SANFORD — Police here have put out the word that there is no credible threat to any school in Sanford after a a social media post claim that an imminent school shooting was expected at “SHS.” “There is viral post spreading across social media of a screen shot by a person named Ray Andres indicating […]
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Ice fisherman with no training saves friend with CPR
AUBURN (AP) — A Maine ice fisherman with no first-aid training performed CPR on his friend who collapsed on a frozen pond. Gary Croteau tells the Sun Journal he had invited his friend out Saturday to Taylor Pond in Auburn for ice fishing. Croteau and his friend were drilling holes in the pond when the 77-year-old suddenly […]
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Verdict expected in trial of 1980 killing that baffled police
BANGOR (AP) — A judge is scheduled to release a verdict in a murder trial that could bring a resolution to a nearly 40-year-old killing in Maine. Fifty-seven-year-old Philip Scott Fournier faces a charge of killing 16-year-old Joyce McLain in East Millinocket in 1980. Superior Court Justice Ann Murray is expected to issue her verdict […]
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Electricity customers didn’t save money with retail sellers
AUGUSTA (AP) — A new state report finds that Maine electricity customers paid $77 million more than they needed to on power for several years. The Bangor Daily News reports the Maine Public Utilities Commission found residents would have saved $77 million if they stuck with the state-regulated power price instead of buying from retail sellers from […]
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Tests for strange smell in classroom come back negative
LITCHFIELD (AP) — A Maine school district has found no evidence of contamination after a group of students were removed from a Litchfield classroom due to reports of a strange smell. Andrew Carlton, superintendent of the district serving Litchfield, Wales and Sabattus, says the district tested the air and carpeting at Libby-Tozier School and found […]
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Rev. Billy Graham, known as ‘America’s Pastor,’ dies at 99
MONTREAT, N.C. — The Rev. Billy Graham, the magnetic, movie-star-handsome preacher who became a singular force in postwar American religious life, a confidant of presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, died Wednesday at 99. “America’s Pastor,” as he was dubbed, had suffered from cancer, pneumonia and other ailments and died at […]
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Hospitals overwhelmed by bombing blitz of Damascus suburbs
BEIRUT — Doctors in Syria’s rebel-controlled suburbs of Damascus said Wednesday they were unable to keep up with the staggering number of casualties, amid a ferocious bombing campaign by government forces that has targeted hospitals, apartment blocks and other civilian sites, killing and wounding hundreds of people in recent days. The bombardment has forced many […]
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Trump hosts students, parents affected by school shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Columbine. Newtown. And now, Parkland. A grim fellowship of parents, teachers and students affected by school shootings over the past two decades was sitting down with President Donald Trump on Wednesday as the White House sought to show resolve against gun violence amid questions about the president’s commitment to action. A strong […]
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OOB approves additional public bathroom
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town has directed the town manager to purchase a seasonal bathroom for the corner of Union and West Grand avenues. The town owns seasonal public bathrooms in the downtown area which have been in operation for many years. The move to place a public bathroom outside the downtown area comes […]
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Area companies benefit from MTI grants
YORK COUNTY — Several area companies have been announced as recipients of grants from the Maine Technology Institute under a special bond program approved by voters last year. The grants were made from the Maine Technology Asset Fund 2.0 program, which was financed by a $45 million bond approved by voters in June 2017 and […]