The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed masking guidelines Friday, but Maine officials have yet to indicate whether state recommendations will change.
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Police investigating robbery at Old Orchard Beach convenience store
The holdup took place late Saturday night at the 7-Eleven on Saco Avenue
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Maine justices uphold 40-year sentence for man who murdered his roommate
An autopsy revealed that 65-year-old William Popplewell of Old Orchard Beach suffered multiple broken bones and had been stabbed as many as 30 times.
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Would-be victims, including a 9-year-old boy, fight off carjacking attempts
The incidents began in Old Orchard Beach on Wednesday afternoon and ended with a man’s arrest in Wells.
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Drivers fight off man during chaotic series of carjacking attempts
A New Hampshire man is accused of trying to steal several vehicles, but was fought off by three motorists.
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Old Orchard couple accused of selling fentanyl
Dylan Wilcox and Amazia Sylvester were arrested this week and charged with trafficking fentanyl, the Maine DEA said.
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Staffing shortages caused by COVID exposure forcing some Maine schools to go remote
As more teachers and staff quarantine because of coronavirus exposure, school districts are struggling to find enough substitutes to keep buildings open for in-person learning.
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Old Orchard Beach fire injures two firefighters
The fire broke out Thursday afternoon in a mobile home on Ryefield Drive.
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Women for Trump draw crowd of 100 for campaign stop in Old Orchard Beach
Lara Trump leads a busload of women campaigning for her father-in-law in an event at a beachside restaurant.
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Opening of Pier Fries in Old Orchard Beach ‘a sign of summer’ for many
It was one of several local food establishments that opened for pickup sales Saturday as hundreds of Mainers flocked to the town seeking a sense of normalcy during the coronavirus pandemic.