1952 – 2015 SACO — Michael E. Martin, 62, of Saco died Monday, Aug. 3, at his home. He was born in Portland on Aug. 14, 1952, the son of Edward and Beverly Parsons Martin. He graduated from Oxford Hills High School in 1970 and enjoyed working in group homes for adults with disabilities. He […]
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Coast Guard calls off search for kayakers; cite ‘false alarm’
UPDATED 12:44 PM: SACO — An hours-long air, sea and land search by multiple agencies for two kayakers reported missing early Wednesday was a false alarm, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. “Everyone has been safely located and the Coast Guard is closing out the case,” Command Duty Officer Kenneth Stuart of Coast Guard Sector […]
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Arthur Gallant
1935 – 2015 SACO — Arthur Gallant of Saco, passed away on Thursday, April 30, at Evergreen Manor in Saco. He was born Dec. 15, 1935, in Rumford, the son of James and Yvonne (Hammond) Gallant. Raised in Mexico, he won a full scholarship to attend the University of Sherbrooke High School.
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Analysis: Why Maine mayors are lining up against LePage
AUGUSTA — Mayors from four Maine communities said Tuesday that Gov. Paul LePage’s efforts to force them to cut spending have created a standoffish relationship and that more progress could be made if LePage would collaborate instead of dominate. Furthermore, the mayors of Portland, Westbrook, Saco and Augusta said that LePage’s continuing assertion that taxpayer […]
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Donna M. Brulotte
1948 – 2015 OXFORD — Donna M. Brulotte, 66, of Oxford, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 4, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Rumford on Dec. 23, 1948, daughter of Donald and Ida (Eastman) Packard. She attended Pownal area schools and graduated from Andover Business College, earning two associate […]
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Police seek answers after pair shot in Saco home invasion
SACO (AP) — Police in Maine continue to investigate a home invasion in Saco in which one of the homeowners as well as a house guest were shot multiple times. Police identified the victims of the home invasion just before 3 a.m. Thursday as homeowner Steven Chabot and guest Rachel Owens of Londonderry, N.H. Chabot’s […]
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Thornton Academy in Saco in lockdown after threat
SACO — A private school is on lockdown after its students were dismissed in response to a phone threat. Thornton Academy in Saco is being secured by police. The school announced via its Twitter account that students are safe, and the threat does not appear credible, but dismissal was necessary as a precautionary measure. The […]
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Maine lawyer gets two years for laundering drug money
PORTLAND (AP) — A former criminal defense attorney and sports agent from Maine has been sentenced to two years in prison for laundering nearly $200,000 of a business partner’s illicit drug profits. Gary Prolman of Saco broke down in tears as he apologized at his sentencing hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland. Prolman […]
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Woman charged with stealing wreaths from cemetery
SACO (AP) — Police said a Maine woman has been charged with stealing Christmas wreaths from a cemetery — a crime that outraged many Mainers. Police shared a hidden camera video showing someone in a black SUV who stole two wreaths from a headstone at Laurel Hill Cemetery in the town of Saco. WCSH-TV reported […]
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30 wreaths taken from Saco cemetery
SACO — Police in Saco are trying to determine who is responsible for stealing 30 Christmas wreaths from headstones at a cemetery in Saco. Sgt. Scott Sicard says the thefts occurred between Monday and Friday last week at the Laurel Hill Cemetery. Sicard says a family member concerned about the thefts hid a surveillance camera […]