BIDDEFORD — Police are seeking a third suspect in a counterfeit check writing scheme that resulted in two arrests earlier this week. Arrested Monday were Kissie Whatley, 36, and Randell Bankston, 46, both of Atlanta. Whatley was charged with aggravated forgery, forgery and theft by unauthorized taking, and Bankston was charged with organized retail theft […]
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Locals flock to outdoor ice skating rinks
WATERBORO — Whether they were carefully inching their way across the ice as beginners or performing dizzying spins like practiced professionals, Carle’s Corner Ice Rink was the place to be Wednesday afternoon. It was the second day the ice rink, located at the intersection of Route 5 and Old Alfred Road, had been open this […]
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Harbor search suspended for missing Saco man
SACO — Authorities have suspended a search of the Portland harbor after developing no new leads in the case of missing 23- year-old missing Saco man James “Jim” Dyer. The Portland Police Department announced Wednesday afternoon that Portland, South Portland and state police divers had searched the harbor without developing any new leads. The water […]
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Maine Democrats play middleman between wealthy Clinton donors and national party
A Cuban-born sugar tycoon. A California-based registered foreign agent for the government of Sri Lanka. A Chicago billionaire. All of them are recent large donors to the Maine Democratic Party via a complex fundraising scheme called the Hillary Victory Fund. The fund exploits recent court decisions and weakened campaign finance laws to maximize political contributions […]
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OOB may get another beach wheelchair
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A fundraising effort to purchase a second beach wheelchair for the town is more than halfway toward completion, and local Red Hat Society Ladies are urging people to contribute to the cause. In late 2014, a beach wheelchair was purchased through a joint effort between the town and the Saco Bay […]
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Lawmakers delay showdown over attempt to rebuke LePage
AUGUSTA — House Democrats on Wednesday delayed action aimed at punishing Maine Gov. Paul LePage for alleged abuse of power, abruptly switching gears to start the legislative session on a positive note. Democrats agreed on the opening day of the session to focus on other priorities like addressing the drug crisis, House Speaker Mark Eves […]
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Survey: US progress on health insurance stalled in 2015
WASHINGTON — Going into President Barack Obama’s last year in office, progress has stalled on reducing the number of uninsured Americans under his signature health care law, according to a major survey out today. The share of U.S. adults without health insurance was 11.9 percent in the last three months of 2015, essentially unchanged from […]
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Biddeford man arrested for cocaine trafficking
OGUNQUIT — When Maine State Police stopped a Biddeford man for driving erratically on the Maine Turnpike just after midnight Wednesday, a trooper allegedly found cocaine in his shoes. Mason Soto, 26, was arrested and charged with cocaine trafficking and taken to York County Jail in Alfred. A jail official said this morning that Soto […]
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Committee approves marijuana policy
AUBURN (AP) — A school committee has approved a policy that would allow students to have medical marijuana administered in school under certain conditions. The Auburn School Committee voted unanimously Wednesday night in favor of the policy. Auburn Assistant Superintendent Michelle McClellan says any medical marijuana would have to be approved by a physician, and […]
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Naval shipyard upgrades historic building
KITTERY (AP) — Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is celebrating the completion of the $44 million repair and upgrade of a building that’s on the National Register of Historic Places. Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire joined in Wednesday’s dedication at the shipyard. The project transformed the former Building […]