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Bust nets drugs, guns

STANDISH – Three Standish men were apprehended by a Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office tactical team as well as Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agents in a “no-knock” drug bust early Monday morning on Route 114 in Standish. The three men arrested include 50-year-old Dale Porter, his 18-year-old son Jesse Porter, and 25-year-old Dale Swasey. A fourth […]

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Gorham pushes back on fraternity issues

GORHAM – Gorham must now figure out how to implement its newest ordinances – regulating existing fraternities and sororities and banning new ones – enacted Tuesday in front of a packed Town Council chambers. One ordinance, which becomes effective in 30 days, requires existing fraternities and sorority houses to be licensed by the town. Town […]

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GUEST COLUMN – Voters to consider Cumberland County charter

Residents of Cumberland County face a daunting slate of questions on the ballot this November, but few of those questions are as significant or as far-reaching as whether or not to adopt the county’s first-ever charter. Cumberland County government is now operating under governance determined 250 years ago, and based on the conditions and lifestyle […]