficit to prevail, 9-8, in eight innings.
Westbrook students walk out to protest police detention of Black classmate
Westbrook police respond to Monday morning’s march through the streets of the city by saying the student’s detention Saturday night had nothing to do with race.
U.S., South Korea fire missiles into sea, matching North’s launches
Officials say leader Kim Jong Un is pushing a brinkmanship aimed at cementing the nation’s status as a nuclear power.
Portland Council adopts $269 million budget, calls for homelessness task force
The budget includes a 4.8 percent overall tax rate increase when taken in conjunction with a $133.1 million school budget that will go to referendum June 14.