BRUNSWICK — Henry and Marty Restaurant and Catering will be hosting the ninth annual “Dinner to Fight Hunger” to benefit the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program in Brunswick on Monday, March 14. This event has raised more than $50,000 in support of MCHPP’s programs over the last eight years. The evening features a three-course prix-fixe […]
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David Barber elected to Gelato Fiasco board of directors
BRUNSWICK — Gelato Fiasco recently announced that David Barber has joined the company’s board of directors. Barber was the president of Barber Foods of Portland prior to its sale to Advance Pierre of Cincinnati, Ohio. “Barber Foods has been making and marketing high-quality products in Maine for more than 60 years,” said Joshua Davis, co-founder […]
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Appliance store in Saco becomes part of Agren group
TOPSHAM — Vic’s Appliance Center and Agren recently announced a change of ownership at Vic’s Saco store. Vic’s has changed its name to Agren, joining four other Agren locations in Topsham, South Portland, Norway and Auburn. Agren is Maine’s largest independent retailer of appliances and mattresses, and its fleet of service trucks is the largest […]
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Funding for Bath destroyer a priority
BATH U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus confirmed on Wednesday that the Navy’s unfunded priorities list will include the remaining funds for a third DDG-51 destroyer, a ship that is expected to be built at Bath Iron Works. The Navy’s list, which is annually prepared for Congress, includes items that were not included in […]
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Elderly Bowdoin man missing in woods found safe
BOWDOIN A Bowdoin man with dementia who wandered off in the woods near his home was found safe and sound within a few hours after reported missing, according to the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department. Guy Kittle, 85, was reported missing in the woods at around 3 p.m. after walking away from his residence on John […]
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Police catch NY fugitive charged in Biddeford double homicide
BIDDEFORD — After evading capture for more than a year and a half, a New York City man suspected of murdering two men in a Biddeford apartment in 2014 has been arrested, and is awaiting extradition to Maine. Officers with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force on Monday arrested 36-year-old Fuquan Prince Wilson of the […]
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Clinton and Trump cemented as 2016 leaders
MIAMI — Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, emboldened by commanding victories Tuesday across large swaths of the country, are beginning to focus on each other in the race for the White House. Clinton previewed a “love and kindness” message while Trump traded his typical rollicking rallies for a sober media conference where he […]
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Sanford taking 2 property owners to court
SANFORD — The Sanford City Council on Tuesday voted to take the owners of two derelict properties to court to get them to clean up, make repairs and remove hazards. The vote to proceed to court on 9 Kirk St. and 6 Goodwin Court is another step in an attempt to get the properties into […]
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Saco student spreads anti-bullying message
SACO — Fourth-grader Troy Bolduc spread the message of kindness at C.K. Burns School on Tuesday. The 10-year-old won a $500 grant last year from Bangor Savings Bank for an essay he entered in the bank’s “The Big Idea” contest, through which participants are asked to write about something that would positively impact their school […]
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Committee passes bill for new courthouse
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee on Tuesday gave unanimous approval to a bill that would provide for a new, consolidated court building in York County. Sponsored by Sen. Linda Valentino, D-Saco, the bill now moves on to the Senate. The bill would provide funding for a new courthouse in York County and create a […]