NEW YORK (AP) — How does one willingly, even eagerly, walk into a sunlit nightmare like Ari Aster’s “Midsommar”? For Florence Pugh, the motivation came while watching the camera zoom between Toni Collette’s legs in a particularly balletic moment during the feverish climax of Aster’s debut, “Hereditary.” “I remember imagining what she would have had […]

BIDDEFORD — A proposal to rezone a parcel on the Guinea Road has some Biddeford residents up in arms. The Biddeford City Council, which considered the matter on June 18, tabled it for a second time and sent the proposal back to the Planning Board with a mandate to review and recommend whether or not […]

SANFORD – Cal Akers and James Dube, who own Wisely Cannabis at 81 Industrial Ave. in south Sanford, marked the recent opening of their office with a ribbon cutting with the Sanford Springvale Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. The company has been a member of the chamber for a couple of years, estimated chamber President […]

PORTLAND — A Biddeford resident who pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a minor in Maine earlier this year has been sentenced to nine years in prison by a U.S. District Court judge. Isaac “Henny” Suero, 23, was arrested in August 2018 for the crime and had been charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of […]

SANFORD — The city of Sanford will celebrate Independence Day with fun and festivities and a block party and fireworks set for July 3, followed by a big parade down Main Street on July 4. The annual event is one of the largest commemorations of America’s independence from England in York County. The block party […]

A 36-year-old Buxton man allegedly led police from three southern Maine communities on a wild car chase Friday morning that ended with his capture and arrest on several charges, including driving to endanger and criminal speeding. Wilfredo Rodriguez Jr. does not have a Maine license, according to Buxton police, and his New Hampshire and Massachusetts […]

BIDDEFORD — Next up for the season at  the City Theater in Biddeford is “The Drowsy Chaperone,” a musical within a comedy with the book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar and music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. According to a press release by the City Theater, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” which takes place […]

WEST BATH — A former Bath bus driver accused of posting inappropriate photos of students online has a warrant out for his arrest after he failed to show up for court Tuesday. Timothy McGowan, 51, was charged in May 2018 with misdemeanor violation of privacy for allegedly taking “upskirt” photos of students on his bus. […]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday prohibited President Donald Trump from tapping $2.5 billion in military funding to build high-priority segments of his prized border wall in California, Arizona and New Mexico. Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. in Oakland acted in two lawsuits filed by California and by activists who contended that […]

BIDDEFORD — Maine Rep welcomes back their resident professional improv company, The Chamber of Comedy, on Saturday night with an 8 p.m. performance. Chamber of Comedy members scheduled to appear this Saturday night are Bob LeBlanc, Amanda Eaton, Dennis Hunt, Molly McGill, and Sam Kuykendall, with Maine Rep co-founder, and Chamber of Comedy director Steve […]