BIDDEFORD — Police are investigating an alleged fight that involved at least two teenagers in the area of Cutts and Bradbury streets on Tuesday afternoon. Deputy Police Chief JoAnne Fisk said around 12:30 p.m. the police department received a number of calls regarding a fight involving teenagers. She said there were different accounts of how […]
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Court rules to allow Arundel students to attend TAMS
SACO — The Maine Superior Court ruled on Friday that RSU 21 is required to pay for Arundel students who choose to attend Thornton Academy Middle School. In 2016, Thornton Academy and a number of Arundel parents filed a lawsuit against Regional School Unit 21, after the RSU voted to discontinue funding for students to […]
Oxford County man still missing, authorities say
No progress has been made in locating a Waterford man who has not been seen since Friday afternoon, authorities said Monday. Deputy Zane Loper of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office said Ricky Howard, 49, was reported missing by his wife. Howard was last seen at his home on 440 Norway Road in Waterford. Since his disappearance, Loper […]
Explosion shakes Irving refinery in New Brunswick, which supplies much of Maine
An explosion and fire Monday at the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, could potentially affect Maine’s supply of gas and heating oil. The facility is the largest supplier of the state’s gasoline, diesel fuel and heating oil. The president of the Maine Energy Marketers Association said that until the scope of the […]
Former first daughter Barbara Bush ties the knot in Kennebunkport
KENNEBUNKPORT — Former first daughter Barbara Bush has tied the knot. Bush, 36, married screenwriter boyfriend Craig Coyne, 37, Sunday at Walker’s Point in Kennebunkport, Maine, her father, former President George W. Bush, announced in a statement Monday. The new bride, donning a custom Vera Wang gown, was escorted down the aisle by her father, […]
Game wardens: Turkey hunter in Wayne accidentally shoots another person in chest
WAYNE — A Fayette man was shot Monday morning when a person hunting wild turkey accidentally fired a 12-gauge shotgun in his direction, authorities said. The man, Richard Hannibal, was walking dogs along Richmond Mills Road when a single pellet from the round struck him in the chest, said Lt. Kevin Adam of the Maine […]
Grand jury indicts two family members following July melee
LIMINGTON — Two of three family members allegedly involved in an altercation on Boothby Road in early July have been indicted by a York County grand jury. Walter Sellick, 64, of Limington and his son, Joshua Sellick, 37, of Hollis, each face formal charges handed up by the grand jury stemming from the July 7 […]
Mele challenges Harrington for Maine House 19
SANFORD – One candidate says 15 years in public safety, first as a firefighter and for the past several years as a police officer, qualifies him to tackle issues like school safety and the opioid crisis in the Maine Legislature. Republican Matthew Harrington, 31, a Springvale resident who is a police officer in neighboring Kennebunk, […]
Hurricane Michael gains strength on course for north Florida
MIAMI (AP) — Michael gained new strength over warm tropical waters amid fears it would swiftly intensify into a major hurricane before striking Florida’s northeast Gulf Coast, where frantic coastal dwellers are boarding up homes and seeking evacuation routes away from the dangerous storm heading their way. A hurricane hunter plane that bounced into the […]
Supreme Court dogfight recalls events 130 years ago
The president is shaking up the established order. He nominates a man for appointment to the Supreme Court who appears qualified, but critics say the nominee has a troubling past and a controversial record in legal cases. Also, an election is only a few weeks away. While all these facts describe the recent national drama […]