OLD ORCHARD BEACH — An Auburn man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and kidnapping charges. David Glenn, 41, who has a lengthy criminal history, including domestic violence, has been found not competent to stand trial several times in the past because of his low IQ, and previous charges have been dropped. [RELATED COVERAGE: What […]
Old Orchard Beach
Port-a-potty arson suspect surrenders to Auburn police
Old Orchard Beach police have charged an 18-year-old Saco man with arson for allegedly setting fire to two port-a-potties. Ellis Hemenway turned himself in to the Auburn Police Department on Monday afternoon, three days after he allegedly set fire to two port-a-potties in Memorial Park. Police say Hemenway was in town to visit someone and […]
Old Orchard Beach police seek suspect in portable toilet fire
Police are looking for the person who set two portable toilets on fire in an Old Orchard Beach park.
Tension escalates in southern Maine with four holdups in 25 hours
Four holdups in just over 25 hours this week ratcheted up tension around a series of armed robberies in southern Maine and prompted police to warn that more confrontations between a robber and store employees could escalate into violence. “It is imminent,” said Lt. Robert Martin of the Portland Police Department of the possibility of […]
Patricia Ann Christiansen
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Patricia Ann Galgovitch Wing Christiansen died suddenly Saturday, April 7. She was the daughter of John A. and Frances Ferrence Galgovitch. Pat was born and raised in Lisbon Falls along with her brother, John “Butch.” Throughout her life she worked in law enforcement, starting with the Lisbon police and as a school […]
Another robbery in Portland area, this time in Old Orchard Beach
A man robbed an Old Orchard Beach restaurant Thursday afternoon, the ninth armed robbery in the area in the past 10 days. A man wearing a dark sweatshirt, black mask and gloves entered the restaurant shortly after 4 p.m., pointed a handgun and demanded the counter worker open the register, said Dottie Geisinger, the manager […]
Dirigo football among schools dropping to ‘Class E’
Dirigo High School quarterback Luke Lueders gets a pass off while being pressured by Ian Brennick of Mountain Valley High School. Cougars join teams from Old Orchard, Freeport in new developmental class, bringing the statewide total to nine teams Three high school football teams will join the Class E developmental football league this fall in […]
Elaine Marie Gallant
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Elaine M. Gallant, 69, of McIntosh Drive, Old Orchard Beach, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 27, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born in Rumford, Sept. 14, 1949, the daughter of Francis and Beatrice McInnis. She attended local schools and graduated from Stephens High School. She was a homemaker […]
C South girls' quarter: No. 6 Richmond surprises No. 3 OOB
Old Orchard Beach’s Meghan Niedzwiecki and Richmond’s Lindsie Irish chase a loose ball during a Class C South quarterfinal game Tuesday at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — History was looking to repeat itself. The Richmond girls basketball team was down — again — to Old Orchard Beach — again — in […]
C South prelim: No. 3 Old Orchard Beach holds serve against No. 14 Winthrop
Old Orchard Beach’s Kaitlyn Cole looks for an opening as Winthrop’s Aaliyah WilsonFalcone defends during their Class C preliminary-round game Tuesday. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) OLD ORCHARD BEACH — When the Class C South pairings were announced, Dean Plante knew his third-ranked Old Orchard Beach girls’ basketball team was in for a tough preliminary round […]