ALFRED — A corrections officer at York County Jail was arrested Saturday night and charged with trafficking drugs inside the facility. Andre Sims, 24, of Alfred resigned following his arrest, said York County Sheriff Bill King. Sims had worked as a corrections officer in the facility for about 11 months. The sheriff said Sim’s arrest […]
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Friday blaze damages Alfred commercial building
ALFRED — The cause of a fire at commercial building at 122 Sanford Road on Friday night is currently undetermined and remains under investigation by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Alfred Fire Chief David Lord said firefighters were called to the structure on Sanford Road (Route 202) at about 7:30 p.m. Friday. He […]
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Teen ‘peeper’ stole underwear, police say
LIMERICK — Authorities say a teen boy is responsible for peering into windows, breaking into homes and stealing women’s underwear. York County Sheriff William King said that on Sunday, a woman reported seeing somebody “peeping” in her windows and summoned police. He said responding deputies located the alleged peeper, a teenage neighborhood boy. It […]
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Lawmaker wants to make Ranked Choice Voting constitutional
AUGUSTA (AP) — An independent lawmaker wants to fix a new voter-approved voting method that Maine’s highest court ruled unconstitutional for some elections. The Legislature’s veterans and legal affairs committee will consider Rep. Kent Ackley’s bill to bring the 2016 ranked-choice voting law into compliance with the Maine Constitution on Monday. Ranked-choice voting allows voters to […]
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Lobster boat accidentally sinks
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says the sinking of a wooden lobster boat in Casco Bay was an accident. The vessel was reported Saturday afternoon near Chandler’s Cove off Chebeague Island. The Coast Guard said no one was injured or at risk at any point. Coast Guard petty officer Frederick Drake said […]
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Veterans honor forgotten Medal of Honor recipient
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — Veterans are honoring a Medal of Honor recipient whose resting place was long a mystery. Veterans from an American Legion post in South Portland gathered Sunday afternoon to lay a wreath at Navy Seaman Emile Lejeune’s once-unmarked grave in Forest City Cemetery. Lejeune received a peacetime Medal of Honor for rescuing […]
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Penobscot sheriff says jail frequently exceeds population limits
BANGOR (AP) — A Maine sheriff says the Penobscot County Jail is overcrowding with inmates, far exceeding the state’s population limits on a daily basis. The state capacity for the Bangor-area jail is 157 inmates. Penobscot County Sheriff Troy Morton says an average number of 210 inmates are housed in the jail. Morton says the opioid epidemic […]
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Devastating 1947 fire stirs memories
YORK COUNTY — It has been 70 years since the Fire of 1947 consumed almost 200,000 acres in Maine, much of it in York County. Most of those who fought it have died. Many of those remaining were children at the time, but the fire — fires plural really — is indelibly etched in their memories. […]
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1947 fire remembered
The following is a first person account of the memories of Judith Goodhue Hayes, now of Annapolis, Maryland, who was a 7 year-old living in East Waterboro during the 1947 fire: The summer of 1947 is brutally hot and dry, creating the perfect condition for fires. It happened 70 years ago this fall; a horrific […]
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Survivor Stories Project set for Thursday
BIDDEFORD — The Survivor Stories Project will be presented Thursday to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The one-time performance, hosted by Caring Unlimited, York County’s domestic violence resource center will be presented at at 6 p.m. at Engine Gallery, 128 Main St., Biddeford. The event is free and open to the public. Doors will open […]