SANFORD – Meals on Wheels, the program that provides meals to home bound seniors, is looking for new quarters in Sanford. A program of Southern Maine Agency on Aging, Meals on Wheels has been operating in space in the former Children’s Center on Amherst Street for the past couple of years. But that space will […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to send President Donald Trump a bipartisan, Senate-drafted, $4.6 billion measure to care for migrant refugees detained at the southern border, capping a Washington skirmish in which die-hard liberals came out on the losing end in a battle with the White House, the GOP-held Senate and Democratic […]

BIDDEFORD — Frustration was evident as residents expressed their dislike for Biddeford’s paid parking plan during a meeting held Wednesday evening at the Little Theater at Biddeford High School. Some Biddeford City Councilors, Biddeford Mayor Alan Casavant and Biddeford City Manager Jim Bennett listened for an hour and a half as city residents and business […]

CORNISH — A 16-year-old teen faces assault, threatening and other charges after he allegedly punched a store clerk, damaged store displays, stole liquor from a local supermarket and attempted to assault a deputy in Cornish. Three other teens also face charges in connection with the incident that took place Sunday night. In a release issued […]

PORTLAND — The Maine Turnpike Authority anticipates a steady stream of traffic on its roadway leading up to Independence Day next Thursday. MTA expects traffic to grow by approximately 1.3 percent over last year’s Fourth of July travel, with more than 700,000 transactions along the Maine Turnpike between Friday and Saturday alone. From January through […]

Personal income in Maine rose 5.4 percent in the first quarter of the year, the third-biggest increase nationwide. The increase was driven by a solid gain in wages, particularly in the health care sector, and an even larger jump in transfer receipts, a category that encompasses payments such as Social Security, tax refunds and benefit […]

A milk truck that was traveling too fast overturned on the southbound ramp entering Interstate 95 in Falmouth on Thursday, spilling roughly 3,000 gallons of milk, according to Maine State Police. Exit 52 at the Falmouth Spur was closed for several hours after the 1 p.m. crash, but was reopened by 6 p.m. Drivers were […]

BERWICK – Never before, in decades of directing shows, has Danielle Howard staged a drama quite like the award-winning play about a boy on the autism spectrum that is opening at Hackmatack Playhouse in Berwick next week. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,” which opens July 3, takes place mainly in the […]

ALFRED — For many of the summer visitors staying at campgrounds and camps at nearby lakes, Friday night is a special night out. They drive up Shaker Hill to partake in the Mama Mia all-you-can-eat pasta and pizza dinner. The dinners, held at Henry Hall on the campus of the York County Shelter Programs, have […]

BERWICK – Alex Ferguson of South Berwick was quiet and shy, afraid to look people in the eye when she started working at Madison’s Cafe in South Berwick two years ago. Today, at 24, Alex is friendly and open, sometimes even kidding around with diners. Dan Patstone, 23, and also from South Berwick, had to […]