BIDDEFORD — For months, Biddeford City Council has discussed a proposed parking garage and an associated parking management plan. There has been limited opportunity for the public to comment on these plans. That is about to change. Three listening sessions have been scheduled, the first to be held 6 p.m. April 5 at Council Chambers […]
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Alleged burglar caught in Sanford
SANFORD — Two people who found their cars had been burglarized Tuesday morning got their belongings back that afternoon and the alleged thief was taken into custody by Sanford Police. Justin Obremski, 27, of of Sanford was arrested about 3 p.m. Tuesday. He is charged with multiple counts of burglary of a motor vehicle and […]
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Gifts of Love
Christa Moulton, left, and Aurea Vega of Project Purse Maine visited the Biddeford Food Pantry on Wednesday morning and gave away 20 handbags for women filled with assorted toiletries and messages of hope. Since the end of January, Project Purse Maine has given 112 purses to women at charitable organizations throughout York and Cumberland counties. […]
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Land purchase vote fails in Waterboro
WATERBORO — Voters in Waterboro have declined a proposal for the town to spend $275,000 to buy a 38 acre tract of land off Route 5 in light voting on Tuesday. The special election referendum vote was 173 in favor and 198 against. With one blank ballot, the total vote count, including absentees, was 372 […]
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Kennebunk Police Log
KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or cited from Feb. 2 to March 12. • Devin Soto, 25, of Kennebunk, was issued a summons for operating after habitual offender revocation on Feb. 2. • Emily Russell, 34, of Kennebunk, was arrested on outstanding warrants on Feb. 2. • Sean Ouellet, 42, of […]
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Sanford Police Log
SANFORD — The following people were arrested or charged by Sanford Police from March 20 to March 26. If there is no listing for a specific date, it means no one was arrested or charged with a crime on that day, according to police logs provided by the agency: • Timothy Brackett, 35, Westbrook, was arrested […]
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‘If something doesn’t feel right, lets talk about it’
KENNEBUNK — Whether they are being scammed by someone from faraway or by someone in a position of trust much closer to home, incidents of financial abuse of the elderly tend to go unreported. Candice Simeoni, founder and president of the York County Elder Abuse Task Force, said nationally, current estimates put the overall […]
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Gregory Owens appeals 2017 conviction
BOSTON — A New Hampshire man is appealing a life sentence in relation to a 2014 Saco break-in and shooting, saying evidence used in court should have been withheld. Gregory Owens, 61, is serving a life sentence in a federal penitentiary in West Virginia. He was found guilty at U.S. District Court in Portland in […]
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Final days approach to catch student art show
BIDDEFORD — Less than a week remains to catch an exhbition of artwork by local school children at the University of New England in Biddeford. Held in conjunction with the national Youth Art Month, the exhibit features art by students in the classes of Kate Grant, Biddeford Intermediate School art teacher, and Justine Frappier, Dayton […]
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Fishermen suit against Atlantic marine monument moves ahead
PORTLAND — Organizations suing to eliminate the first national marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean have gotten the OK to proceed with a suit designed to reopen the area to commercial fishing, which environmentalists fear could jeopardize preservation efforts. The fishing groups sued to challenge the creation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National […]