WELLS — Generations of York County residents have worked at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, but organizers of an upcoming talk about the facility note that few private citizens have been past the gates. Later this month, participants can get a glimpse of the history of the “yard” as it is known, in a special […]
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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. On Friday Sheriff’s deputies were accompanying a woman who wanted to retrieve some belongs from her Beaver Dam Road home in Waterboro, according to York County Sheriff Bill King. […]
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State senators: Funds available for municipality storm damage
YORK COUNTY — State Sen. Justin Chenette of Saco and State Sen. Susan Deschambault of Biddeford are reminding municipalities that the Federal Emergency Management Agency recently opened an application to aid disaster relief caused by the major storm last fall. This opportunity is open to all municipalities in the 13 counties FEMA has approved for federal financial assistance. […]
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No Blarney, St. Patrick’s Day is here
Think green today and enjoy a bit o’ luck on this St. Patrick’s Day…
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State certifies candidates for June primaries
AUGUSTA —There are a handful of primary races for legislative and county offices on the June 12 ballot, but most party candidates will be unchallenged in the primary bids. That means they can exhale — for a bit — until the campaigns for the November election heat up. Democrat, Green, Libertarian and Republican party candidates had until […]
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Saco School Board still pondering budget
SACO — The Saco School Board will decide next week what items it wants to fund in the next fiscal year above and beyond its most basic needs. The School Board has come up with what Superintendent of Schools Dominic DePatsy has called “a bare bones” 2019 fiscal year budget proposal of $38.4 million. This […]
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New Public Access show previews Biddeford council agendas
BIDDEFORD — Two city residents aiming to encourage and improve public participation in local government have launched a new public access television show focusing on upcoming Biddeford City Council meeting agendas. Bob “Boomer” Provencher and Matt Lauzon filmed their first episode of “Meet the Agenda” for Biddeford Public Access Television on Friday morning and are […]
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Public hearing on Waterboro land buy continues Tuesday
WATERBORO — One resident said he favors the town of Waterboro spending $275,000 to buy about 37 acres off Route 5 and two abutters had questions Wednesday about the proposal voters will decide in a special referendum election March 27. Voting will be at the Town Hall, 24 Townhouse Road, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. […]
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Rescuers use cell phone coordinates to locate missing hiker
NEWRY (AP) — Authorities say searchers rescued a hiker who lost his way on a trail in rural western Maine. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife says 29-year-old Thomas Dilger of Worcester, Massachusetts, used a mobile phone to call for help Wednesday. He lost his way on Grafton Loop Trail in Newry, and […]
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Funding obtained for Portland ferry terminal upgrades
PORTLAND (AP) — Officials have figured out a way to fund $2 million in upgrades to the terminal that houses a ferry service between Maine and Nova Scotia. The Bangor Daily News reports Bay Ferries Ltd. CEO Mark MacDonald announced Wednesday the company and Nova Scotia’s government would pay for most of the work at Portland’s Ocean […]