Biddeford man charged with gross sexual assault

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Friday, May 3rd, 2:54 pm

SACO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A man from Biddeford is facing gross sexual assault charges after a disturbance in Saco early Friday morning.

Saco Police say they were responding to a disturbance on Bradley Street. A caller told them they heard the sound of glass breaking and some yelling coming from an adjacent apartment.

During the investigation, a woman reported that she had been sexually assaulted by a male acquaintance earlier in the night.

Investigators say they arrested Rafael Ocasio, 25, of Biddeford.

Ocasio's bail is set at $25,000. He is being held at the York County Jail.

Ocasio is scheduled to appear in court on June 6.

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And the Food Was Amazing! Thank You Cancer Community Center

Submitted by Diane Atwood, Freelance Writer and Blogger

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 7:26am

And the Food Was Amazing! Thank You Cancer Community Center

I had such a great time last night! Here I am with Fran Seeley and Lisa Hachey at the Cancer Community Center in South Portland. Every year the Center honors its many volunteers and we were all on the guest list for the 2013 Recognition Reception. Read more.

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The 9th Annual Captain Christopher S. Cash Memorial 5K

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Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, 4:44pm

The 9th Annual Captain Christopher S. Cash Memorial 5K

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Depression in the Elderly

Submitted by Diane Atwood, Freelance Writer and Blogger

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, 8:31am

As we grow older, lifestyle changes and personal losses can easily make us feel sad and depressed. Depression is not considered a normal part of aging, but University of Southern Maine professor Nancy Richeson, PhD, says for many reasons, depression in the elderly is common.

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Facing deep cuts, fishermen & politicians demand disaster relief

Submitted by Krister Rollins, smiling politely

Monday, April 29th, 2013, 6:45pm

BOSTON, Massachusetts (NEWS CENTER) - Fishermen from Maine and the rest of New England are calling new federal fishing quotas "a disaster", and say many of them will be put out of work. Their target is new quotas for cod and flounder, which go into effect this week. The cod quota will cut the catch in the Gulf of Maine by 77%, and reduce it by more than 50% on Georges Bank.

That's why fishermen gathered in Boston Monday to demand help from Washington. Fishermen, fishing businesses and politicians called on the U.S. Congress to provide disaster relief for the New England groundfish industry. They say fishermen need financial help to keep them going until fish stocks recover.

Jackie Odell, executive director of the Northeast Seafood Coalition, said "The hardships the fishery will face after May first is unimaginable, we need help."

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Coalitions unite to combat teen substance abuse

Submitted by Tim Goff on Monday, April 29th, 5:52 pm

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- "Parents are the most important factor in a teen's decision making," stated Jo Morrissey, a member of 21 Reasons, an organization dedicated to preventing underage drinking. "We want parents to know that they are not alone and they are not the only parent who feels that way."

With prom and graduation season fast approaching, several substance abuse prevention coalitions in Cumberland County have joined forces to help parents keep their kids safe and sober.

"Our five substance abuse prevention coalitions have had to develop a campaign centered on one simple goal, to increase parents' comfort to reach out and talk to each other about what can be sensitive and awkward - teen substance abuse," Morrissey explained.

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Movies: "The Company You Keep"

Submitted by Peter Weyl, Movie Blogger

Monday, April 29th, 2013, 9:18am

As our nation tries to understand a new episode of domestic terrorism, here’s a movie that looks back at another time of terror attacks, by the Weather Underground during the Vietnam War era of the 1970s.

Although it begins with TV clips of the upheaval that accompanied that unpopular war, “The Company You Keep” is set in the present. It begins when one of the participants (Susan Sarandon) in a Weather Underground bank heist that left a guard dead decides to turn herself in thirty years after the fact.

Thanks to the work of Ben Shepard (Shia LaBoeuf), an energetic but narcissistic young reporter for an Albany, NY newspaper, Sarandon’s character is quickly linked to some other Albany lo

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