50 years ago: Town gunfight “Miracle Spares Policemen, By-Standers in Gun Fight” was a front-page headline in the American Journal June 28, 1972. In the exchange of gunfire between police and two men who broke away from a Vermont jail, Patrolman Harold “Buzzy” Stultz emptied his handgun before facing a gun barrel 3 feet away, […]
June 2022
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Saco’s C.K. Burns students mark 100 year anniversary of their school
A big assembly and a group photo marked the day – but there was a lot more in the lead-up to the event.
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Our View: Long-awaited COVID vaccine for young children is finally here
But parents will have to sift though misinformation and take advantage of this opportunity.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: New natural gas lines are not what we need
I noticed that Stevens Avenue in Portland will be torn up for the next couple months so gas lines can be installed. One can only hope that the business won’t break even and go bankrupt! Such is the shortsightedness of climate change deniers. Steev Sutton Cape Elizabeth
Posted inTimes Record
Intertidal: Many factors detirmine shape of waves
Visiting Maine beaches in the summer is a rare treat and soon there will be throngs of beachgoers heading to places like Popham and Reid State Parks to splash around in a very different intertidal than we have in Brunswick. Rather than craggy tide pool-filled shorelines or silty squishy mud flats, these coastal parks feature […]
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BHS Class of 2022 top scholars
Mrs. Martha Jacques, Principal of Biddeford High School, announces the Top Scholars for the class of 2022 who have achieved the highest academic level during the past four years. Graduation for the 212 seniors was held on Friday, June 3, at 6 p.m. in Tiger Gym. Ru Liu, Valedictorian, Summa Cum Laude, is the daughter of Jiaoying […]
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‘Cultural Cuisine’ tastes at LaKermesse offers flavors of Biddeford
Tasty foods from many cultures will be available.
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Old Orchard Beach High School quarter 4 honor roll
Grade 12: Highest Honors: Melissa Pelletier, Emily Tucker; High Honors: Riley Fish, Makayla Gagnon, Gavin Sperlich; Honors: Eldon Beaudoin, Cody Blakie, Ganelle Ferguson, Laci Hall, Ryan Harding, Alexander Hodgkins, Jacob Payea, Santino Perrone, Kellen Zecchinelli. Grade 11: Highest Honors: Brie Blanchette, Elise MacNair, Margaret Nason; High Honors: Brady Croteau; Honors: Nichole Bennett, Ally Blanchette, Madelyn […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Tom Purcell: Summer bike hikes a relic of the past
Sitting in my home office I am greeted by a cool breeze coming through my open window and the sweet sounds of summer outside. It’s late June, which used to be peak bike-hiking season for kids — but now it’s mostly adults who go on long rides on their expensive high-tech bikes. The bike has […]
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Letter to the editor: LePage ignorant about immigration
Paul LePage apparently knows as much about history as he knows about nuance and thoughtful political discourse. When asked by your reporter if he believed asylum speakers are here legally, LePage answered, “No, they didn’t go through Ellis Island.” Ellis Island, as a primary inspection center for immigrants, shut down over 90 years ago. Richard […]