Someone impersonating a police sergeant has been calling people to demand money, according to police officials.
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Developers plan 300-acre New England-style village in Biddeford
It would include hundreds of homes, offices and retail businesses on the city’s western edge.
Pared-down Maine school budgets head to voters for approval
Superintendents have made cuts to teaching positions and programs, while also anticipating pandemic-related expenses.
City and town halls in southern Maine begin to reopen to the public
As municipal offices open back up, officials are still encouraging Maine residents to do business online when they can.
Smitty’s Cinema in Biddeford to close, citing pandemic
The family-owned chain says its theaters in Sanford, Windham, Topsham and Tilton, New Hampshire, will reopen as soon as they are allowed and can do so safely.
Maine cities get new federal funds and plan to share with local businesses
Biddeford expects to give grants to 20 businesses, while Portland and Cumberland County are also planning how to disburse money they’re receiving.
The Maine Millennial: Postal Service may become a COVID casualty
We are in danger of losing an institution enshrined in our Constitution that offers a service that no private company would provide.
Apartment building fire in Biddeford leaves at least 5 homeless
Several neighboring towns responded to Wednesday afternoon’s fire, which destroyed the upper level of a three-story apartment building in downtown Biddeford
Biddeford police not liable for 2012 murders, federal judge finds
The decision will end the case unless the mothers of two teenagers slain by James Pak file an appeal.
Portland and neighboring cities furlough hundreds of employees as pandemic hits finances
Most of the furloughs have affected part-time or seasonal workers and are intended to avoid budget shortfalls over the next 2 months.