Habitat build delayed
KENNEBUNKPORT — Due to Friday’s snowstorm, Habitat for Humanity York County has postponed a planned groundbreaking on a Veteran Build scheduled for Saturday in Kennebunkport.
The event will be held at a later date to be determined.
Joe Baldacci drops out of race for 2nd District
AUGUSTA (AP) — Democrat Joe Baldacci is dropping out of the Democratic primary race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.
The Bangor City Councilor in a statement pledged his support for Democrat Emily Cain, saying the party must build a united front against the incumbent, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a Republican.
Baldacci had lagged behind Cain in endorsements and fundraising.
Warm weather forces short toboggan races
CAMDEN (AP) — Warm weather in Maine forced the National Toboggan Championships to be postponed on Friday, shortened to one day and moved to a new location.
Officials say the event will be held Saturday, and it will be moved to the skill hill at Camden Snow Bowl instead of being held on the 400-foot chute.
Chairwoman Holly Edwards called the decision “heartbreaking,” but she said it was better to have a oneday event than to cancel it altogether.
Officials are concerned about thin ice and open patches of water on the frozen Hosmer Pond, where toboggans emerge from the chute after hitting speeds up to 40 mph. Edwards said some of the faster toboggans could’ve skidded over the ice and into the water.
Man gets federal prison time for role in drug ring
BANGOR (AP) — A former Connecticut man who pleaded guilty to his role in a crack cocaine distribution ring in Maine has been sentenced to three years behind bars.
Twenty-eight-year-old Torrence Benton was sentenced to federal prison Thursday in a Bangor court.
Court documents say Benton, formerly of New Haven, Connecticut, distributed crack in the Bangor area between January 2010 and August 2013. He pleaded guilty last year.
The records say the source for the crack was in the New Haven area and it was transported to the Bangor area by other people involved in the conspiracy.
Benton has already served nearly three years in state prison.
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