OGUNQUIT—The former Ogunquit fire chief has filed a complaint in York County Superior Court seeking to appeal his firing earlier this fall. Mark O’Brien had served with the Ogunquit Fire Department for 37 years before he was placed on leave, investigated and ultimately fired by the town manager, who had concerns about his ability to […]
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Ogunquit bakery fined nearly $95,000 over hiring foreign workers
Bread and Roses Bakery is paying back wages and penalties for advertising low pay rates and then paying foreign workers more. An Ogunquit bakery shop has agreed to pay nearly $95,000 for violations related to hiring foreign workers. Bread and Roses Bakery Inc. reached the agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor to pay $73,115 […]
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Tractor trailer rolls over on Interstate 95
OGUNQUIT — Officials say a southbound tractor trailer slid into a guard rail and rolled over Wednesday night at Mile 15 on Interstate 95. The driver of the truck was shaken up, but other motorists were able to get him out of the truck. It took more than two hours to clear the scene.
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Ogunquit police shadow moose walking on Route 1
Even a moose was interested on the progress of the Route 1 project. He cruised through Jacobs Lot and Main Street around 11 pm last night. Posted by Ogunquit Police Department on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 The police cruiser followed it until the moose got off the road. The moose was not charged with jaywalking.
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Betsey Ann Lenberg
1942 – 2015 NORWAY — Betsey Ann Lenberg, 72, died peacefully Sunday morning surrounded by her family at Central Maine Medical Center, following a brief illness. Betsey was born Aug. 15, 1942, the daughter of the late George and Henrietta Burns of Woburn, Mass. She married her high school sweetheart, Francis “Butch” Lenberg on Aug. […]
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2,100-mile road rally kicks off from Ogunquit
OGUNQUIT — A road rally with 115 vintage cars kicked off Saturday in Maine, where drivers embarked on a nine-day drive to Florida in vintage vehicles, including a couple that looked like they were straight out of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” Participants in the “Great Race” departed at timed intervals from Ogunquit, Maine, traveling through […]
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Ogunquit resort to install carbon monoxide detectors
OGUNQUIT (AP) — The fire chief in Ogunquit, Maine, says a time-share resort where guests were sickened by carbon monoxide won’t be fined, and it plans to install carbon monoxide detectors in all 77 of its rooms. Fire Chief Mark O’Brien told the Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/NtLTkj) that The Falls at Ogunquit won’t face any […]
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Carbon monoxide at Maine resort sends 7 victims to hospital; 14 evaluated on scene
OGUNQUIT (AP) — Maine emergency officials say none of the 21 people affected by carbon monoxide at an Ogunquit resort suffered serious injuries. Nine ambulances were sent to the InnSeason Resorts-The Falls at Ogunquit on Route 1 Sunday and one of the hotel’s buildings was evacuated. York Fire Chief Mark O’Brien said that 14 people […]
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Proposed new restaurant may violate ban on chains in Ogunquit
OGUNQUIT (AP) — A battle is cooking in Ogunquit over a proposed new restaurant in town. Some people said the proposed El Rodeo Mexican restaurant violates the town’s ban on “chain or formula” eateries. The Pennsylvania-based company has more than two dozen locations, including one in South Portland. Mary Breen, owner of the Bread and […]
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Cyclist run over by school bus in Ogunquit awarded $750K
ALFRED (AP) — A Romanian student who was run over by a school bus while riding a bicycle has been awarded $750,000 by a Maine jury. Monica Semian’s pelvis was crushed by the rear wheels of the bus after she was knocked off her bike in Ogunquit in September 2010, when she was living with […]