OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Veterans and Gold Star families with specialty license plates can now park for free downtown in Old Orchard Beach on Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. The Old Orchard Beach Town Council, with councilors Kenneth Blow and Jay Kelley absent, voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve an ordinance change that […]
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Brunswick woman charged after 5-year-old injured in crash; teen accused of pushing officer
BRUNSWICK — A Brunswick woman was charged with child endangerment after a car crash that left a 5-year-old girl with head injuries, and a teenager faces a charge of pushing an officer responding to the crash. The girl’s injuries aren’t believed to be life-threatening. She wasn’t secured in a child seat when the car crashed […]
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Maine home sales continue record-breaking pace
Maine home sales continued to buck national trends last month, with both volume and prices climbing. Nationally, sales of existing single-family homes fell 6.7 percent from the same month a year ago, but in Maine the volume of November sales rose almost 3 percent, according to a release from the Maine Association of Realtors. The […]
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Saco roofing company whose worker died from fall in Portland has history of safety violations
The company that employed a 30-year-old roofer who fell to his death Thursday, Dec. 13 on a job site on Munjoy Hill in Portland has been fined repeatedly by federal safety authorities in recent years. Since 2012, Purvis Home Improvements of Saco has been ordered to pay more than $44,000 in fines for failing to meet fall-protection safety standards. […]
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Socialists seek official party status in Maine
The Socialist Party of Maine is seeking official recognition as a political party in the state. Organizers received authorization from the Secretary of State’s office this week to begin enrolling voters in the Socialist Party, according to a press release. In order to qualify for official status, the Socialist Party will have to enroll at […]
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ACA enrollment down slightly in Maine and across the nation
Maine’s Affordable Care Act sign-ups for 2019 are down by 5.5 percent, according to federal data released on Wednesday. The slight decline reflects a strong interest in purchasing ACA plans despite numerous efforts by the Trump administration to undermine the law, health experts said. The numbers show plans selected from Nov. 1 through the end […]
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University system Chancellor James Page to retire at end of school year
University of Maine System Chancellor James H. Page is retiring at the end of the academic year, almost seven years after taking over a university system that was struggling financially and facing upheaval from staff and students over budget cuts. “It’s a good time,” Page said, noting that the system has stabilized during his tenure […]
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Prosecution lays out case against Camden sailboat captain charged in 2015 death
Two maritime experts are prepared to testify that a sailboat captain from Camden failed to do enough to prevent a crew member from jumping to his death at sea three years ago. In a series of recent filings in federal court, federal prosecutors have begun to lay out their case against Rick Smith, who awaits trial […]
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Trump pulling all US troops from Syria, declaring IS defeat
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is pulling all 2,000 U.S. troops out of Syria, officials announced Wednesday as the president suddenly declared victory over the Islamic State, contradicting his own experts’ assessments and sparking surprise and outrage from his party’s lawmakers who called his action rash and dangerous. The U.S. began airstrikes in Syria in […]
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Kennebunk family awakens to a fire in their home
KENNEBUNK — A 19-year old sleeping in a basement bedroom awoke at 4:39 a.m. Wednesday to smoke and alerted four family members sleeping on the first floor at a residence in Kennebunk. No one was injured as fire severely damaged the home. Had the young woman not been awakened, the outcome might have been very […]