AUGUSTA — A bill that would extend the statute of limitations for families of victims in unsolved homicide cases to file civil action received initial support in the Senate on Tuesday. The bill, LD 1605, is sponsored by Sen. Linda Valentino (D–Saco). Valentino also sponsored legislation in 2015 that resulted in the formation of a […]
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Indigo Girls to perform in Ogunquit
Jonathan’s Ogunquit presents Indigo Girls live in concert on Wednesday, May 25 and Thursday, May 26 at 8 p.m. at Jonathan’s Ogunquit. For more informatio, call 646- 4777.
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Adult education offers new course
WELLS — The Wells-Ogunquit Adult Community Education’s spring semester is adding a new class “Explorations in Singing” beginning March 31. “Explorations in Singing” is a four-session program that will cover a variety of topics in singing at a basic level, while building skills in a small group setting and using songs to apply what is […]
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York County home sales shoot up 26 percent
YORK COUNTY — Sales of existing single-family homes in York County were up nearly 26 percent in the three month period ending Feb. 28 over the same time frame last year, according to data released Monday by the Maine Association of Realtors. Statewide, the number of existing single-family homes sold during the same period was […]
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New Trafton Café a hit with seniors
SANFORD — Christina Darrell has taken to the YMCA’s Trafton Senior Center like, well, a duck to water. She joined because, as a Type 2 diabetic, she needed exercise, so she quickly took up Tai Chi classes offered by the center. Before and after class – or any time the center is open – she […]
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Kennebunk High School honor roll announced
Freshmen High honors: Jason Albaum, Joseph Bergeon, Mason Burke, Joseph Bush, Catherine Campbell, Emma Chestnut, Abigail Cotton, Delaney Cox, Samantha Creech, Emma Cripps, Hannah D’Orso, Lucia Davis, Molly Davis, Dante DeLorenzo, Forrest Dils, Abigail Doherty, Colby Ellis, Juli Ennis, MacKenzie Esquivel, Nels Faul, Alexander Felvinci, Alexander Ferris, Charlotte Finer, Emma Flores, Alice Hauser, Brandon Hauser, […]
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VA fires 3 more Phoenix executives
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs says it has fired three more executives at the troubled Phoenix veterans hospital where a national scandal erupted two years ago over secret waiting lists and unnecessary deaths. Dr. Darren Deering, the hospital’s chief of staff, was fired Tuesday, along with Lance Robinson, the hospital’s associate director, and […]
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Bill would make it easier to access records
WASHINGTON — The Senate has backed legislation to make it easier to obtain government records. The bipartisan bill passed by voice vote Tuesday. It would require federal agencies to consider the release of government information under “a presumption of openness” as opposed to a presumption that the information is secret. The legislation aims to reduce […]
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An easy cake for when life isn’t so easy
Sometimes simple is just what the doctor ordered. And sometimes cake is just what the doctor ordered. And because we all know that we should be careful about mixing prescriptions, you should keep this simple cake recipe on hand for just those occasions. Believe me, I love a good thick streusel topping and I love […]
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Pounds away from being a gym-dandy
I was on the road in the middle of the night Monday. It was really 5:30 Monday morning, but since we had just moved the clocks forward by an hour it felt like 2 a.m. To put your mind at ease, this was not due to a dire emergency or even some secret mission. I […]