HOLLIS — Maine State Police say a local woman is expected to recover following a shooting outside her home at 490 River Road Tuesday night. Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland this morning said Andria Richardson, 32, underwent surgery at Maine Medical Center in Portland following the 8:30 p.m. shooting. He said Maine State Police […]
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Shapleigh woman struck in Sanford crosswalk
SANFORD — A 23 year-old Shapleigh woman was taken by ambulance to Maine Medical Center in Portland with head and leg injuries Tuesday night, after she was struck by a car in a crosswalk near City Hall. Sanford Police Cpl. Matthew Gagne said Nicole Maltese was in the crosswalk, walking toward City Hall when she […]
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Time, talent, treasures
SANFORD — A Time, Talent and Treasures Auction and Potluck Supper will be held on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church, 5 Lebanon St., Sanford. The potluck supper will begin at 6 p.m. with the auction to follow which will include baked goods, jewelry, beautiful woodwork, wine tasting, handmade items, plus an assortment […]
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Maine chooses legislative leaders
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Democrats and Republicans have selected new leaders of the state’s divided Senate. Democrats picked Sen. Troy Jackson as minority leader and Sen. Nate Libbyas assistant minority leader. The senators respectively hail from Aroostook and Androscoggin County, and say they’ll fight for more resources to fight the drug epidemic and bring modern manufacturing jobs back to Maine. […]
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Crews work to recover body from abandoned well
NORTH ANSON (AP) — Firefighters have been working to recover a body from an abandoned well in North Anson. The Somerset County sheriff told centralmaine.com on Tuesday that they received a call for a welfare check from a son who was unable to reach his parent. A body was found in an abandoned well on the property. […]
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Suspect charged in heroin overdose death
AUBURN (AP) — Police in Auburn have accused a man of providing heroin that led to an overdose death. Police say they found 38-year-old Amy Jo Flood dead in a home of an apparent heroin overdose on Monday. While investigating the overdose, they said they found probable cause to arrest 41-year-old Marc Colello. He was […]
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Unfit for habitation
SANFORD — Exposed electrical wiring, broken windows, missing stairway balusters, broken and missing plaster, no smoke detectors, animal waste throughout the home and a litany of others code violations prompted the City Council Tuesday to declare the 1850s Colonial farmhouse at 335 Hanson’s Ridge Road a dangerous building. Under state law, that means unless the […]
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The ‘Trump effect’ weighs on France’s presidential election
PARIS (AP) — Donald Trump’s election in the U.S. has given a new boost to conservative leaders in what may be the next major populist battleground, France, where far-right leader Marine Le Pen is convinced that her anti-immigration, anti-Islam views can lead her to the presidency in five months.Former President Nicolas Sarkozy, running to get […]
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Smoothies: a fast health fix
If cooking just seems like too much time and cleanup sometimes, blenders are a great tool for a fast and easy way to fit more raw fruits and veggies into your diet. When you’re jammed for time a smoothie can be a great way to fix a healthier inexpensive meal while spending a minimal amount […]