BIDDEFORD — A $20,000 grant from United Way of York County to the Community Bicycle Center of Biddeford is intended to boost the number of young people connected and involved in the community. CBC Executive Director Bronwyn Barnett said the one-year grant will be put to good use. “Last year was record-breaking in terms of […]
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Woodsome outlines district MDOT projects
YORK COUNTY — Sen. David Woodsome, R-Waterboro, has announced local transportation projects included in the Maine Department of Transportation Work Plan for calendar years 2018, 2019 and 2020. Among the projects scheduled in Senate District 33, comprised of Cornish, Limerick, Newfield, Parsonsfield, Sanford, Shapleigh, and Waterboro, are safety and infrastructure improvements at the Sanford Seacoast […]
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LePage advocates for electric car fees
AUGUSTA (AP) — The LePage administration is proposing legislation that would add an annual fee on electric and hybrid cars in order to pay for highway maintenance. The measure would tack on a $250 fee for electric vehicles and a $150 fee for hybrids. Meghan Russo, manager of legislative services for MDOT, says the fee […]
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Five-vehicle crash slows traffic in Scarborough
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine officials say a five vehicle pileup on Interstate 95 near Scarborough slowed traffic on the highway, though there were no injuries. Authorities say the crash happened on the northbound end of I-95 late Thursday morning. WGME-TV reports an SUV rear-ended a pickup truck that had stopped for a construction area. Another vehicle then […]
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State Senate backs Bar Harbor port funding
BAR HARBOR (AP) — A bill to give a Maine island town permission to form a port authority has won initial support from the Maine State Senate. The Senate voted Thursday 25 to 9, with one excused, to pass the bill which would give Bar Harbor voters the opportunity to vote to create a town […]
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No students injured in Buxton school bus crash
BUXTON — A 37-year old Waterboro woman was charged with driving on a suspended license and failing to maintain control of her vehicle after her car crashed into a school bus carrying 34 children on Thursday morning. None of the students on the bus were injured, Buxton Police Chief Troy Cline said in a statement. […]
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Fire in commercial building under investigation
SANFORD — It took firefighters just 15 minutes to control a blaze in a commercial building overnight Wednesday into Thursday. The fire at 27 Hancock Lane was contained to the Main Street side of a roughly 40-foot by 80-foot warehouse building, said Sanford Fire Department Capt. Scott Lizotte. No one was injured. Sanford Fire Marshal […]
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New food pantry location ‘warm and welcoming’
ALFRED — The food pantry operated by York County Shelter Programs has relocated to the intersection of Jordan Springs Road (Route 4) and Swett’s Bridge Road after many years on Shaker Hill in Alfred. Pantry operators say the new quarters, open noon to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, offer a winning combination for clients and the […]
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Old Orchard Beach Police Log
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or cited from Jan. 8 to Jan. 21. Rikki White, 32, of 10B Fern Park Ave., Old Orchard Beach, was arrested on a warrant at 1:13 p.m. on Jan. 12 Brandon Maloney, 20, of 146 Alfred St., Biddeford, […]
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Kindness matters to Saco students
SACO — Students in Saco schools are celebrating kindness. The schools in the district are observing Kindness Week Feb. 12 through Feb. 16, part of a national initiative called the Great Kindness Challenge, according to Young School Counselor Tina Nightingale. Through the Great Kindness Challenge, schools create a culture of kindness by challenging students to […]