BIDDEFORD — One of two copies of the oldest known recording of a black vocal group in the U.S. is up for auction. The recording of the Unique Quartet from 1893 is so old that it pre-dates vinyl recordings. The song, “Mama’s Black Baby Boy,” was recorded on a wax-covered cylinder using technology invented by […]
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Threat reported in 911 call before Biddeford double homicide
PORTLAND (AP) — A Biddeford man called 911 to report that his landlord was making “death threats” just 40 minutes before he and his girlfriend were shot to death, according to transcripts of the call. The transcripts of the Dec. 29 call were made public Tuesday days after Maine’s high court ordered them released. Derrick […]
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Maine court orders release of 911 transcripts from Biddeford shooting
PORTLAND (AP) — The Maine supreme court has ordered law enforcement officials to release transcripts of 911 calls from last year’s fatal shootings of two teenagers in Biddeford. The court unanimously overturned a judge’s decision to ban release of the transcripts from three calls in the case of a 75-year-old man charged in killing two […]
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Biddeford man indicted in bicyclist’s death
BIDDEFORD (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a Biddeford man authorities say was drunk when his pickup truck struck a family riding their bicycles, killing the dad. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/17cqShJ ) reported that David Labonte was indicted Thursday on charges including manslaughter and drunken driving. Police said the 56-year-old Labonte drove into […]
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R.I. man gets 3 years in prison in fatal Biddeford crash
ALFRED (AP) — A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to driving drunk and causing a crash in Maine that killed his passenger. Christopher Bennett of Johnston, R.I., was sentenced Thursday in York County Superior Court after pleading guilty to manslaughter and operating under the […]
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ACLU of Maine demands apology from Biddeford school officials
BIDDEFORD — A leading Maine civil rights group wants an apology from Biddeford school officials after what it called “unconstitutional” student assemblies last week featuring religious Christian references. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine announced Friday that it has sent a letter to Biddeford school administrators after presentations at the middle and high school […]
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Roland “Jigger” Giguere
1942 – 2013 BIDDEFORD — Roland G. “Jigger” Giguere, 71, passed away on Monday, Sept. 30, at Southridge Rehabilitation and Living Center in Biddeford. He was born in Waterville on Feb. 12, 1942, a son of Gerard and Charlotte (LeClair) Giguere. Roland was a 1961 graduate of Waterville High School. He managed Ware-Butler Lumber Co. […]
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Mexico man awarded $489,000 for injury while welding at MERC plant
ALFRED — A jury has awarded a Mexico man $489,000 for injuries he suffered while performing welding work at a trash-to-energy plant. Attorney Peter Clifford says a York County Superior Court jury on Wednesday awarded damages to 48-year-old Joseph Bordeau of Mexico. Clifford says Bordeau was performing welding work at the Maine Energy Recovery Co. […]
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High court to decide if 911 transcripts in Biddeford shootings will be released
PORTLAND — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will consider Sept. 9 whether the transcripts of 911 calls made in connection with a Dec. 29 shooting in Biddeford that left two people dead and another wounded should be released. It is one of more than 20 appeals the court will consider next month. James Pak, 74, […]
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Driver charged cyclist’s death jailed on $100,000 bail
BIDDEFORD — A Maine man whose blood-alcohol content was allegedly more than twice the legal limit for driving when he struck a family of three on a bike ride was returned to jail after his initial court appearance Monday. David Labonte, 56, who’s charged with manslaughter and drunken driving, entered no plea in Springvale District Court, […]