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North Berwick man faces 30 years in federal prison for PPP fraud
Frederick Avery of North Berwick faces 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to filing fraudulent applications for loans from the Paycheck Protection Program. The Paycheck Protection Program was a COVID-19 pandemic relief program administered by the Small Business Administration that provided forgivable loans to small businesses for job retention and certain other expenses.
York lifeguard chief says police won't stop beach drinking, threatens to resign
YORK, Maine — The town's longtime chief lifeguard said he may leave his post at the end of the summer over what he described as town leadership turning a blind eye to blatant public drinking on the beach. Jeff Patten said he has warned town officials for more than 10 years he was concerned about drinking on the beach. He said it's common to see beachgoers walk onto the sand carrying boxes of Bud Light and Budweiser...
Mass. native John Pogorek, commander of NH Air Guard, killed in hit-and-run crash
John Pogorek, the commander of the New Hampshire Air National Guard, was killed in a hit-and-run crash near his Rochester home Monday afternoon, police said. Pororek, who graduated from Ware High School in Massachusetts in 1985, was 57. Police responded to an area near 10 Crown Point Road at 5:22...
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