At 2 Old Orchard Beach motels, asylum seekers move out to make way for tourists

Old Orchard Beach

Published
April 30, 2022

At 2 Old Orchard Beach motels, asylum seekers move out to make way for tourists

Most of the families will relocate to another motel in Freeport, as Portland continues to grapple with large numbers of asylum seekers and homeless.
Published
March 9, 2022

‘It’s crazy to see everyone’s faces’: Maine public school students take off masks

For the first time in about two years, masking became optional Wednesday in all Maine public schools under state and federal guidelines. Portland's schools plan to go mask-optional Monday.
Published
February 28, 2022

Some Maine schools to ditch masks while others wait for state guidance

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.
Published
February 27, 2022

Police investigating robbery at Old Orchard Beach convenience store

The holdup took place late Saturday night at the 7-Eleven on Saco Avenue
Published
July 22, 2021

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.
Published
June 10, 2021

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.
Published
June 9, 2021

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.
Published
March 6, 2021

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.
Published
December 8, 2020

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.
Published
August 13, 2020

Old Orchard Beach fire injures two firefighters

The fire broke out Thursday afternoon in a mobile home on Ryefield Drive.