WELLS — A Colorado woman was critically injured in a car accident on U.S. Route 1 in Wells on Wednesday morning. Police were called out to an accident involving a car and a pedestrian around 10 a.m. on Route 1 at the intersection of Buffam Hill Road. The pedestrian, Monica Langley, 59, of Littleton, Colorado, […]
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New mats improve access at Bayview Beach for disabled
SACO – Going to the beach has always been a challenge for Kaylee Blake. The 20-year-old Saco resident was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was two years old, and she uses a wheelchair to get around. Wheelchairs are difficult to navigate at the beach – the ground is uneven, the sand shifts and wheels […]
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FBI demanded Google hand over multiple users’ location data in Portland robberies
In what privacy experts say is part of a disturbing trend, the investigation to solve a recent string of armed robberies in the Portland area involved a sweeping FBI demand for Google user location data. The court-approved demand, first reported on by Forbes magazine, would have included sensitive personal data on every Google location services user […]
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New county court building stalled in design stage
BIDDEFORD — Passersby may notice some activity on the property chosen as the site of the new York County Courthouse on Elm Street (U.S. Route 1) in Biddeford this fall, but there is no precise timeline when construction of the new court building will commence. That is because the new court building, which will combine the […]
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LePage administration’s legal costs to rise as Medicaid suit continues
PORTLAND – Maine could pay up to $200,000 for an outside, Boston-based lawyer to defend the LePage administration in an ongoing lawsuit over voter-approved Medicaid expansion. The Department of Health and Human Services in a state form dated Monday proposed increasing the cost of a no-bid contract with Boston law firm Consovoy McCarthy Park from […]
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Skowhegan man charged with assaulting police officer says he was having seizure
SKOWHEGAN — A Skowhegan man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to assaulting a Skowhegan police officer, arguing that he was having an epileptic seizure at the time and was not fighting back. Noah Goodridge, 20, is charged with simple assault following the June 12 incident involving Skowhegan police Officer Ryan Blakeney. Goodridge’s father, Paul Goodridge, filed […]
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Driver who crashed Kittery van with children aboard has history of seizures, court records say
YORK — The driver of a Kittery recreation department van that crashed in New Hampshire last week while carrying 11 children on a field trip has a history of epilepsy and had experienced grand mal seizures in the past, according to court records. The diagnosis could explain the unspecified medical emergency that New Hampshire state […]
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Union representing Maine child protective workers offers recommendations to improve system
The union representing Maine’s child protective services workers has drafted recommendations for improving the broken system as it awaits legislation currently being written by the LePage administration. The Maine State Employees Association, Local 1989 Service Employees International Union on Wednesday released their suggestions, which were developed after surveying caseworkers across the state. Many caseworkers voiced frustration […]
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Impaired driving, suspended driver among Wells Police Log items
WELLS — The following people were arrested or charged by Wells Police Aug. 8 to 12. If there is no listing for a specific date, it means no one was arrested or charged on that day, according to police logs provided by the agency: • Nicholas Staples, 21, of Wells, Maine, was arrested and charged […]
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Swimmer suffers puncture wounds in shark attack on Cape Cod
TRURO, Mass. (AP) — A man swimming off Cape Cod was attacked by a shark on Wednesday and was airlifted to a hospital. It was the first shark attack on a human at the popular summer tourist destination since 2012. The victim was a 61-year-old man, who suffered puncture wounds to his torso and legs, […]