SACO – The Maine Attorney General’s Office is investigating whether a Biddeford man affiliated with Dreamers Cabaret committed a hate crime in Saco recently. Saco police recently referred the case of Adam Goodwin, 35, of 65 Main St., Biddeford, to the attorney general’s civil rights division after he was accused of assaulting a black male […]
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Dreamers subcontractor facing hate-crime probe
SACO – The Maine Attorney General’s Office is investigating whether a Biddeford man affiliated with Dreamers Cabaret committed a hate crime in Saco recently. Saco police recently referred the case of Adam Goodwin, 35, of 65 Main St., Biddeford, to the attorney general’s civil rights division after he was accused of assaulting a black male […]
Police: Westbrook man nabbed for drug trafficking lives near ballfields
WESTBROOK – Westbrook police arrested three people allegedly involved in drug trafficking Tuesday, including a local man who lives near the Cornelia Warren Recreational Fields. According to a press release from Westbrook police Lt. Michael Nugent, local police and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency conducted a joint investigation into suspected drug activity at the home […]
Westbrook strip club appeals to court for license
WESTBROOK – A Westbrook strip club is appealing to the courts after the city refused to reinstate its certificate of occupancy. Attorneys for Dreamers Cabaret, the strip club on Warren Avenue that city officials shut down a day after its Sept. 17 opening, have filed paperwork in Cumberland County Superior Court asking a judge to […]
Celebrating unsung heroes
During the holiday season, it’s natural to give attention and thanks to those who work hard to supply gifts and meals to people in need. But the unsung, everyday volunteers are the glue that keep local civic organizations and nonprofits functioning throughout the year. These are the people who can always be counted on to […]
Arena plan rebuffed again
WESTBROOK – Westbrook developer Jason Snyder said he is taking a “wait and see” approach after the Cumberland County commissioners opted against funding a study of converting the civic center in Portland into a convention center. The budget advisory committee for the county had recommended the commissioners reserve in the capital budget up to $100,000 […]
Big fete for Gorham
GORHAM – Gorham is kicking off the New Year in grand style Friday with music, shows and horse-drawn rides to a variety of venues around town hosting performances. A countdown to the New Year and fireworks at midnight caps this year’s celebration. Cindy Hazelton, director of Gorham Recreation Department, said this week that the entertainment […]
Speeders rile residents of private Buxton road
BUXTON – A Buxton resident and his neighbors are fed up with speeders on the private road where they live, as well as the police department’s apparent inability to control the problem. Mark Smith lives on Middle Camp Road, which the town of Buxton has identified as a private road. At issue for Smith is […]
Speeders rile residents of private Buxton road
BUXTON – A Buxton resident and his neighbors are fed up with speeders on the private road where they live, as well as the police department’s apparent inability to control the problem. Mark Smith lives on Middle Camp Road, which the town of Buxton has identified as a private road. At issue for Smith is […]
Tim White remembered
Friends, family recall his humor, devotion to community. WESTBROOK – Tim White was not the kind of guy who wanted people to grieve over him. After the 52-year-old former general superintendent and vice president of White Brothers Construction lost his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – Lou Gehrig’s disease – and pancreatic cancer on Dec. […]