OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Community Garden began amid controversy in 2011 and now is a thriving organization which has been granted approval to continue for the next two years. The town council voted unanimously Tuesday, with Councilor Shawn O’Neil absent, to grant approval for the garden to continue through the 2018 growing season.The Community […]
December 2016
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Skimming discovered at Maine gas stations
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine state officials say skimming is taking place at gas stations throughout the state. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Division of Quality Assurance says it is alerting the public in the wake of illegal gas station skimmers found by investigators in Brewer this week. The agency says similar reports have […]
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Machete-wielding suspect pleads guilty
AUBURN (AP) – A Maine man accused of attacked another man with a machete after a road rage incident has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge. The Sun Journal reports 52-year-old Carlos Genoves was sentenced to more than two months in jail after pleading guilty to criminal threatening. Prosecutors dismissed two felony counts of aggravated […]
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Police say ex-chaplain killed daughter, self
HEBRON (AP) — Law enforcement officials say it appears that a former military chaplain who worked with university students fatally shot his daughter before turning the gun on himself. A neighbor discovered the bodies of 56-year-old Daniel Randall and 27-year-old Claire Randall on Thursday at their home in Hebron. Police say Daniel Randall’s body was […]
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Sanford man surrenders after allegedly assaulting parents
SANFORD — A 21-year-old Grammer Road man who allegedly assaulted his parents in the home he shared with them just after 1 a.m. Friday was eventually taken into custody around 10:30 a.m. after holing up in his bedroom for several hours. The man’s parents were taken to safety by police about 10 minutes after they […]
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Trump deepens Goldman ties as he builds out economic team
WASHINGTON — In the heat of the presidential campaign, Donald Trump accused primary rival Ted Cruz of being controlled by Goldman Sachs because his wife, Heidi, previously worked for the Wall Street giant. He slammed Hillary Clinton for receiving speaking fees from the bank. “I know the guys at Goldman Sachs. They have total, total […]
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Obama orders review of election-season hacking
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence officials to conduct a broad review of election-season cyberattacks, including the email hacks that rattled the presidential campaign and raised fresh concerns about Russia’s meddling in U.S. elections, the White House said Friday. The review, led by intelligence agencies, will be a “deep dive” into a […]
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John Glenn, astronaut and senator, to lie in state in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Glenn will lie in state in Ohio’s capitol building before a celebration of his life of military and government service and two history-making voyages into space. The public viewing at the Ohio Statehouse and a memorial service at Ohio State University’s Mershon Auditorium are planned for late next week. The dates […]
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Democratic speaker: There’s a path forward for rehab unit
AUGUSTA (AP) — Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon said she and Republican Gov. Paul LePage have agreed to work together on a proposed privately run rehabilitation facility that has hit legislative roadblocks. Gideon’s office said Friday that the two agree the facility should be built in Augusta, which requires approval from legislative leaders. LePage had […]
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Attempting to avert gov’t shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate pushed to avert a government shutdown at midnight Friday as coal-state Democrats evoked President-elect Donald Trump in pleading for a more generous extension of health care benefits for retired miners. A key Democrat in the rancorous fight over benefits for retired miners facing a loss of coverage at year’s end […]