AUGUSTA, Maine — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Max Linn can stay on Maine’s June primary ballot despite having 230 signatures invalidated, Secretary of State Matt Dunlap ruled on Thursday. The move pits Linn, a Bar Harbor financial planner, against state Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, in the party’s primary to take on independent U.S. Sen. Angus […]
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Navy yard economic impact $751 million in 2017
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The economic engine that is Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, located on Seavey Island, just across the harbor in Kittery, pumped $751 million into the economy in 2017. Most of it, $525 million, came in the form of paychecks to civilian workers from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and beyond. Those who work there and […]
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Fugitives from New Mexico found in Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — Two fugitives from New Mexico were found in Kennebunk and arrested on outstanding warrants on Wednesday. Authorities from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department in New Mexico contacted the Kennebunk Police Department late Wednesday afternoon and informed officers that two fugitives from New Mexico, Alfred Luckett Jr. and Christine McCarthy, were possibly in […]
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RSU 23 proposes budget for 2019 fiscal year
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Regional School Unit 23, covering Old Orchard Beach, is presenting a $14 million 2019 fiscal year budget that officials say meets the needs of students while being fiscally responsible. The proposed school budget will not raise taxes, said Superintendent of Schools John Suttie. Though the school is predicting a budget that […]
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Scouts rev up for Pinewood Derby District Finals
KENNEBUNK — For Cub Scouts and their families, the annual Pinewood Derby races are one of the best times of the year and a chance to make new friends in a competitive setting. This weekend, scouts from packs throughout York County will gather in Kennebunk to race toy cars they have built in the District […]
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Wells Police Log
WELLS — The Wells Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or cited from March 27 to April 2, 2018. • Christopher Hemsath, 30, of Wells, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence (alcohol) with a prior offense following a traffic stop on Allen Road. He was unable to post […]
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SanfordNet broadband project to start July 1
SANFORD — Bids for construction of SanfordNet — a 10-gig, 45-mile, municipal high-speed fiber optic network are now being accepted by the city, with expected completion of the 40-mile project by Nov. 1. Requests for proposals for the project, said to be the largest municipal network in the state, went out Friday. City Manager Steve […]
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Razzmatazz: Biddeford welcomes new Circus School
BIDDEFORD — Growing up in Morocco, Sellam El Ouahabi dreamed of dazzling circus audiences through daring acrobatic feats and decades later, his passion for preserving and sharing the culture and traditions of a traveling circus has led him and his wife, Amity Stoddard, to open a school for circus arts in Biddeford. Launching his career at age […]
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Suspect faces charges in fake public official email fiasco
YORK (AP) — A Maine man faces federal charges of sending false, threatening emails that appeared to be from local police and education officials. The Portsmouth Herald reports 22-year-old Austin Santoro is charged with 11 felonies that each carries up to five years in prison. Some charges say Santoro sent emails threatening rape at gunpoint that appeared […]
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Police search for clues in decades-old stabbing death
PORTLAND (AP) — Evidence is being sought in the unsolved case of a killing that took place 20 years ago. Police in Maine’s largest city say 18-year-old Robert Joyal was stabbed to death April 4, 1998, during an altercation in the parking lot of a Denny’s restaurant in Portland. He was a student at Gorham […]