OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town has approved a measure that will allow it to add, if it chooses, seasonal metered parking after business hours at the Old Orchard Beach Town Hall. Street-side parking in downtown Old Orchard Beach is metered during the summer tourist season from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day. The town […]
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Sanford signs on to opioid lawsuit
SANFORD — In 2017, Sanford medical emergency personnel dealt with 100 opiate overdoses, according to Sanford Fire Chief Steve Benotti. If the numbers hold true for 2018 as the year progresses, incidents from Jan. 1 to Feb. 20 indicate the potential for a 32 percent increase by Dec. 31 over 2017, Benotti said, and a […]
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Biddeford parking plan calls for paying for spots
BIDDEFORD — A proposed parking garage would be only one part of an overall parking management plan, say city officials. The details of such a plan, which could include free and paid permit parking, time-limited street parking and more, were the topic of a City Council workshop on Tuesday. City officials say a parking garage […]
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Responding to active shooter events
SANFORD — How would you respond if someone with a gun started shooting while you were at a shopping center, at school, or at your place of business? While incidents like these have happened across the country, so far, none has happened here. But it could. To help local residents know how to respond, the […]
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Trio face charges following traffic stop
ARUNDEL — The driver of a car stopped by a York County Sheriff’s deputy for a suspended registration allegedly claimed to be someone else and the incident led to three arrests on Tuesday morning in Arundel. The deputy, Gregg Sevigny, was able to determine who the driver actually was and discovered that the man’s license […]
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Troopers arrest Boston driver for drugs during I-95 stop
WELLS — A 40 year-old Boston, Massachusetts driver remained in the York County Jail on Wednesday morning after Maine State Police stopped her car Monday night and allegedly found cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin inside. Camille Taste is being held in lieu of $25,000 bail, a York County Jail corrections officer said this morning. Maine […]
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Chenette’s bill would expand healthcare options
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate has unanimously voted in favor of a bill by State Senator Justin Chenette, D, of Saco, that would extend insurance coverage requirements to include naturopathic care for appropriate services. Chenette represents District 31, covering Hollis, Limington, Old Orchard Beach, Saco, and part of Buxton. LD 1030, An Act to Require […]
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Deadline looms for Sanford landlords to license properties
SANFORD — Residential landlords here have until Feb. 28 to license their properties with the city, and while more than half have complied so far, Sanford city officials say those who fail to do so could face a hefty fine. Community Development Director Ian Houseal on Tuesday said owners of 458 of the 946 rental properties […]
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TA student organizes local school walkout
SACO — Fourteen-year-old Thornton Academy freshman Suzanne Hanvey has always been interested in political and social change. As a little girl, she wanted to become president of the world. “I had a whole plan, actually. I was first going to become president of every individual place and then bring them all together and become president […]