UNITED NATIONS — Warning that the world has a bad case of “trust deficit disorder” and risks “runaway climate change,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged global leaders Tuesday to abandon unilateralism and reinvigorate cooperation as the only way to tackle the challenges and threats of increasingly chaotic times. The U.N. chief painted a grim picture […]
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Bill Cosby gets 3 to 10 years in prison for sex assault
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — His Hollywood career and good-guy image in ruins, Bill Cosby was led off to prison in handcuffs Tuesday at age 81, sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his gated estate. The punishment made him the first celebrity of the #MeToo era to […]
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Saco LEGO robotics curriculum gets boost from local foundation
SACO — SacoSTEAM, a recently established K-8 educational foundation in Saco, has awarded its inaugural grant to support the expansion of the LEGO Robotics curriculum to cover the entire fourth grade at C.K Burns school. The focus of SacoSTEAM, a nonprofit organization, is to enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics education in Saco’s K-8 […]
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Protective order, bail conditions violations items on Wells Police Log
WELLS — The following people were arrested or charged by Wells Police Sept. 12 to 17. If there is no listing for a specific date, it means no one was arrested or charged on that day, according to police logs provided by the agency: • Gabriel Rider, 18, of Wells was arrested on an outstanding […]
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Picnic helps Biddeford Primary School connect with families
BIDDEFORD — With more than 400 participants showing up to enjoy an early evening barbecue, Biddeford Primary School administrators are calling last week’s first BPS community picnic a resounding success. The event was conducted at scenic Mechanics Park in downtown Biddeford on Sept. 20 and was planned as a way to help school staff members […]
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Big changes about small fish might be in store for fishermen
The little herring is one of the most important fish on the East Coast, and federal fishing managers on Tuesday will consider a host of potentially major changes to the industry that harvests the species. Atlantic herring is a small, schooling fish that is the target of an industry that collects more than 100 million […]
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Burglary results in closure of Dyer Library in Saco
SACO – The Dyer Library in Saco was closed Tuesday after an alleged break-in at the building on Monday night. Dyer Library is a public library at 371 Main St. in Saco, next to the Saco Museum. Library officials announced on the library’s Facebook page on Tuesday morning that the library would be closed […]
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Local ballot set for Old Orchard Beach
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Three Town Council members in Old Orchard Beach are up for re-election in November and are facing two challengers. Five candidates are running for 3 two-year seats on the Town Council — incumbents Kenneth Blow. Michael Tousignant and Shawn O’Neill, former Town Councilor Roxanne Frenette and Edith Belle Libby Memorial Library […]
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Judge orders restitution in Cornish Social Security fraud case
PORTLAND — A married New Hampshire man who claimed he was living alone in Cornish has been ordered to pay more than $45,000 in restitution for fraudulent collecting of Supplemental Security Income benefits. James Robinson, 60, of Concord, New Hampshire, was sentenced to three years probation on Monday at U.S. District Court by Senior Judge […]
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Biddeford seeks funding to restore clock tower
Biddeford Director of Facilities Phil Radding shows off some of the damage of the City Hall clock tower. The city is one of 20 nationwide that could win one of 10 $150,000 grants to help repair the clock tower. LIZ GOTTHELF/Journal Tribune BIDDEFORD – Mayor Alan Casavant said when he was creating a presentation for […]
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