PORTLAND — Federal prosecutors say a man who allegedly claimed that he was living alone in Cornish for seven years in order to collect public health and nutrition and supplemental social security was actually living with his wife in Concord, New Hampshire. James C. Robinson, who was 59 years old when he was arrested in […]
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Coffee Talk coming to Saco
SACO — Saco residents, got a question about city government? Saturday morning is your time to get an answer. Ward 5 City Councilor Alan Minthorn is hosting “Coffee with Constituents” at The Rugged Spruce coffee shop, 209 Main St., at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Minthorn has invited other members of the City Council as well […]
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TA student serves as Honorary State Senate page
Thornton Academy Middle School student Nathan Lilly served as an Honorary Page in the Maine Senate on Jan. 25. He was the guest of State Sen. Susan Deschambault of Biddeford. Lilly spent the remainder of the day with his sister, Krysta West, who is the communications director for the Senate Republican Office. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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Parents: Probe group home deaths of developmentally disabled
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Parents on Wednesday called for an independent review of deaths of adults with developmental disabilities and autism that occur in group homes in Maine, a request that comes months after a federal audit of group homes found the state was failing to protect such vulnerable residents. The state’s Developmental Services Oversight […]
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Mill fire arson charge against one boy dismissed
BIDDEFORD — A felony arson charge against one of the three boys charged with setting a fire that gutted the rear portion of the Stenton Trust Mill in Sanford on June 23 has been dismissed. The dismissal came at a hearing in Biddeford District Court on Jan. 11. The two other boys charged with arson […]
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County treasurer won’t seek re-election
YORK COUNTY — Longtime York County Treasurer Frank Wood said he won’t be seeking re-election to a third four-year term in the part-time position. Wood, a principal in the antiquarian bookstore DeWolfe & Wood, a former state legislator, former county commissioner and a former chief financial officer for the Maine Attorney General’s Office, said he […]
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Respite on the river
SACO — A young seal found and was being monitored by local officials on Tuesday has apparently wandered off. A resident from Meadow Lane called the Fire Department Tuesday morning and said they saw a juvenile seal stranded on the ice in the Saco River between Meadow Lane and Tiffany Lane off the Ferry Road, […]
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Israel vows to retain West Bank control in any peace deal
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said Israel will retain security control over the Palestinians as part of any future peace deal, deepening Palestinian fears that Israel and the Trump administration are colluding on a proposal that will fall far short of their dreams of independence. Netanyahu’s statement exposed a deepening rift that […]
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FBI says it has “grave concerns” over release of Russia memo
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI said Wednesday it has “grave concerns” about the accuracy of a classified memo on the Russia investigation that President Donald Trump wants to release to the public. It was the first time the bureau has weighed in publicly on an issue that has openly divided the Justice Department and the […]
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Locals respond to State of Union address
President Donald Trump gave his first state of the union address Tuesday night. Trump noted that it had been less than one year since he first stood at that same podium to speak on behalf of the American people. “Each day since, we have gone forward with a clear vision and a righteous mission — […]