BIDDEFORD — Two popular premium frozen yogurt shops in Biddeford and Scarborough are closed temporarily as its parent company searches for a new franchisee to take over operations. The Biddeford and Scarborough locations of sweetFrog were surrendered by franchisee Angela Houle on Dec. 17 and remain closed until further notice, a spokesperson for corporate owner Kahala […]
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Sen. Collins would not support national emergency declaration by Trump on border wall
Maine Sen. Susan Collins, one of a handful of Republicans involved in negotiations to broker a deal that would end a three-week government shutdown, said Friday she would oppose any plan by President Trump to declare a national emergency to fund his border wall. Collins said she believes lawmakers can still find compromise and said […]
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Republicans may seek to overturn ranked-choice voting in Maine
AUGUSTA — After ranked-choice voting helped Democrats defeat two-term Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin in November, it’s perhaps no surprise that Republican leaders are considering the possibility of wiping away the new voting method. “We must go after this bad precedent,” former Gov. Paul LePage wrote recently to members of the Republican state committee. The […]
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As workers miss paychecks, shutdown set to hit record length
WASHINGTON (AP) — The partial government shutdown was on track Friday to become the longest closure in U.S. history as President Donald Trump and nervous Republicans scrambled to find a way out of the mess. A solution couldn’t come soon enough for federal workers who got pay statements Friday but no pay. The House and […]
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Driver in Waterboro accident that injured baby appears in court
WATERBORO — The family of an infant girl seriously injured in a recent car accident is seeking help for her medical expenses and the man police say is responsible could face up to five years in jail. Ellen Kennedy, 37, of Sanford was driving east on Route 202 in Waterboro on Thursday and had stopped […]
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Meeting broadcasts should resume soon, Sanford officials say
SANFORD — It may take a couple of more weeks, but city officials soon hope City Council and other municipal and school meetings will be able to be shown live, as they take place, through the city’s cable television provider, Atlantic Broadband. The usual broadcasts haven’t been able to be provided on cable television since […]
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Chamber of Comedy returns with ‘Freezing Our Improv Off’
BIDDEFORD — The Maine Repertory Theater presents The American Chamber of Comedy’s second production, “Freezing Our Improv Off.” Every Saturday night, The Chamber will perform two shows, at 7 and 9 p.m., starting on Saturday, Jan. 12 through Feb. 16, hosted by Maine Rep at thePepperell Mill in Biddeford. The Chamber’s improvisation professionals will warm your […]
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Portable toilet to be installed in downtown Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — Following the lead of Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center efforts to aid the city’s homeless, the Biddeford Finance Committee has approved adding a public restroom to be placed in a currently unspecified location downtown. The decision to install a public restroom came following a presentation to the City Council on Dec. 4 by […]
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Wisconsin town rejoices after missing teen found alive
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin teenager missing for nearly three months after her parents were killed in the family home was found alive barely an hour’s drive away, by a woman who stumbled across the 13-year-old girl and pounded on her neighbors’ door shouting: “This is Jayme Closs! Call 911!” Jayme was skinny and […]
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Gorham may give reprieve to family’s pet pig, Wilbur
The fate of a Gorham family’s pet miniature pig has been farmed out once again, this time to the Planning Board’s ordinance subcommittee. At issue is whether the town will amend its land use code so a mini-pig named Wilbur can stay put at his home in Little Falls. The Town Council, after hearing from […]