SOUTH PORTLAND — Amato’s on Broadway was closed Saturday after a customer’s SUV crashed into the glass entryway of the brick pizza-and-sandwich shop. The accident occurred shortly after 9:30 a.m., when store manager Lyn Marquis was working in the kitchen at the rear of the shop. “I was prepping for the day when I heard […]
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Pine Tree Legal Assistance a recipient of United Way Community Investment grant
YORK COUNTY — Pine Tree Legal Assistance has been awarded a one-year grant from United Way of York County totaling $10,000. This investment will support homelessness prevention and economic security for families with low incomes in York County. Pine Tree Legal Assistance is Maine’s oldest and largest statewide civil legal aid provider. Its work focuses on […]
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Solar panels go up at Old Orchard Beach chamber
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Following the approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness by the Planning Board, the installation of solar panels on the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce building has begun. Officials from the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce, located on 1st Street, decided to install solar panels to the roof of its […]
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Biddeford Taco Bell set to reopen soon
BIDDEFORD — There is good news for Taco Bell fans. It appears that the restaurant at 460 Alfred St. will be reopening.The fast food restaurant abruptly closed more than a month ago, with a sign on the door stating, “We will be back in a couple of days, better than ever!” Unfortunately, for fans of […]
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Mail-It Unlimited going strong at 30
KENNEBUNK – It’s a milestone Bill Gallant, proprietor of Mail-It Unlimited, never thought he’d see. “When we opened in 1989, celebrating 30 years is not something I thought we’d reach,” Gallant said, sitting in his Portland Road store. As Mail-It Unlimited celebrates its 30th anniversary at the beginning of March, it will continue with its […]
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Maine has long and continuing literary history
YORK COUNTY — Apart from lobster, blueberries, black bears, and scenic coastal landscapes, the state of Maine harbors another treasured resource — writers. The state has reared such poets as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, revered for his European appeal and provocative writings, as well as writers like Stephen King, praised as a resident horror master and […]
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UN: Last year saw highest number of Afghan civilian deaths
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — More civilians were killed in Afghanistan last year than in any of the previous nine years of the increasingly bloody conflict, according to a U.N. report released Sunday, which blamed the spike in deaths on increased suicide bombings by the Islamic State group and stepped up aerial attacks by U.S.-led coalition […]
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Wells Planning Board to review final application for controversial subdivision
WELLS — Members of the Wells Planning Board will review the final application for a controversial proposed condominium complex during a meeting on Monday evening and could either reject or greenlight the project. Developer The Landings LLC of Leominster, Massachusetts, is seeking to create a multi-family subdivision called Harborside Village that would include 26 duplex […]
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A birthday to remember
ALFRED — There are birthday celebrations — and then there are big birthday celebrations — with lots of people, a cool cake, and the chance to learn how to lift fingerprints. Getting to the party for the birthday boy was cool too, in a York County Sheriff’s Office cruiser. On Thursday, David Smith of Shapleigh […]
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NASA, SpaceX OK first test flight of crew capsule next week
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA and SpaceX on Friday approved a first test flight next week of the new commercial Dragon capsule designed for crew. No one will be aboard, only an instrumented dummy in a white SpaceX spacesuit. But the capsule will still fly to the International Space Station, following its planned March […]