SIDNEY — A Biddeford man faces charges that he drove around drunk with his 4-year-old son in the car’s passenger seat, police said.
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Bank robbery suspect arrested
WATERVILLE — A city man was arrested Monday on charges that he robbed Bank of America on Main Street after threatening a teller with a bomb, prompting an evacuation of the area.
UPDATE: Bank robbery suspect arrested; bomb claim was false
WATERVILLE — A city man was arrested today on charges that he robbed Bank of America on Main Street after threatening a teller with a bomb, prompting an evacuation of the downtown area. But there was no bomb, police said, and the man was apprehended quickly thanks to four citizens who helped track and nab him.
Familiar faces vie for Pittsfield council seat
PITTSFIELD — Two local women are vying for an open seat on the Town Council in the Nov. 8 election.
Water district seat contested
WINSLOW — Competition isn’t a word normally associated with elections to the board of trustees for the Kennebec Water District.
Man suffers broken leg, arm in vehicle accident
NEWPORT — Matthew Downing was outside in his mother-in-law’s driveway Halloween night, working at the front of his wife’s van because it wouldn’t start.
Colby election event flops
WATERVILLE — Expecting crowds of 100 or more, the city spent an extra $192 to hire additional staff to process absentee ballot requests on Wednesday for students at Colby College.
Colby’s absentee ballot event flops
WATERVILLE — Expecting crowds of 100 or more, the city spent an extra $192 to hire extra staff to process absentee ballot requests on Wednesday for students at Colby College.
SAD 53 superintendent retiring
PITTSFIELD — After a decade at the helm, Michael A. Gallagher is retiring as superintendent of School Administrative District 53.
Crash lowers speed limit on Winslow road
WINSLOW — The speed limit will soon be lowered on a half-mile stretch of outer Clinton Avenue in response to citizen concerns after an accident this summer that injured a man.