SANFORD Council candidates: Voters Tuesday will elect two city councilors for three-year terms that begin Jan. 1. Candidates are Crystal Helmreich and Kari Zielke and incumbents Joseph Hanslip and Maura Herlihy. School Committee candidates: Voters will choose two School Committee members from a field of three candidates — Jennifer Davie, Emily Sheffield and incumbent Kendra […]
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Hunter finds decomposed body near Rockport
ROCKPORT (AP) — Police say a hunter has discovered a badly decomposed body in Rockport, Maine. Police say the human remains were found late Wednesday afternoon about 500 feet off Mount Pleasant Road, near the Hope town line. Identifications were found at the scene, but police declined to release the ID. Police say they’re treating […]
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Mercy Recovery Center agrees to pay $1.5 million Medicare settlement
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine hospital has agreed to a $1.5 million civil settlement for overbilling Medicare and MaineCare for urinalysis drug screening tests. U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank says the Mercy Recovery Center in Westbrook was accused of overbilling for the drug screening tests from 2011 to 2013. In October 2013, the hospital was acquired […]
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LePage sues Democratic Attorney General again
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor has again filed suit against the state’s Democratic attorney general as part of an ongoing feud related to President Donald Trump’s immigration orders. Gov. Paul LePage’s complaint filed in Androscoggin County Superior Court alleges that Attorney General Janet Mills’ office is improperly withholding records related to legal challenges to […]
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U-Haul driver eludes police before crash
STANDISH (AP) — Police say a U-Haul driver led officers on a chase before crashing into two cars in Standish, Maine. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department said 41-year-old William Wyman attempted to elude police and crashed into two cars before being apprehended. Officials say he nearly collided head-on with a deputy during the pursuit. Police […]
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Assault of minor results in 7-year prison sentence
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine man accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl after supplying her with alcohol has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Travis Gerrier, 23, most recently of Dixmont, was sentenced Tuesday after previously entering multiple conditional guilty pleas in August. Gerrier’s attorney, Sherry Tash, had unsuccessfully argued her client wasn’t […]
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Ocean Park historic building damaged
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — As the scent of downed pine trees wafted down Temple Avenue Thursday morning, it smelled a bit like Christmas. The scene, however, told a more somber story. Temple Avenue runs through the center of the Ocean Park Association, a closely knit Chautauqua community established in 1881 that hosts a busy summer […]
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Saco Candidates
SACO On Tuesday residents will elect a new mayor. Don Pilon is running against Marston Lovell. City Council In Ward 1, Marshall Archer and Matthew DiCianni are running In Ward 2, Roger Gay is running for reelection unopposed. In Ward 3 City Councilor William Doyle is running for reelection against Barbara Colman. In Ward 4, […]
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Old Orchard Beach Candidates
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Current Town Councilors Jay Kelley and Joseph Thornton, along with former Town Councilor Roxanne Frenette, are vying for two seats on the Town Council. There are three candidates vying for two seats on Regional School Unit 23, serving Old Orchard Beach schools — current School Board member Peter Flaherty and newcomers Christopher […]
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Winter is coming, time to get ready
Energy prices have been quite stable over the last three winters. This is unusual. We can expect spikes in some heating fuel prices before too long, and one of the best ways to protect yourself from spikes in energy costs is to make your home more energy efficient. The most effective way to make your […]