“BIDDEFORD — Join makers from all over Maine while they share their cutting-edge inventions and artistry, as well as teach their craft to attendees, from woodworking to robotics. Engine, a nonprofit arts organization in Biddeford, will launch the inaugural York Country Mini Maker Faire, joining a prestigious group of over 220 mini and featured festivals […]
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Old Orchard Beach Police Log
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or issued a summons from March 26 through April 15. • Michael Heim, 49, of Old Orchard beach, was arrested at 11:29 a.m. on March 28 and charged with domestic violence assault. • Danci Demel, 25, of Old […]
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Bill Cosby trial nearing end
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Jurors in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial won’t hear old deposition testimony from a confidante of his chief accuser, a judge ruled Monday, dealing a blow to his lawyers’ effort to undermine her credibility. As the trial entered its home stretch, Judge Steven O’Neill said there’s “no persuasive” reason to let […]
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Waffle House shooting suspect remains on the run
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities searching for a man accused of killing four people at a Waffle House fanned out through Nashville neighborhoods and locked all but students and staff out of schools as they mobilized in force to find a man last seen walking away from the carnage, barefoot and shirtless. Late Monday morning, […]
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Princess Kate gives birth to baby boy
LONDON (AP) — For Kate, the wait is over. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy — a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne. The couple’s Kensington Palace office announced news of the birth around lunchtime, about five hours after the […]
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Three teens in custody after Litchfield woman found dead
LITCHFIELD (AP) — Three teenage boys are in custody in connection with the death of a woman in Litchfield. State police spokesman Steve McCausland says the body of 47-year-old Kimberly Mironovas was found just after 2 a.m. Sunday in her home. Three male teenagers have been taken into custody, and officials say further information is […]
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Police identify victim of Falmouth fire
FALMOUTH (AP) — Police have identified the man who was killed in a house fire in Maine. The Portland Press Herald reports 73-year-old Richard Seiler, of Falmouth, died Saturday evening in a fire that started in his garage. The State Fire Marshal’s Office says Seiler had driven his convertible for the first time earlier that day after […]
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Colby alumnus donates $2.5 million for school financial aid
WATERVILLE (AP) — Colby College says an alumnus has given the school $2.5 million to help students needing financial aid to graduate from the college. Steve Ford has now donated a total of $3.5 million to the Waterville college he graduated from in 1968, saying Colby helped him financially when he needed it so he […]
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Fire collapses home killing 2 in Bar Harbor
BAR HARBOR (AP) — Investigators say a house fire in Bar Harbor that caused the home to collapse into its basement killed two family members and injured two others. The fatal blaze happened on Sunday morning. Authorities say the 2½-story home collapsed, and the fire was reported at about 8 a.m. Investigators had to use […]
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Focus was on health on Saturday in Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — How to be happy, yoga and cooking healthy were just a few of the topics on Saturday at of what organizers hope will be the first of an annual event where the wellbeing of body, mind and soul of the local community will be front and center. The event, THRIVE, Discover Your Own […]