ALFRED — A Sanford man charged with shaking and beating his two-month-old infant twins is expected to change his plea to guilty on Monday. Anthony Carpinelli, 23, is scheduled to enter guilty pleas on two counts of aggravated assault at York County Superior Court before Justice Wayne Douglas, according to Assistant District Attorney Thaddeus West. […]
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Arundel middle students can still attend TAMS – for now
KENNEBUNK — Arundel students who currently attend Thornton Academy Middle School will be allowed to finish their middle school years at the Saco school after the contract with the private school expires this year. Fifth-graders who planned to go to Thornton can also go to there. But future middle school students from Arundel will have […]
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Proposed Biddeford school budget calls for tax decrease
BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford School Department has unveiled the first draft of its fiscal year 2017 budget, which would lower the property tax rate while adding teachers to the district. “We’re delivering a budget to the taxpayers that’s a reduction in taxes with no cuts,” Jeremy Ray, superintendent of Biddeford schools, said Monday. “It’s actually […]
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Caucus or primary? Opinions differ in both parties
A proposed bill to change Maine’s presidential caucus system to a primary in the wake of long lines and hours-long waits at some caucuses last weekend has earned some legislative support. Three local caucus conveners, however, have mixed feelings about it. On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Justin Alfond, D-Dexter, said he plans to submit legislation […]
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Biddeford Singers raising money to perform at Carnegie Hall
BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford Singers are raising money to perform at Carnegie Hall in April with several other choirs from southern Maine. The chamber choir, which consists of students from Biddeford High School, has been working hard to fund the New York trip – everything from bottle drives to sponsored events at locations such as […]
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Studies: Beyond scales, fitness and body fat key for health
WASHINGTON — The bathroom scale may show a good number but how much of that weight is fat, not muscle? New studies are adding to the evidence that the scale doesn’t always tell the whole story when it comes to weight-related health risks. Keeping body fat low is more important for healthy aging than a […]
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Officials: Maine recorded 272 overdose deaths in 2015
PORTLAND — Maine saw a 31 percent increase in drug overdose deaths last year as addiction to heroin, fentanyl and other opioids continued to take a toll on the state, officials said Monday. All told, 272 people died from overdoses in 2015, setting another record following 208 overdose deaths the year before, according to an […]
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Great wall of Trump faces great hurdles
WASHINGTON — Can Donald Trump really make good on his promise to build a wall along the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexican border to prevent illegal migration? What’s more, can he make Mexico pay for it? Sure, he can build it, but it’s not nearly as simple as he says. Constructing the wall, now a signature applause line […]
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Police: Woman stabbed husband at home
AUGUSTA (AP) — An Augusta woman has been charged with assault after police allege she stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife and then stabbed him again as she drove him to the hospital. The Kennebec Journal reports 34-year-old Tracy Fleischer is charged with elevated aggravated assault and aggravated assault. An Augusta judge on Monday […]
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MCC System to vote on president
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Community College System trustees are ready to vote on a new president. Trustees will meet in Augusta today to cast their vote. Derek Langhauser has been serving as interim president since longtime President John Fitzsimmons resigned in January 2015 under pressure from Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Last summer, trustees announced that […]