A 26-year-old Presque Isle woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that critically injured a man in Presque Isle on Monday morning. Authorities initially identified two suspects, but on Thursday Presque Isle police added a third, saying that Brittney Britton was apprehended about 12 hours after the shooting occurred and has […]
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Biddeford council to discuss parking, court house Tuesday
BIDDEFORD – On Tuesday, the Biddeford City Council will take one of its first steps on one project and one of the last on another. It will vote on negotiating an agreement with a private developer on a controversial proposal for a parking garage. If approved, this could be the last vote the council takes […]
Eddie Money, ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ singer, dies at 70
Eddie Money, who left behind a career as a New York police officer to become one of the top-selling rock stars of the 1970s and ’80s, with hits like “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Take Me Home Tonight,” has died. He was 70. Publicist Cindy Ronzoni provided a statement from the family and said Money […]
Saco school department to appeal city decision to turn power off at 5 Willey Road
SACO — On Monday, the city council will hear an appeal by the school board on the city’s decision to shut off power to a Willley Road building where the school previously intended to hold Pre-Kindergarten classes. The school department, which has the authority to sign a lease agreement without consulting the city, on May […]
‘I was stupid’: Huffman gets 14 days in college scam
BOSTON (AP) — “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter’s SAT scores, tearfully apologizing to the teenager for not trusting her to get into college on her own. “I was frightened, I was stupid, and I was so wrong,” Huffman, 56, said […]
Sanford officials remove vacant campsites at homeless location
SANFORD — A Sanford Public Works crew, a couple of police officers and some members of the homeless community worked together Friday morning to remove debris left behind at vacant campsites and conduct a clean up of the area off Heritage Crossing. The wooded space, near a parking lot and the Mousam River, has held […]
New Loranger principal starts school year with enthusiasm
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — New Loranger Memorial School Principal Matthew Foster says the Old Orchard Beach school is the perfect fit for him. Foster, 36, began his career in education more than a decade ago as an eighth-grade science and math teacher, then moved to southern Maine for a position at the math department at […]
Wells Reserve lobster research gets boost from Sea Grant award
WELLS — The Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve will receive about $250,000 over two years to study how warming coastal waters are affecting lobsters in the Gulf of Maine, the National Sea Grant Office announced on Tuesday. The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than most waters around the world. Since lobsters thrive in cold […]
Judgment day for Huffman, facing possible prison for scam
BOSTON (AP) — Actress Felicity Huffman is returning to court to be sentenced for her role in a sweeping college admissions bribery scandal. The “Desperate Housewives” star is scheduled to appear in Boston’s federal court Friday after pleading guilty to a single count of conspiracy and fraud in May. She’s the first parent to be […]
John Williams gets life in prison for murdering Cpl. Eugene Cole
John D. Williams will serve life in prison for murdering a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy last year. The 31-year-old Madison man was sentenced Thursday at the Cumberland County Courthouse in Portland for killing 61-year-old Cpl. Eugene Cole in Norridgewock in April 2018. Justice Robert Mullen handed down the maximum sentence, saying Williams has not taken […]