YORK COUNTY — Christmas may be just around the corner and while the big holiday festivals are over, there are still opportunities to take part in local holiday activities. BIDDEFORD — McCarthur Library, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 23, make and take crafts. Drop-in event for children to make seasonal ornaments, crafts and cards. OLD ORCHARD […]
December 2016
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Wells Elementary creates student leadership team
WELLS—Wells Elementary School administrators and teachers have recently formed a student group called The Student Leadership Team. It’s an assembly that is similar in function to a typical high school or junior high student council. This fall, two students from each of WES’s third- and fourth-grade classrooms were nominated by their teachers to represent their […]
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Hail to the Chief
SANFORD — Maybe it is his soulful eyes — maybe it is his expression, maybe it is that winning combination. When “Chief” looks into a person’s eyes and tilts his head, just a bit, well, even non-dog lovers are smitten. Chief, who was named Chief before he was adopted through Labrador Rescue by Sanford Fire Chief […]
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Old Orchard Beach honors DeLuca, Makoge
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town of Old Orchard Beach is saying goodbye to two long-term employees of the police department. Deputy Chief Tim DeLuca has accepted a position as the new Police Chief in Houlton, beginning Jan. 3, and police department Administrative Assistant Suzanne Makoge is retiring. Both employees were acknowledged at Tuesday night’s town […]
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Sanford Council declares 9 Kirk St. dangerous
SANFORD – A year after the city council declared the vacant home at 9 Kirk St. an abandoned property, the board unanimously declared it to be a dangerous building Tuesday, which may lead to demolition of the 1910 structure. The decision came after owner Dianne McCaul told the council she hadn’t been able to secure […]
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Maine DHHS creates new slots for addiction treatment
AUGUSTA (AP) – The state Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will expand access to medication-assisted addiction treatment by creating 359 new slots with a program scheduled to start next month. The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2hP4Xu6) the department said Monday its study showed that about 300 to 450 people in Maine […]
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Gulf of Maine lobster fishing certified as ‘sustainable’
PORTLAND (AP) — A nonprofit group that focuses on responsible seafood management says it is certifying the Gulf of Maine’s lobster fishery as sustainable. The Marine Stewardship Council says the lobster fishery has achieved Fisheries Standard certification. The group says that means commercial vessels licensed by Maine and the federal government meet its sustainability requirements. That includes […]
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President pardons two Maine residents for crimes
CAMDEN (AP) — Two Maine men have received presidential pardons for their crimes. President Barack Obama on Monday shortened the sentences of more than 150 individuals and pardoned 78 others. Francis O’Hara, Sr., of Camden, and Robert Baines, of South Thomaston, were among them. The 84-year-old O’Hara pleaded guilty in 1990 to bid rigging related to selling frozen seafood […]
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Ice buildup derails locomotive
LEEDS (AP) — Rail officials say an ice buildup derailed a Pan Am train locomotive in Leeds. Pan Am Railways Executive Vice President Cynthia Scarano says no one was hurt Tuesday morning and there was no damage to the locomotive. She said a crane was brought in to tow the diesel-powered locomotive, which weighs about […]
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Personal income rises in state during 2016
PORTLAND (AP) — Data from the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that the personal incomes of Maine residents rose 1.1 percent in the third quarter of this year, which is the 25th highest growth rate in the nation. Personal income in Maine was $59.5 billion compared to $58.9 billion during the previous quarter. Net […]