KENNEBUNK — Authorities say a wildfire that spread over more than 300 acres began when a Kennebunk man didn’t properly extinguish a brush fire. The man has been issued a summons in connection with the fire, authorities say. A wildfire that began in afternoon on May 2 in Kennebunk spread over 314 acres in Kennebunk, […]
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Summit is set: Trump-Kim to meet June 12 in Singapore
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12, Trump announced Thursday, hours after suggesting that the release of three Americans held in the North heralded a potential breakthrough toward denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. “We will both try to make it a very special moment for […]
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Alleged drug dealer to stand trial, two others plead guilty
PORTLAND — A defendant in a 2017 heroin/fentanyl drug bust in Sanford, thought by law enforcement officials to be the largest ever in Maine, is scheduled to stand trial in federal court next month. Two others have pleaded guilty to drug charges stemming from the bust, one directly involved in the Sanford incident, and the […]
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Fireside Chat examines historical Islamic experience in Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — In the early years of the 20th century, the mill industry in Biddeford began recruiting weavers from from Albania and Turkey that were skilled in making innovative patterns new to many Americans. These pioneers left their homelands behind to settle in the area, but retained their Islamic faith when they arrived in Maine. Like […]
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Student designs winning logo for Performing Arts Center
SANFORD — She started, she said, scribbling on paper, thinking about a design. Then, Guenevere Beaupre, a Sanford High School student and senior in the digital design program at Sanford Regional Technical Center, kept at it, developing a logo that was chosen to help brand the Sanford Performing Arts Center for the next 50 […]
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City Theater offers glorious getaway with romantic comedy ‘Enchanted April’
Did you ever feel like you needed to burst out of your daily surroundings and take a vacation to a magical getaway in search of inner peace and happiness? City Theater has the perfect getaway that offers laughter, hope and restoration: “Enchanted April,” a delightful romantic comedy written by Matthew Barber, based on the novel […]
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Council gives initial approval to $71 million Biddeford budget
BIDDEFORD — With minimal discussion Biddeford City Council voted in favor of the municipal, school and county budget for fiscal year 2019 on Tuesday, which at about $71 million will add just over 1 percent to the current property tax rate. The school portion of the budget as proposed is under $37.8 million. Council members […]
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Public to weigh in on RSU 23 budget next week
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Old Orchard Beach residents will have their first of two opportunities to weigh in on the local school budget next week. The Regional School Unit 23 School Board approved a nearly $14.1 million proposed fiscal year 2019 budget last month. The RSU 23 school district is a single-town district, covering Old […]
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Group to give carnations to mothers during weekend Masses
SACO — Good Shepherd Parish has announced that its Social Justice and Peace Commission will be assisting the Maine Right To Life Committee by distributing carnations to mothers in area Catholic churches this weekend. To coincide with Mother’s Day, carnations will be given to mothers attending the 4 p.m. Saturday Mass at St. Joseph Church in Biddeford […]
