BIDDEFORD (AP) — Police say the driver of a pickup truck that struck three members of a family out riding their bicycles, one of whom eventually died, has been charged with manslaughter and drunken driving. Police have arrested 56-year-old David Labonte of Kennebunkport. The Portland Press Herald reports he’s charged in connection with the death […]
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Biddeford bicyclist dies 3 days after struck by truck
PORTLAND — A Biddeford man who was hit by a pickup truck while bicycling with his family has died of his injuries. Police say 52-year-old Jamerico Elliott died Wednesday at Maine Medical Center in Portland three days after a truck crossed Route 1 in Biddeford and hit Elliott’s bike as he was riding on a […]
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Police investigate alcohol as a possible factor in a pickup-bicycle accident
BIDDEFORD — Police say alcohol may have been a factor when a driver with four previous drunken-driving convictions struck a family as they bicycled in southern Maine. Fifty-six-year-old David Labonte of Kennebunkport initially said he had a coughing fit and fainted early Friday evening just before his pickup truck hit bicycles ridden by a man […]
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Driver says he feels awful about hitting cyclists
BIDDEFORD — The driver of a pickup truck that struck three bicyclists including a 15-month-old boy in Biddeford last week says he feels “awful” about what happened but says he had a coughing fit and fainted just before the accident. David Labonte of Kennebunkport told The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/17tmGcA ) he’s asthmatic and was […]
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Saco man, toddler on bicycle in critical condition after struck by pickup in Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — A Saco man and a toddler were listed in critical condition at Maine Medical Center in Portland after being struck by a vehicle Friday evening. Jamerico Elliott, 51, was traveling on a sidewalk along Elm Street on his bicycle with a 15-month-old boy in a bicycle seat just before 6 p.m. Friday when […]
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Mixed Martial Arts: Biddeford next on busy slate
New England Fights has made an immediate splash in the world of mixed martial arts, no question. But it’s still a regional promotion, and Maine is still a small state by any measure. So one scary part of unleashing two major fight cards in your backyard, only three weeks apart, is wondering if the talent […]
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Evangeline Audrey Forrester
1928 – 2013 BIDDEFORD — Evangeline Audrey Forrester, 85, started her journey as E. Audrey Powers on August 15, 1928, in Rangeley and completed it with our Lord on Thursday, June 25, in Biddeford. Ah, but what a journey. She was educated in Biddeford, completing a high school degree while being raised with her three […]
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Biddeford to be latest community to push recycling
BIDDEFORD — The city of Biddeford is set to become the latest community in southern Maine to try to boost its recycling rates with a new trash disposal system. The system gives residents a large 65-gallon bin for recyclables and a smaller, 35-gallon bin for trash. If a resident generates more trash that can fit […]