AUGUSTA (AP) — After an outcry, the organization that controls the release of emojis has added two more legs to the forthcoming lobster emoji to make it anatomically correct. Soon after the Unicode Consortium released proposed images of 157 new emojis to be made available this year, Maine residents took umbrage at the lobster emoji’s […]
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Railroad company aims to restore damaged locomotive
HANCOCK (AP) — A Maine railroad company is undertaking heavy restoration for an iconic locomotive. Maine Central Locomotive was retired in 1954, and had languished in a Waterville park for more than 60 years before it was purchased by the New England Steam Corporation. WABI-TV reports the locomotive was moved to a park in Hancock, and Downeast […]
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NH Institute of Politics chooses area student as ambassador
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, has appointed a local student an ambassador of the institute for the Spring 2018 term. Jordan Cook of Biddeford, Class of 2021, is the ambassador of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics for the spring term. Cook, a […]
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Schools reflect on recent tragedy in Florida
KENNEBUNK — School safety remains a priority as local officials reflect on the tragic school shooting that happened recently in Florida. On Feb. 14, 17 people died in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. A former student at the school, 19-year-old Nkolas Cruz, has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder […]
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Biddeford Schools receive $531K EMBRACE grant
BIDDEFORD — An EMBRACE grant of more than half-million dollars has been awarded by the Maine Department of Education to Biddeford Public Schools to help with the transition of special education services for children ages 3 to 5. Biddeford Schools Superintendent Jeremy Ray said the $513,000 grant will allow the district in providing early intervention […]
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Trump backs efforts to bolster FBI gun checks
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump offered support Monday for an effort to strengthen the federal gun background check system as he hunkered down at his private Florida golf course just 40 miles from last week’s deadly school shooting. Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the president spoke on Friday to Sen. John […]
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Ex-workers at Russian ‘troll factory’ trust US indictment
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — While Russian officials scoff at a U.S. indictment charging 13 Russians with meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, several people who worked at the same St. Petersburg “troll factory” say they think the criminal charges are well-founded. Marat Mindiyarov, a former commenter at the innocuously named Internet Research Agency, says […]
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History motivates TA’s ‘Teacher of the Year’
SACO — Jason Cote, a history teacher at Thornton Academy has been honored as the school’s 2018 Teacher of the Year. At Thornton Academy, Cote’s course offerings include Peoples and World Cultures and Modern China. Through these course offerings, Cote strives to teach his students critical thinking skills that they need to analyze data, patterns, […]
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OOB Code Enforcement Office changes drop-in hours
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Code Enforcement Office has established a new schedule for those who want to stop by for unscheduled consultation. The Old Orchard Beach Code Enforcement Office, located on the bottom floor of Town Hall, is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. […]