BEIRUT — Russian and Syrian government forces launched a new wave of airstrikes on Tuesday, killing at least 45 civilians in a besieged area just outside of Syria’s capital, Damascus, according to activists and a war monitoring group. The onslaught came a day after a rash of airstrikes battered Syrian opposition areas, killing more than […]
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Saco approves monthly budget for Unit 91
SACO – The city has approved a monthly payment system for expenses related to Unit 91 is says will promote transparency. The city acquired a property at 110 Main Street known as Unit 91 in January 2016 in lieu of unpaid property taxes from the Island Terrace Owners Association. Unit 91 is a multi-use space […]
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Biddeford Police Log
BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from Feb. 2 to Feb. 5, 2018: • Dylan W. Caron, 27, of Wells, was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle. • Erik T. Lund, 32, of Saco, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, misuse of […]
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House panel votes to release Democratic memo on Russia probe
WASHINGTON — The House intelligence committee voted unanimously Monday night to release a Democratic rebuttal to the GOP’s memo on the Russia investigation that President Donald Trump declassified last week. The document now goes to Trump, who has five days to decide whether to declassify it. The Democratic document aims to counter the Republican memo, […]
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Sanford trio charged with kidnapping, stabbing
SANFORD — The victim of a January stabbing and apparent kidnapping told Sanford Police that he was held in an apartment on Emery Street for four hours and was beaten with a pipe and then stabbed as he tried to get away. In an affidavit on file at York County Superior Court in Alfred, the […]
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Police, Augusta City Council come to salary agreement
AUGUSTA (AP) — Augusta city councilors and city police have agreed on a new contract that will increase pay for certain officers by 20 percent over two years. The deal was reached after union and city negotiators agreed that Maine police departments of similar size were paying their officers significantly more than Augusta. The Kennebec […]
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Woman found dead on snowbank moved to Maine last year
ORONO (AP) — A friend of a woman found dead in a snowbank in Maine says the 19-year-old had moved to the state last year and dreamed of becoming an actress. Courtney Sebastiano tells the Bangor Daily News that she last saw Alexie Adams late Friday. Her body was found the next morning by a passer-by in […]
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Driver dies in Litchfield accident
LITCHFIELD (AP) — Maine State Police say a driver was killed when his sport utility vehicle struck a tree in Litchfield. Police say 67-year-old Michael Oliver of Sabattus died instantly Monday morning. Investigators say his vehicle crossed the center line and slammed into a pine tree off Route 197. They say road conditions did not […]
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Wardens, hunter rescue moose trapped by mud
COLUMBIA, Maine (AP) — Two Maine game wardens and two hunters have come to the aid of a moose trapped up to its neck in a muddy spring. WGME-TV reports the hunters were searching for deer antlers in a cedar swamp in Columbia last week when they discovered the moose. The female moose was buried in mud […]
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State Corrections Department proposes closing some jails
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Department of Corrections is proposing closing some county jails to save money. Lawmakers, corrections officials and others have long argued over how county jails should be funded and operated in the vast, rural state. Corrections Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick’s January report proposed creating a new, quasi-independent jail commission with authority over […]