Rep. Frederick Wintle of Garland is released from jail on $3,500 bail after undergoing evaluation at a psychiatric hospital.
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Missing Ohio woman, 4-year-old son safe in Maine
NEWARK, Ohio — Family members say a missing central Ohio woman and her 4-year-old son have turned up safe in Maine, more than a week after they disappeared. Her estranged husband says 24-year-old Sara Apple and son Max were found Sunday in the Bar Harbor area. Chris Apple tells WCMH-TV that the two will fly […]
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1 hurt, 1 charged following Lewiston stabbing
LEWISTON — A Lewiston man is in serious condition and another is facing charges following an early morning stabbing in a Lewiston apartment. Officials say 22-year-old Richard Edwards is in serious condition at the Central Maine Medical Center after he was stabbed about 2 a.m. Sunday morning. Lewiston police say 34-year-old Rai’kuez Melchiorre, of Portland, […]
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Hearings set for fishing rules to protect whales
PORTLAND — Federal fishery regulators have scheduled 15 public meetings along the Eastern Seaboard to allow public input in the development of new regulations aimed to prevent whales from becoming entangled in fishing gear. The National Marine Fisheries Service plans to have final rules in place in 2014 to protect right, humpback and finback whales […]
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4 wind protesters go on trial in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Four members of the Earth First! environmental group are going on trial for blocking the entrance to a western Maine wind power construction site. The Sun Journal says the four people charged with trespassing last July day are scheduled to go on trial Monday in Franklin County Superior Court in Farmington. The four […]
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PORTLAND Suspect held in county jail after thrift store robbery A suspect who stopped to light a cigarette after allegedly robbing a thrift store in downtown Portland at knifepoint was taken into custody Sunday afternoon by Portland police. Police said Kirk T. Jardis, 35, of Brackett Street, walked into the A Cut Above store at […]
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Freeport Village redux
A new food market signals an effort to give residents more services and to offer visitors more than retail.
Nestled on a newly built stretch of School Street, the new Bow Street Market is just around the corner from the original store that served mostly locals for 65 years.
The barn-style 15,000-square-foot market is three times larger than the original and is situated a lot closer to the village center.
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Thumbs down to the vandals who have damaged fixtures at the public bathrooms in Old Orchard Beach. Because of the vandals’ selfishness and stupidity, now it appears all might have to pay a fee to answer a call of nature. Old Orchard Beach is a summer community that relies heavily on tourism. People love the […]
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Flag Day reflections: Respect is lacking
Any elementary school child can tell you Flag Day is when we celebrate the flag, but when you ask them why we celebrate the flag, a blank look will come across their face. Sadly, you will get a similar reaction when you ask the same question to high school students. For roughly 240 years, our […]
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Frustration setting in for Raging Tide
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — It’s a position no new ball club wishes to be in. After opening its historic first season with a 5-4 win over the Laconia Muskrats on June 10, the Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide have lost six consecutive contests, including a 12-7 defeat at the hands of the Mystic Schooners in […]