Dana Kelley will step down this month after serving as police chief for 30 years.
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At 2 Old Orchard Beach motels, asylum seekers move out to make way for tourists
Most of the families will relocate to another motel in Freeport, as Portland continues to grapple with large numbers of asylum seekers and homeless.
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‘It’s crazy to see everyone’s faces’: Maine public school students take off masks
For the first time in about two years, masking became optional Wednesday in all Maine public schools under state and federal guidelines. Portland’s schools plan to go mask-optional Monday.
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Some Maine schools to ditch masks while others wait for state guidance
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed masking guidelines Friday, but Maine officials have yet to indicate whether state recommendations will change.
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Police investigating robbery at Old Orchard Beach convenience store
The holdup took place late Saturday night at the 7-Eleven on Saco Avenue
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Lawmakers advance Gramlich proposal to increase behavioral health support for first responders
Federal legislation under consideration would provide benefits for first responders suffering from PTSD and their families.
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Equipment failure sends smoke into Old Orchard Beach elementary school
No students were in the building when a heat pump motor malfunctioned, sending smoke into the school’s cafeteria.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Old Orchard Beach man dies in Sidney crash
Police said aggressive driving led to a collision between two vehicles.
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Maine justices uphold 40-year sentence for man who brutally murdered his roommate
An autopsy revealed that 65-year-old William Popplewell of Old Orchard Beach suffered multiple broken bones and had been stabbed as many as 30 times.
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Old Orchard Beach woman charged with striking husband with motor vehicle
Tamara Kiernan has been charged with domestic violence aggravated assault following the incident Wednesday morning.