BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from March 8 to March 14, 2018: • Steven J. Jacko, 41, of Biddeford, was arrested for domestic violence assault. • Jacqueline C. Moneypenny, 18, of Waterboro, was issued a summons for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. • Kenneth G. Marcotte, 54, a […]
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OOB Police warn of phone scam
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Old Orchard Beach Police Department is warning residents about a scam involving a caller claiming to collect funds for a police fundraiser. The Police Department posted on Facebook on Friday that a few residents had received calls from a man identifying himself as a representative of fundraiser with the American Police Officer […]
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Husband faces domestic violence terrorizing charges
LIMERICK — A 54 year-old man was arrested and charged with domestic violence terrorizing just after 5:30 p.m. Friday. York County Sheriff William King said Joseph French was taken into custody after threatening to hurt his spouse. King said the report showed French had allegedly been drinking, which he said violated conditions of French’s release […]
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Suspect nabbed Friday had eluded police for two years
LIMERICK — A man who allegedly ran from law enforcement on Friday, but was later apprehended and who allegedly eluded authorities for two years was wanted on a number of warrants, including probation revocation in connection with a conviction for acquiring drugs by deception. A York County Sheriff’s Office deputy first encountered the man they […]
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Odyssey of the Mind Southern Maine Regional Results
• Triathlon Travels, Division 1: — First Place: Marshwood Great Works School, South Berwick — Second Place: Waterboro Elementary — Third Place: Lebanon Elementary • Triathlon Travels, Division 2: — First Place Seacoast Waldorf School, Eliot • Triathlon Travels, Division 3: — First Place: Gorham High School • Emoji, Speak for Yourself, Division 1: — First Place: Wells Recreation […]
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Walking the walk
SACO — Despite the cold weather, a few thousand people came out Sunday to participate in the 20th Annual Mary’s Walk and the Kerrymen Pub 5K to raise money for the Maine Cancer Foundation. Mary’s Walk founder Gene Libby attributed it to “Mary’s magic.” Libby’s late wife, Mary Kerry Libby, died from Burkitt’s Lymphoma in […]
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Waterboro man arrested after assaulting two sheriff’s deputies
WATERBORO — A Waterboro man was charged with assault on an officer after resisting arrest, head butting a deputy and biting another deputy in the leg, according to sheriff’s deputies. On Friday, sheriff’s deputies were accompanying a woman who wanted to retrieve some belongings from her Beaver Dam Road home in Waterboro, according to York County Sheriff Bill […]
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Odyssey of the mind tests students creativity, problem-solving abilities
BIDDEFORD — Fifty-five teams from across the southern portion of the state competed in the Odyssey of the Mind regional competition at Biddeford Middle School on Saturday. Odyssey of the Mind is a creative, problem-solving competition. Middle school and high school students form teams and compete in one of five different problem-solving categories. One of the local […]
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Limington crash may cause morning delays
LIMINGTON — York County Sheriff Bill King is advising motorists in the Limington area to avoid Sokokis Trail, Route 11, after a box truck crashed near Brackett’s Orchard early Monday morning. The crash was reported by a passerby at about 5:20 a.m. King said responding deputies found a 2012 Freightliner Ryder rental box truck rolled over […]
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Spring flood threat in Maine expects to be above average
AUGUSTA — The State’s River Flow Advisory Commission met Saturday in Augusta to discuss ice conditions and flood risk across the state. “This has been a pretty active season already for flooding and although there are no flood threats now, things could change over the next few weeks,” said Maine Emergency Management Agency Director Suzanne […]