BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from June 8 to June 20: • Joseph M. Meggison, 26, of Biddeford, was issued a summons for operating a motor vehicle while license suspended or revoked. • William L. Williams, 47, of Biddeford, was arrested for sale/use of drug paraphernalia […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or issued a summons from May 27 to June 2: • Alexa Henriksen, 20, of Marshfield, Massachusetts was issued a summons for a minor consuming liquor. • Chelsea Skluzacek, 19, of Porltand, was issued a summons for minor […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A New York-based advice columnist claims Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s, according to a first-person account published Friday by New York magazine. Trump denied the allegations and said, “I’ve never met this person in my life.” The allegation against Trump by E. Jean Carroll […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House intelligence committee is set to interview Russia-born business executive Felix Sater about his behind-the-scenes role in Donald Trump’s effort to build a skyscraper in Moscow during the presidential election. The staff-led, closed-door interview is part of the committee’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Special counsel Robert Mueller […]

ALFRED – A local man whom police say allegedly attempted to run over his former girlfriend twice and threatened her with a gun has been arrested. Maine State Police from Troop A in Alfred arrested Jason Holland, 36, of Alfred a day after the incident took place on Waterboro Road in Alfred. Troopers were dispatched […]

SANFORD – With city costs on the rise for trash hauling and disposal – and especially for recycling – the price of orange Pay As You Throw bags used for curbside pickup is poised to increase in Sanford to $13.50 a sleeve sometime this summer. Fees to dispose of some items at Sanford’s transfer station […]

SPRINGVALE — A sick fox that Sanford Police had warned Springvale residents about on Thursday afternoon has been captured. Sanford Animal Control Officer Lauren Masellas in a social media posting said the fox would be tested to determine if it had rabies. Police had warned residents  in the area of  King and Rankin streets that […]

AUBURN — The mother of Matthew Giguere’s children stood at the railing in Androscoggin County Superior Court on Thursday and read him a statement as he stared at the ceiling. “You changed my life when you wanted me to go with other guys to make money for our addiction,” she said. “I left our relationship […]

HONOLULU — The U.S. Navy will christen a new guided missile destroyer, the USS Daniel Inouye, during a ceremony in Maine. U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii will speak at Saturday’s ceremony in Bath, Maine. Inouye’s widow, Irene Hirano Inouye, will be the ship’s sponsor. The Arleigh Burke-class ship is being named after the war […]

Lawyers for former Maine House Speaker Mark Eves and former Gov. Paul LePage both claimed victory Wednesday after judges on a federal appeals court ruled LePage had immunity from claims contained in a lawsuit filed by Eves four years ago. But three of the appellate court judges wrote in a concurring opinion that LePage had […]