The buoy, which transmits real-time notifications when a tagged white shark is nearby, was put into Saco Bay on Tuesday by University of New England faculty and students.
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Ira Rosenberg, car dealer who ‘was the brand,’ dies, months after ending 6-decade career
The retired founder of Saco-based Prime Motor Group died in his sleep Thursday, his son said.
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Saco police say co-worker set up teen to be robbed of $1,400
Police allege the 16-year-old who was robbed at gunpoint in Saco in September was set up by a co-worker who arranged to have the teenager robbed as he took out the trash at their workplace. The 16-year-old was robbed at gunpoint of $1,400 at about 5:40 p.m. on Sept. 10 outside the Dunkin’ Donuts on […]
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Mendros wages long-shot bid to return to Legislature
At the counter, the group of mostly older men was more interested in talking about the Red Sox. When Stavros Mendros came over and offered them flyers, no one reached to take one. Mendros is not known widely, either by face or name, in the northern York County district where he is running for the […]
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Stavros Mendros brings history of controversy to York County race
SACO — The early morning customers at the Golden Rooster Restaurant eyed the candidate warily. Stavros Mendros approached each table with an easy charm, a stack of campaign fliers in his hand. The customers were polite but focused on eating their breakfast. At the counter, the group of mostly older men were more interested in […]
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Portland lobster business gets green light for new HQ, major expansion in Saco
SACO — Ready Seafood has nabbed the last local permit it needs to build a $10 million lobster processing, storage and research center in Saco. On Monday, the city’s planning board unanimously approved Ready’s plan to build a 64,000-square-foot facility on a 40-acre lot at 1016 Route 1. When building is done in 12 to 14 […]
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Nearly yearlong investigation of Saco shooting death ends with finding of self-defense
SACO — Maine State Police will not charge the Saco resident who shot a New Hampshire man to death last September, saying the shooting was self-defense. For months, friends and relatives puzzled over why Michael Burns, a 54-year-old computer network repairman, went to a duplex at 26 Nye St. after 1 a.m. on Sept. 30, […]
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Rehab facilities at capacity as unusual die-off of seals continues
Several more dead seals washed ashore Tuesday in York County, adding to an unusual die-off that has local and federal experts searching for an explanation. The discovery of at least 35 dead harbor seals on southern Maine beaches in the past three days, including 11 found Monday in Saco, comes amid an unexplained surge in […]
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Over 30 dead harbor seals wash ashore in Maine in 2 days
Marine mammal experts are at a loss to explain why a large number of harbor seals have turned up dead on beaches in southern Maine this summer. The most recent cluster of deaths was reported Monday when the carcasses of 11 harbor seals, mostly pups, were discovered on Bayview and Kinney Shores beaches in Saco. […]
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Saco ends Lewiston Little League's run in state title game
MACHIAS — Saco had a six-run lead heading into the bottom of the fifth inning of the Little League state championship game Wednesday against Lewiston. The team didn’t wait to secure its spot the New England regional. Saco scored five runs in the fifth inning, including a three-run home run by Henry Lausier, to win […]