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Saco Police step up patrols in park after lewd behavior

SACO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - A city owned park in Saco has been the site of some disturbing incidents this week.

The Cascade Falls Park is designed for families, but the activities discovered there this week have been anything but family oriented. Now police are working to take back the park.

Police say it appears that word has been circulating that the park is a place to meet for sexual encounters. They say they're now determined to put an end to that by having both uniformed and undercover officers patrol the area.

Yesterday police say 64-year old Allen Hahn approached an undercover officers and grabbed him in the crotch area. He's charged with unlawful sexual contact and assault. Two days earlier police investigated another disturbing incident.

"I think the officers were surprised to come across somebody completely nude, in the middle of the afternoon, in a family area like that", said Saco Deputy Chief Jeffrey Holland.

Biddeford man charged with gross sexual assault

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.

And the Food Was Amazing! Thank You Cancer Community Center

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

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

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Depression in the Elderly

Depression in the Elderly

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.

Facing deep cuts, fishermen & politicians demand disaster relief

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."