BIDDEFORD — In a way, the annual Pinewood Derby races are a rite of passage for Cub Scouts in Biddeford and this year’s event was no exception. Building and painting tiny cars from blocks of a block of pine and then attaching plastic wheels and metal axles, Cub Scout Pack 308 members and their families gathered for a morning […]
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June 12 ballot for Sanford airport building project
SANFORD — The Federal Aviation Administration and the state of Maine will contribute to the cost of a new building to house snow and other equipment used at Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport. The remainder of the cost of the building is expected to come from revenue generated by a 50-megawatt solar project planned for the […]
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Bishop lifts flu protocols for Catholic worshippers
YORK COUNTY — Bishop Robert P. Deeley of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland has lifted flu prevention protocols for Maine parishes that have been in place for worshippers since January. Deeley had imposed strict guidelines for dealing with the outbreak of the flu at that time after reviewing reports from state health authorities. In a […]
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Saco legislators call on feds to start erosion mitigation
SACO — Two local legislators have proposed an emergency measure demanding the federal government begin action to mitigate erosion issues in Camp Ellis. The Saco Jetty was built in the late 1800s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide a smoother shipping channel in the Saco River. It begins at the mouth of […]
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Student project gives Mother Nature a boost
SANFORD — Grade two students from Lafayette Elementary School sifted soil into pots on Tuesday afternoon, tamped it down, added some locally harvested milkweed seeds and lightly covered them. Once the seedlings emerge, grow a bit and are ready later this year, perhaps in late May, the students will plant them in a wildflower meadow […]
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Teen shoots girl in Maryland school, killed in confrontation
GREAT MILLS, Md. — A teenager armed with a handgun shot and critically wounded a girl inside a Maryland school on Tuesday and the shooter was killed when a school resource officer confronted him moments after the gunfire erupted. A third student was in good condition after he was shot. The shooting at Great Mills […]
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Governor to reopen Downeast Prison
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s administration will recall five employees of the shuttered Downeast Correctional Facility by the end of this week to comply with a judge’s order to reopen the prison, but the issue is likely to end up back in court, according to an attorney for plaintiffs in the case. LePage’s attorney, Patrick […]
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New blast sends bombing investigators to Texas FedEx center
AUSTIN, Texas — Investigators pursuing a suspected serial bomber in the Texas capital shifted their attention Tuesday to a FedEx shipping center near San Antonio where a package exploded on a conveyor belt in the middle of the night and caused minor injuries to a worker. Although the latest blast did not inflict serious harm, […]
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Trump calls Putin to congratulate him on re-election
MOSCOW — President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to congratulate him on his re-election to a fourth term, and they discussed arranging a meeting against the backdrop of heightened tensions between their two nations over election meddling. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that the meeting could happen soon and […]
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World’s last male northern white rhino, Sudan, dies
NAIROBI, Kenya — The death of the world’s last male northern white rhino, Sudan, doesn’t end efforts to save a subspecies of one of the world’s most recognizable animals. The focus now turns to his stored semen and that of four other dead rhinos, as well as the perfection of in vitro fertilization techniques and […]