ARUNDEL — A 69-year-old Saco man died Sunday morning after losing control of his pickup truck on any icy bridge near the Arundel-Biddeford town line and crashing into a utility pole, according to police. Richard R. Johnson Sr. was killed in the single-vehicle crash, according to Chief Deputy William King Jr. of the York County […]
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Suspect sought in mother’s hit and run death
BIDDEFORD — Biddeford police say a 26-year-old man took off after he ran over his mother, killing her. Deputy Chief JoAnne Fisk says arrest warrants have been issued for Shane Jones in the death of 49-year-old Kimberly Jones. Fisk says Kimberly Jones died after being struck at 5:15 Sunday evening. Fisk says Shane Jones fled, […]
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Fire crews battle massive blaze at Biddeford apartment complex
BIDDEFORD — More than 100 firefighters continued to battle a four-alarm fire late Sunday night, nearly four hours after they were called to the 12-unit complex at 25 Green St. Biddeford Fire Chief Joseph Warren said just before 10 p.m. that the fire continued to burn in the attic of the building, and firefighters had […]
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Biddeford arson suspect faces weapon charge
BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford man charged with starting a fire that killed two people is also facing a concealed weapons charge. The new charge against 18-year-old Dylan Collins was originally impounded, but some documents in the case were made public Wednesday at the request of the Portland Press Herald. The York County district attorney had […]
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Second victim dies from Biddeford arson
BIDDEFORD — Police say a second man has died due to an apartment fire in Biddeford last month. Twenty-one-year-old James Ford died Tuesday night at a hospice facility in Scarborough. Firefighters rescued Ford and his roommate from the apartment on Sept. 18. The roommate, 23-year-old James Moore, died a couple of days later from smoke […]
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Fryeburg police bust Biddeford man with heroin
FRYEBURG — A Biddeford man remains behind bars Saturday after he was caught with 13 grams of heroin in Fryeburg. Fryeburg police arrested Chad Burns, 41, around 12:15 p.m. Friday on Main Street as part of an ongoing investigation, Police Chief Joshua Potvin said. Burns was taken to the Oxford County Jail and is being […]
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Looking Back on September 30
100 years ago, 1914This is the day that the Bates girls have a celebration all to themselves, no boys asked or expected. The annual Hare and Hound chase, which has been held for years and years by the girls of the college, was Wednesday afternoon. The girls were busy all day getting enough food ready to […]
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H.S. Football: Lewiston falls just short against Biddeford
It was the final game of his junior campaign. Macomber tore his ACL and MCL against the Blue Devils last season and was forced to watch from the sidelines the rest of the year. He was in uniform Friday, his knee fully healed, thinking about that life-altering moment with every carry. He revisited that incident […]
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Department store reopens in Biddeford after old building had to be razed
BIDDEFORD (AP) — A department store that had to close because it was sinking into the ground is reopening in Biddeford. A 66,000-square-foot Kohl’s Department Store is set open on Friday. It was built to replace an 11-year-old store that had to be demolished after sinking into the ground. Roger Frechette, assistant code enforcement officer, […]
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1 dies in fire believed to be arson
BIDDEFORD — Investigators say an apartment fire in Biddeford, Maine, is now being investigated as a homicide after one of the fire victims has died. Twenty-three-year-old Michael Moore died Friday afternoon at the hospital. Moore was one of two men pulled unconscious from the building early Thursday. His roommate is in critical condition. They were […]