OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or cited from April 16 to April 29. • Anita Whitehead, 49, of Old Orchard Beach, was issued a summons at 12:26 p.m. on April 16 for forgery of less than $1,000. • Glenn Townsend, 69, of Old Orchard Beach, […]
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Habitat for Humanity completes 28th home in York County
WELLS — Habitat for Humanity York County has completed their 28th home in York County which was made possible thanks to generous sponsors, dontated materials, volunteer labor, and the dedication and commitment of Charles and Shannon Carter, the new homeowners. A celebration and open house for the Carters and their new home is scheduled at […]
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Crews battle wildfire in Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — Firefighters from several communities have been working alongside forest rangers to put out a wildfire reported to have spread across 60 acres in three communities. The Maine Forest Service posted on Twitter early this evening that rangers were responding to a fire off Wild Turkey Lane in Kennebunk. Around 9 p.m. the Maine Forest Service […]
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Site falsely reports legislator’s death
LEBANON — State Rep. Karen Gerrish is very much alive, despite a post that appeared on a Facebook page on Tuesday evening that indicated otherwise. The false posting disturbed Gerrish, who suddenly found herself in the position of notifying her family members, friends, colleagues and constituents that she was indeed very much alive. “It took […]
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Police arrest suspect in OOB toilet fire
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A transient man from Saco has been arrested, after turning himself in, in connection with a fire that destroyed two portable toilets at a town park in Old Orchard Beach last week. Old Orchard Beach police and fire fighters responded to a call around 4:45 p.m. on Friday regarding two portable […]
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Judge sentences child sex offender to life in prison
PORTLAND — A former Wells resident convicted of transporting a minor across state lines to engage in criminal sexual activity and traveling interstate with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct has been sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge. William Gaudet was convicted in November 2017 for the crimes after a […]
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Fond memories of Barbara Bush
KENNEBUNK — A local man has fond memories of his correspondence with Barbara Bush. Former First Lady Barbara Bush died April 17, 2018. She is fondly remembered by many, including “Captain” Bruce Robertson-Dick of Kennebunk. Robertson Dick, an 85-year-old former commercial fisherman, said he and the first lady ra were “compulsive correspondents,” over a span […]
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BRCOT student helps create new Coast Guard Academy emblem
BIDDEFORD — With a nod to history, a Biddeford Regional Center of Technology student has helped update one of the nation’s most recognizeable maritime symbols. While attending BRCOT classes, Biddeford High School Senior Nick Desjardins learned through his instructor, Ed Driscoll, of a project to design and create a new gate for the U.S. Coast […]
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YCCC to expand offerings at Sanford facility
SANFORD — Jeff Skeats of Wells carefully bent to his task, fashioning brass plumb bob on a lathe. Julie Allen of North Berwick, at a nearby lathe, put the finishing touches on hers. Both are students in the precision machining technology programs at York County Community College’s instructional facility in Sanford. “I like it, it’s […]
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US wants proof Canada saves whales, but some scientists balk
PORTLAND — A group of Democratic senators says the U.S. should audit the job Canada is doing to protect endangered whales, but the Canadian government and some U.S. scientists are reacting coolly to the idea. The senators, led by Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, cite the dire status of North Atlantic right whales as a […]