The York County Sheriff’s Office and the Cumberland and Yarmouth police departments will receive the funding.
David Hench
First flight in ultralight he built ends in N. Yarmouth flier’s death
His son and a neighbor got to the crash site and saw him in the plane, suspended about 60 feet off the ground in a tree. They urged him to stay where he was, but William Gaddis, 75, climbed free.
Local police departments get grants to hire military veterans
York County Sheriff Maurice Ouellette, whose department received funding for two officers, said the agency will probably assign them to towns currently without police departments.
Critics fear onslaught of injuries
SCARBOROUGH — Matt Linscott, of Biddeford, was like a kid in a candy store Friday, poring over cartons labeled “War of 1812,” “Vengeful Texan” and “Live Free or Die.”
Fireworks prove hot item as legal sales launch
Two newly opened stores see a steady stream of customers with the approach of July 4th, the ultimate fireworks holiday.
Cumberland woman killed in early a.m. Falmouth crash
Casey Green, 22, is killed when her car, a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt she had purchased within the past month, hits a tree.
2 charged with drug trafficking after Westbrook raid
Police find 7.6 grams of what they suspect is cocaine base, also called crack cocaine, during a raid in Westbrook.
Drugs drive crime rate up 5 percent in Maine
But the state remains one of the safest, Public Safety Commissioner John Morris says.
Falmouth title teams celebrate to excess
Police charge a couple with furnishing a place for minors to drink after breaking up a party for baseball and lacrosse players.
Man gets 16-year sentence in fatal Maine beating
Ernest Weidul repeatedly beat Roger Downs Jr. during a drinking binge.