WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.4 trillion budget for next year that heralds an era of $1 trillion-plus federal deficits and — unlike the plan he released last year — never comes close to promising a balanced ledger even after 10 years. The growing deficits reflect, in great part, the impact of last […]
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Patrol deputies, corrections staff recognized at sheriff’s office
ALFRED — One rural patrol deputy recovered $16,000 in vintage silver stolen in a burglary. A corrections officer defended his home and protected his young children when a disturbed intruder broke into his home, holding the intruder until deputies arrived. A detective working on a sexual assault case identified further potential victims, beyond the initial […]
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Dollar General eyes Old Orchard Beach
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — National discount store chain Dollar General is contemplating a store on Heath Street in Old Orchard Beach. Town Manager Larry Mead said at Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting that the Design Review Committee will will discuss a proposed plan for a new building that would house a Dollar General store at […]
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Biddeford Educational Foundation awards mini-grants
BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford Education Foundation’s Board of Directors has voted to approve five teacher mini-grants, totalling $3,284, to augment teaching, encourage academic excellence, and maximize opportunities for students in Kindergarten through Grade 12. Of the submissions received, each school in the district was awarded one grant. “We are grateful to the Biddeford Education Foundation’s […]
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Dollar General eyes Old Orchard Beach
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — National discount store chain Dollar General is contemplating a store on Heath Street in Old Orchard Beach. Town Manager Larry Mead said at Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting that the Design Review Committee will will discuss a proposed plan for a new building that would house a Dollar General store at […]
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Two housing authorities get $450K to assist residents
LEWISTON (AP) — Two housing authorities in Maine will receive more than $450,000 from the federal government to improve opportunities for residents. Republican Sen. Susan Collins says the money is going to the Portland Housing Authority and Lewiston Housing Authority from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency grant […]
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Bill targets biomass company over un paid logging contracts
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers are considering a bill to ensure that loggers and contractors get paid by Stored Solar, the owner of two biomass energy plants that are set to receive a taxpayer-subsidized bailout. Maine Public Radio reports that the proposal, which also recommends that the state attorney general investigate the company, is unusual because it […]
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Fewer crashes on 295 since speed limit lowered
PORTLAND (AP) — There have been fewer crashes on Interstate 295 north of Portland since the speed limit was reduced, though officials say it’s too early to say whether it’s the start of a positive trend. The number of collisions on the 24-mile stretch between Portland and Brunswick went up sharply after the state increased […]
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Rockland suspect in custody after lengthy standoff
ROCKLAND (AP) — Maine police say they have apprehended a man who led a several-hour standoff at a hotel armed with a walking stick. Rockland police say they’ve charged the 62-year-old Bangor man with criminal threatening and criminal trespass, among other charges. Authorities say the man led police into a standoff early Sunday after he […]
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Child’s cancer plight inspires rock n’ roll dance legacy
BIDDEFORD — One never knows when inspiration will strike, but Bruce Martin can trace his to a chance encounter with a little boy and his mother inside Walmart and then again at Shaw’s Supermarket in Biddeford. Martin, a retired Maine Warden Service employee, was with his wife Wendy on a shopping trip one aftenoon when they […]