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Advocates Seek to Prevent Elder Abuse

Submitted by Tim Goff on Wednesday, June 12th, 7:27 pm

MADISON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Rita Wood was living and working in a senior housing complex in Massachusetts when her daughter suggested she move to Maine and live with her and her husband.

"She sounded real sincere, so I did come back," she recalled. "Then I found out, big mistake."

Wood says the plan was to buy a house and split the expenses three ways.

"I kept paying and paying, and that was it. She always had some excuse why she couldn't afford to help," she said. Five months after settling down in the central Maine town of Madison, her daughter packed up most everything Rita owned, and took off.

"She lied to me and she decided she was going to take all my stuff," said Rita. "She just loaded it in to the truck and left with it."

Rita was left alone with a crumbling house and a mountain of debt.

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6 of 7 Old Orchard Beach councilors recalled

Submitted by Caroline Cornish on Wednesday, June 12th, 7:00 pm

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Voters in Old Orchard Beach virtually decided to clean house in their local election Tuesday, as they recalled 6 out of 7 town councilors. The vote came after months of political infighting on a very divided council.

In March, 4 councilors voted to fire town manager Mark Pearson without cause. 3 supported him, and the debate got bitter. Pearson is now suing the town. Right after that vote, two campaign committees sprouted up: one to recall the 4 councilors that opposed Pearson, the other to recall those who supported him.

Tuesday, Bob Quinn was the only councilor to keep his seat. The vote was 1315-814. He supported Pearson, and said he was humbled by the support of his community. He feels the vote should help the town move forward.

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More high school playoffs rescheduled

Submitted by Jeff Schools on Wednesday, June 12th, 12:23 pm

(NEWS CENTER) - Wednesday's rain forced more high school games to be rescheduled, here is the list;

WEST REGIONALS
JUNE 12
Baseball
3PM Marshwood vs. Westbrook @ ST JOE'S
6:30PM Falmouth vs. York @ ST. JOE'S
Softball
3:30PM Greely vs. Gray/New Gloucester @ST. JOE'S
7:00PM Scarborough vs. Sanford @ ST. JOE'S

JUNE 13
Baseball
3:00PM Dirigo vs. St. Dominic @ ST. JOE'S
6:30PM Buckfield vs. Richmond @ ST. JOE'S
Softball
3:30PM Richmond vs. Greenville @ ST. JOE'S
7:00PM Madison vs. Dirigo @ ST. JOE'S

EAST REGIONALS
June 13
Baseball
3:00PM Stearns vs. Bucksport @ UMO MAHANEY DIAMOND
3:00PM Winslow vs. Waterville @ MANSFIELD, BANGOR

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High School Playoffs Postponed

Submitted by Jeff Schools on Tuesday, June 11th, 4:36 pm

(NEWS CENTER) - Tuesday's inclement weather has forced the postponement of today's high school regional baseball and softball action. Here are the re-scheduled game times.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 12

WEST REGIONAS ST JOSEPH'S COLLEGE
Baseball
Marshwood v Westbrook 3PM
Falmouth v York 6:30PM

Softball

Greely v Gray/New Gloucester 3:30PM

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Saturday's High School Playoff Results 6/8

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Sunday, June 9th, 1:27 am

BASEBALL

CLASS 'A' WEST

(3) WINDHAM 3 (2) MARSHWOOD 4

CLASS 'A' EAST

(4) CONY 6 (1) OXFORD HILLS 11
(6) MESSALONSKEE (2) HAMPDEN

CLASS 'B' WEST

(5) YORK 5 (1) GREELY 1
(3) MORSE 1 (2) FALMOUTH 2

CLASS 'B' EAST

(3) FOXCROFT 0 (2) WINSLOW 4
(8) MT. DESERT ISLAND 0 (4) WATERVILLE 1

CLASS 'C' WEST

(4) HALL-DALE (1) DIRIGO
(3) WINTRHOP 0 (2) ST. DOMINIC 2

CLASS 'C' EAST

(5) ORONO (1) STEARNS
(6) DEXTER (2) BUCKSPORT

CLASS 'D' WEST

(5) GREENVILLE (1) BUCKFIELD
(3) RICHMOND (2) VALLEY

CLASS 'D' EAST

(3) WISDOM (2) BANGOR CHRISTIAN
(4) SACS (9) KATAHDIN

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USAToday HSS Thursday Schedules and Scores

Submitted by Jeff Schools on Thursday, June 6th, 11:56 pm

(NEWS CENTER) - More Softball and Baseball Quarterfinal action on Thursday. Schedules and scores updated all night right here. Winners will be in BOLD

SOFTBALL

CLASS 'A' WEST

(6) BONNY EAGLE 1 (3) SANFORD 2 F
(7) BIDDEFORD 3 (2) SOUTH PORTLAND 10 F
(5) NOBLE (4) THORNTON ACADEMY
(9) MARSHWOOD 1 (1) SCARBOROUGH 5 F

CLASS 'A' EAST

(8) ERSKINE ACADEMY 2 (1) BREWER 23 F
(5) EDWARD LITTLE 0 (4) SKOWHEGAN 1 F

CLASS 'B' WEST

(12) YARMOUTH 3 (4) GREELY 9 F
(6) GRAY/NEW GLOUCESTER 6 (3) OAK HILL 3 F
(10) POLAND 2 (2) CAPE ELIZABETH 4 F

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Solar thermal project gets boost from ocean's glare

Submitted by Tim Goff on Thursday, June 6th, 6:02 pm

CAPE NEDDICK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Cliff House Resort and Spa has been welcoming guests to the Maine coast since 1872 and trying to find new ways to go green.

"I think that every resort needs to be a steward of the land, as well as a business," stated owner Kathryn Weare, whose great grandmother founded the resort.

For four generations, Weare's family has been finding different ways to go green.

"Unfortunately, our guests do not accommodate some of the green principles that were available 141 years ago, like passing the towel for the Saturday night bath," she said with a laugh.

All those bathrooms in the resort's rooms, combined with heated pools, hot tubs and a spa, use a tremendous amount of hot water, so she sought out an environmentally friendly way to help reduce her energy costs.

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