FARMINGTON — A Franklin County grand jury indicted a Jay man Tuesday on felony charges of unlawful sexual contact and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, and a misdemeanor charge of criminal restraint. Shawn Burnell, 21, was charged on July 26 after Farmington police investigated an incident that occurred on July 20 on a beach […]
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Kenyan, Brit top ’em all
CAPE ELIZABETH — A surge and a sprint provided the decisive moments of the state’s largest road race Saturday morning. With those respective moves, Bedan Karoki of Kenya and Gemma Steel of Great Britain were crowned champions of the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K. The surge belonged to the 23-year-old Karoki, who pulled […]
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Kennebunkport appeals beach access decision
KENNBUNKPORT (AP) — The town of Kennebunkport is asking the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to reconsider its ruling vacating the right to public access to Goose Rocks Beach. The York County Coast Star (http://bit.ly/1hwcM4S) reported that the town says the decision makes it unclear if previous rulings that sided with public access are automatically overturned. […]
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Maine court: Landowners can deny access to Kennebunkport beach
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s highest court has ruled that the public does not have the right to access some parts of a Kennebunkport beach, a decision the town’s lawyer says could affect public access disputes across the state. The Supreme Judicial Court’s ruling Tuesday said property owners along Goose Rocks Beach have a say over […]
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Scarborough council approves tough new leash law
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — The Scarborough Town Council has approved an ordinance that requires dogs to be leashed year-round on all town property just months after an unleashed dog killed a protected piping plover chick on a beach. The decision made Wednesday means that a $12,000 fine proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will […]
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Kogo, Chepkirui capture Beach to Beacon
CAPE ELIZABETH – Micah Kogo would be the first one to tell you his strength is not in shorter distance races. Knowing that, Kogo ran strategically and executed his race plan to perfection in winning the 16th TD Beach To Beacon 10K Road Race Saturday. The win was the second for the Kenyan runner who […]
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TD Beach to Beacon: Sweet 16 has star-spangled appeal
CAPE ELIZABETH — This could a banner year for the TD Beach to Beacon 10-kilometer road race. Star-spangled banner year, that is. Race organizers made strides toward stacking the field with a greater number of elite American distance runners. That mission has been accomplished, in the person of arguably the nation’s top three marathon runners. […]
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TD Beach to Beacon: Kastor following Benoit’s lead, again
CAPE ELIZABETH — Joan Benoit Samuelson is the queen of American marathon running. Or the living legend. Or choose your own platitude. “She really is the poster child of this sport,” Deena Kastor said. “She was an enormous motivation for a lot of people.” Which leads us to the burning question of what to call […]
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Authorities addressing Hartford town beach violators
HARTFORD — Town Constable Chuck Merritt told selectmen Thursday night that he is working with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office to address illegally parked vehicles at the town beach on Anasagunticook Lake. The beach is for residents only, but nonresidents have been using it this summer, Merritt said. Vehicles also block a dry hydrant, which […]
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Officials investigate plover killed by dog at Scarborough beach
AUUGUSTA (AP) — Federal and state wildlife officials are investigating after a dog killed a protected piping plover chick on a Scarborough beach. A spokesman for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says a woman spotted an unleashed dog on Pine Point Beach on Monday morning approaching a plover nest. She warned the […]