BIDDEFORD — Numerous residents spoke against a proposal to rezone a portion of the University of New England campus along the Saco River to allow for an amphitheater at a Planning Board public hearing on Wednesday. Residents said they feared environmental damage to the Saco River and deforestation if the zone change — from Limited […]
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Saco Fire Department to hold open house
SACO — Curious about what the Saco Fire Station looks like? Want to meet your local firefighters and learn more about what they do? Now is your chance to get an inside look at the Saco Fire Station. The Fire Department is hosting an open house today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the […]
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OOB High School senior receives award
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Old Orchard Beach High School senior Megan Niedzwiecki has been selected to receive the 2018 Maine Principals’ Association Principal’s Award. The award is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship.“Throughout her years at Old Orchard Beach High, Megan has distinguished herself in the classroom, on the […]
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Acton suspect indicted on terrorizing, threatening charges
ACTON — A man whom police allege attempted to assault his mother with a knife and threatened his two sisters in January has been indicted on two felony counts. A York County grand jury on Tuesday handed up indictments charging Emanuel J. Sloboda, 31, of Acton, with domestic violence terrorizing and criminal threatening with a […]
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A cut above the rest
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A good haircut can make a huge difference in someone’s appearance, and Zoran Trajanoski, owner of Defined Lines Barbershop knows what makes a good haircut. When a customer comes into the barbershop, the staff takes 30 minutes with the customer, making sure the customer gets the best cut possible, said Trajanoski. […]
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Police say suspect posted bombing threats
LISBON (AP) — Police say a man in Maine who posted on his Facebook page multiple times that he would blow up a state building has been charged with terrorizing. Police say 24-year-old Alexander Hanks was arrested after he posted that he was going to blow up a Maine Department of Health and Human Services […]
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Biomass plant will receive subsidy despite missing goals
JONESBORO (AP) — A Maine commission has approved part of a subsidy designed to keep a pair of stand-alone biomass plants going. The Maine Public Utilities Commission made the decision on Wednesday. The commissioners say Stored Solar LLC failed to meet performance requirements to get the full subsidy, but had provided enough to get 25 […]
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Police bust meth lab in Bangor apartment
BANGOR (AP) — Police in Maine are searching for the suspects who were running a meth lab inside a Bangor apartment. WGME-TV reports authorities discovered the lab Wednesday when an officer found bags with ingredients used to make methamphetamine in the apartment building hallway. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland says drug agents were called […]
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Waterville mayor faces backlash over Parkland tweet
WATERVILLE (AP) — A Maine mayor is receiving backlash for a tweet making fun of a Parkland, Florida, school shooting survivor. The Morning Sentinel reports some Waterville officials are calling for Republican Mayor Nick Isgro to resign. Isgro wrote in a tweet earlier this week that Parkland student David Hogg should “eat it.” The post was in […]
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Grand jury indicts Sanford trio on kidnapping, assault charges
SANFORD — A York County grand jury handed up multiple-count indictments, including felony kidnapping, aggravated assault and other charges against two men and a women who allegedly held a man against his will for several hours in an abandoned Emery Street apartment, stabbed him and beat him with a pipe. In an affidavit on file […]