PORTLAND (AP) — Lawyers disagreed Friday on an appropriate sentence for a man convicted of mailing fatal cyanide, with prosecutors portraying him as a calculated killer and the defense calling him a victim of his own mental illness. Sidney Kilmartin, 50, of Windham, Maine, was found guilty in 2016 of mailing injurious articles resulting in […]
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EEOC sues Walmart for discrimination against Maine worker
AUGUSTA (AP) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Walmart broke rules when it didn’t reassign a long-term worker to a new location after she became disabled while working at a Maine store. The commission says in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday that Walmart employee Veronica Resendez developed a disability that left her unable […]
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Cosby verdict met with conflicting emotions by some blacks
PHILADELPHIA — It is difficult to overstate the pride, admiration and sense of ownership many black Americans felt watching Bill Cosby at the height of his career in the 1980s and ’90s. As Dr. Cliff Huxtable, Cosby starred in a top-rated network sitcom about a loving, successful black couple and their wholesome children. “The Cosby […]
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Trump takes credit for Koreas’ summit, declares ‘war to end’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump claimed credit Friday for a historic inter-Korean summit and insisted that the United States was “not going to be played” by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump said the U.S. had narrowed down to two or three locations his planned meeting with Kim. The U.S. president pushed back against […]
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Saco business recognized by SBA
SACO — A Saco small business known for its precision has received an award from the U.S. Small Business Administration. L.A.W. Calibration owner Louis Waterhouse will be presented with the Maine Veteran Owned Business of the Year award from the U.S. Small Business Administration at an awards ceremony on Tuesday in Freeport. Waterhouse gave a […]
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Trump, Merkel cordial, but no apparent movement on Iran
WASHINGTON — This time, there were fewer hugs. President Donald Trump welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House on Friday for a visit of less than three hours. He greeted Merkel outside the West Wing with a handshake and a kiss on each cheek, a traditional welcome but far short of the bountiful […]
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Canadian researches Biddeford Franco-American History
BIDDEFORD — The city of Biddeford, founded in the 1600s, has a long and storied history. Central to its history is the large influx of a Franco population, that came from Canada mostly in the 19th and 20th centuries. These immigrants provided the majority of the workforce for the former textile mills that lined the […]
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GracePoint Church hosts Spring Carnival
BIDDEFORD — GracePoint Church is hosting a Spring Carnival from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday in Biddeford. There will be prizes, a bounce house and games during the carnival and all activities are free. GracePoint Church is at 50 Adams St. in Biddeford.
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“Airmen of Note’ ready for Biddeford performance
BIDDEFORD — The Airmen of Note, a premier jazz ensemble of the U.S. Air Force Band, will offer a free public concert at 7 p.m. tonight at the Biddeford Middle School Performing Arts Center. The ensemble was created in 1950, to carry on the tradition of Major Glenn Miller’s Army Air Corps dance band and since […]
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RSU 23 budget gets first round of approval
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The nearly $14.1 million Regional School Unit 23 budget proposal has been approved by the School Board, and now awaits approval from Old Orchard Beach residents. The RSU 23 Board, with member Carol Marcotte absent, unanimously approved the budget proposal Thursday night. RSU 23 covers the town of Old Orchard Beach. […]