WASHINGTON— Justice Anthony Kennedy has his law clerks lined up for next year. He plans to teach in Salzburg, Austria, in July, as he has done almost every summer for more than two decades. In short, there are no outward signs that the 81-year-old justice is in his final months on the Supreme Court. So […]
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Israel’s Mossad spy agency shrouded in mystery and mystique
JERUSALEM — Israel’s seizure of Iran’s purported nuclear program archive and the dramatic display of the documents taken from a facility in the heart of Tehran marked a rare case of Israel going public about the operations of its top-secret Mossad spy agency. The Mossad, long shrouded in mystery and mythology, is legendary in international […]
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New turf proposed for Biddeford field
BIDDEFORD — It was just about a year ago that the future of Waterhouse Field, where for generations Biddeford residents have cheered the Biddeford High School Tiger football and other sports teams, was in question. The bleachers were deemed unsafe and the field was closed. But thanks to the generosity of volunteers and some creative […]
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Biddeford Police Log
BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from April 13 to April 20, 2018: • Emil H. Girard, 18, of Biddeord, was arrested for aggravated criminal mischief, burglary of a motor vehicle and criminal mischief. • Celina M. Ryan-Davis, 34, of Old Orchard Beach, was arrested for an outstanding warrant. […]
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Aim of coveted study: High speed internet in Sanford homes
SANFORD — Sanford is among just five communities in the nation to be selected for a pilot program designed to evaluate the costs and benefits of deploying a fiber optic communications network to homes, businesses and other institutions within the city limits. The pilot program will take look at what could happen — and how it […]
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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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Advocates to sue to force Maine to expand Medicaid
AUGUSTA — Advocates filed a lawsuit Monday to force Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration to roll out Medicaid expansion as voters demanded in November. A legal aid group, health organizations and individuals who could receive Medicaid coverage filed a suit in state court against Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services and Ricker Hamilton, its commissioner. LePage […]
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Court documents: Deputy was shot in the head by assailant
AUGUSTA — A Maine man confessed to a friend after shooting a sheriff’s deputy in the head last week, investigators said in documents made public Monday. A state police affidavit was filed as 29-year-old John Williams made his initial court appearance on a murder charge. Williams, who was ordered held without bail, is charged with […]
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Policed arrest Auburn suspect for assault, kidnapping in OOB
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — An Auburn man has been arrested on assault and kidnapping charges after an incident reported at an Old Orchard Beach motel. Old Orchard Beach police responded around 12:30 a.m. on April 29 to the report of a fight and a woman screaming at the Sea View Motel at 65 West Grand […]
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Fugitive allegedly connected to Bay State homicide
KENNEBUNK — A suspect wanted in connection with a sex trafficking charge in Massachusetts that police say is connected to a homicide in the bay state was arrested April 27 on the Maine Turnpike. Authorities say Jason Mcleod, 35, of Mattapan was taken into custody on a nationwide extradition warrant at about 11:30 p.m. April […]