The National Weather Service and Maine Forest Rangers caution that the danger of fire was high on Friday, and brush fires later broke out in Hancock County, Wiscasset and Raymond.
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Two men wounded with same knife during fight in Old Orchard Beach
Police are investigating what led to the fight Saturday afternoon in the Family Dollar Store on Heath Street.
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Man arrested on kidnapping charges after incident in Old Orchard Beach
David Glenn of Auburn is accused of assaulting and kidnapping a woman at a motel early Sunday morning.
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Media coverage prompts port-a-potty arson suspect to give up, police say
Old Orchard Beach police say the teenager from Saco was in town to visit someone and was intoxicated when he started the fires.
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Police hunting suspect who set portable toilets ablaze in Old Orchard
A surveillance video in the area showed the suspect starting the fires and running away.
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Robberies become more dangerous as business owners resist, get weapons ready
The owner of an Old Orchard Beach store scares a robber away with a club, and the operator of another business now keeps a gun behind the counter, saying, ‘You can’t bring a baseball bat to a gunfight.’
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In region gripped by spate of armed robberies, tension escalates with four holdups in 25 hours
After the 15th such crime since March 20 – at an Amato’s on Wednesday night in Brunswick – police fear more confrontations between robbers and store employees could breed violence.
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Baseball preview: 25 players to watch
Seniors dominate a list of the best talent in southern Maine.
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Armed robber chased away from Old Orchard Beach variety store
It isn’t known yet whether police believe the incident is related to a string of recent armed robberies in southern Maine.
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Judge rejects bankruptcy filing by 3 housing companies tied to Michael Liberty
The federal judge acts in response to a challenge by a management company that said the filings were an attempt to get out of a contract, dealing the former Portland developer another legal setback.