Winter festival It may not be a white Christmas this year, but South Portland residents are guaranteed a wintry blanket come the New Year. That’s because the Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth has purchases snow-making equipment to make certain the city’s first Winter Festival, scheduled for Feb. 3-4 in Mill Creek Park, goes off […]
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Cape Elizabeth police log – 12/22
Logs Wednesday, Dec. 7 Sgt. Steindl responded to a home on Mitchell Road for a domestic violence complaint. Thursday, Dec. 8 Detective Fenton received a referral from the district attorney’s office about a “possible child abuse case” in town. Friday, Dec. 9 Two officers were called to the high school for a “report of a […]
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Maine gambling board wants more staff
The board’s executive director says a new casino in Oxford and Hollywood Slots’ addition of table games will require $800,000 for new staff to monitor the gambling industry.
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Scarborough police log – 12/22
Logs Monday, Dec. 12 Suspicious person – At 1:52 p.m., the Christmas Tree Shop on Payne Road reported that two females took items off store shelves and “attempted to return them for store credit.” The woman had left by the time police arrived. Lost property – At 5:13 p.m., employees of the Eight Corners Market […]
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South Portland police log – 12/22
Arrests Sunday, Dec. 4 Heather L. Morse, 25, of South Portland, on Broadway at 1:52 a.m., on charges of operating a motor vehicle without a license and operating an unregistered motor vehicle. Samantha L. Downs, 21, of Buckfield, on Broadway at 2:48 a.m., on a charge of operating a motor vehicle after license suspension. Adam […]
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MaineCare cut opponents send lawmakers postcards
People affected by the possible cuts have sent 1,700 postcards to Appropriations Committee members to show their opposition.
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Winter crashes the scene
The freezing rain Wednesday led to dozens of crashes, including one involving three tractor-trailers on the I-95 bridge into New Hampshire.
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NH-Maine bus driver accused of sex abuse
45-year-old John Allen Wright was a driver for special needs children in Kittery, Maine and Rochester, NH and other areas.
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3 suspected of stealing $32,000 from elderly
The trio are accused of stealing two check books from an 85-year-old Guilford man and writing $32,000 worth of fraudulent checks.
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Pilot was warned of icing before NJ crash that killed 5
A recording of the pilot speaking to air traffic controllers offers clues to why the plane spun out of control and crashed.