KENNEBUNKPORT — Shopping during the holidays can be stressful. According to the American Research Group, adults spend an estimated $882 during the season of gift-giving. Now more than ever, people are turning to local shopping to support their communities and provide unique gifts to their family members. One area that sees a lot of shopper […]
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Biddeford Capital Improvement Plan lays out city’s assets and plan to maintain them
BIDDEFORD — City Manager Jim Bennett has compiled Biddeford’s first Capital Improvement Plan, or CIP – a comprehensive document that measures the city’s capital assets and lays out a plan for funding the improvement and maintenance of those assets over the next five years. “Tonight, as I understand it, is the first time the city […]
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Police stumped by big number of pedestrian deaths in state
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine law enforcement officials are perplexed by a troubling year-end statistic: 2015 has been the worst year for pedestrian deaths in nearly two decades. Numbers compiled by the Maine Department of Transportation and Maine Bureau of Public Safety indicate 18 pedestrians have died this year – the most since 1997 – with […]
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Facebook probing craft beer smear campaign
PORTLAND (AP) — Facebook is investigating a possible smear campaign against several beer and wine stores in Portland that some business owners say is the fault of a competitor in the craft beer-loving city. Facebook profiles left a smattering of one-star reviews on the pages of beer retailers in Portland. Some of the merchants have […]
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Police: Man embezzled more than $150K
BRISTOL (AP) — A Bristol bookkeeper has been charged with theft after police say he embezzled more than $150,000 from two businesses in Lincoln County. Joseph Corson of Bristol was arrested Tuesday. Authorities say Corson was the target of an investigation after the owner of two companies noticed that money was missing from the books. […]
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Drug counselor charged in heroin investigation
OXFORD (AP) — Authorities say a drug abuse counselor is among 15 people who were arrested this week on heroin trafficking charges. The Sun Journal reports that 54-year-old Gregory Ford of Scarborough was arrested Tuesday after an Oxford County grand jury indicted him and several others on the charges. Authorities say Ford was arrested in […]
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New York man pleads guilty to drug conspiracy
PORTLAND (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a 25-year-old New York man pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine in Maine. Wayman Sparrow also pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. Court records say he conspired with others from New York and Portland to bring […]
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Public Safety
Drugs KENNEBUNPORT — Ryan Mowery, 22, of 227 Downing Road, Arundel, was charged with possession of a usable amount of marijuana and use of drug paraphernalia on Nov. 30 after he was stopped for an unrelated motor vehicle violation on Log Cabin Road. Mowery is due to appear at the Biddeford District Court on Jan. […]
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Local lawmaker honored at Scout meeting
Boy Scout Pack 311 honors State Rep. Justin Chenette of Saco, who works for the Journal Tribune as a Digital Advertising Executive, with their Local Hero Award at their latest Den meeting at Thornton Academy.
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Scholarships available through local college
SACO — The University of Maine System is offering Osher New Beginnings Scholarships to encourage more Maine people of all ages to give college a try. The scholarship is available through University College of Saco. The Osher New Beginnings Scholarship was established for those who are first-time college students or have not attended college in […]