JAY — Richard D. Moulton, “Gramps,” 78, of Jay went home to the Lord, Wednesday morning, Sept. 19, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. He was the husband of the late Virginia (Plaisted) Moulton, whom he married in November 1959. He was born Sept. 21, 1939, in Biddeford, a son of Aretas Henry and Maybelle Jane […]
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James Aaron Richards
PORTLAND — James “Jim” Aaron Richards, 44, of Auburn died Monday, Aug. 6, in Portland surrounded by the people who loved him. He was born Jan. 16, 1974, in Biddeford, the son of Kenneth and Gloria Mooners Richards. He was educated in local schools. He worked as a welder for Global Metal Fabrication. Jim enjoyed playing […]
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Eric J. MacDonald
OXFORD — Eric J. MacDonald of Oxford passed away Friday, Aug. 10. Eric was born in Biddeford and raised in Saco by his parents Todd and Joi MacDonald. Growing up, Eric loved being outside. Whether it was playing sports with his family and friends or going hunting with his dad, Eric was only inside to eat […]
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Historic Biddeford mill to install state’s largest privately owned solar array
Biddeford’s Pepperell Mill Campus, a sprawling former mill complex that includes residential units, plans to install the largest privately-held solar energy project in Maine, according to a news advisory. The large-scale solar array will produce enough electricity to more than meet the needs of the campus’s residential units, according to an announcement from U.S. Sen. […]
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Hockey Notebook: Lisbon native Greg Moore named Chicago Steel head coach
Lisbon native Greg Moore has landed his first head coaching gig. For the past three seasons, Moore has served as an assistant coach and helped developing some of the best 16- to 18-year-old hockey players the country has to offer at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program (NTDP) in Plymouth, Michigan. Moore will move to […]
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Home labs for extracting cannabis concentrates an emerging public safety threat
BIDDEFORD — First responders and code enforcement inspectors have come across dozens of marijuana plants growing legally in apartments and houses across the city. But in late April they came across something new – and potentially dangerous – while putting out a fire in a downtown apartment building. In the kitchen of a third-floor apartment […]
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Lisbon man captured on fire escape after suspected car theft
BOOTHBAY HARBOR (AP) — Police say several Maine town residents helped them capture a suspect considered armed and dangerous. Boothbay Harbor police officials say they learned Saturday afternoon that Jedidiah Watson, 38, of Libson allegedly stole a vehicle from the Biddeford area and had fled to Boothbay Harbor. Watson had three warrants for his arrest. […]
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Paul Raymond LaRochelle
BIDDEFORD — Paul Raymond LaRochelle, 63, of Auburn passed away peacefully Sunday, April 29, at St. Andre Nursing Home in Biddeford. He was born in Lewiston on Sept. 10, 1954, the son of Donald and Anne (Albert) LaRochelle. Paul, the oldest of six, grew up in Lewiston. At a young age, Paul enjoyed exploring the neighborhood […]
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Biddeford lawmaker plans to challenge Rep. Chellie Pingree for 1st District seat
AUGUSTA — State Rep. Marty Grohman said Tuesday he will challenge Rep. Chellie Pingree for her 1st District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Grohman, an independent who is finishing off his second term as a state representative for Maine House District 12, left the Democratic Party in September 2017 to become an independent.. […]
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Man dies as 5-alarm fire destroys apartment building in Biddeford
A five-alarm fire that ripped through an apartment building Monday in downtown Biddeford claimed the life of an elderly man and left 34 people homeless. State Fire Marshal Joe Thomas confirmed Monday night that an 88-year-old man who lived in a first-floor apartment died in the fire. It took firefighters several hours to reach Arnold […]