AUGUSTA – Owners selling their property will now be required to notify buyers if their property has been the site of methamphetamine manufacture. The bill. L. D. 96, sponsored by Sanford Democrat Anne-Marie Mastraccio was signed into law by Maine Gov. Janet Mills following unanimous passage by both houses of the Maine Legislature. A companion […]

The president of the pilots’ union at American Airlines says Boeing made mistakes in its design of the 737 Max and not telling pilots about new flight-control software on the plane. Daniel Carey says Boeing’s zeal to minimize pilot-training costs for airlines that would buy its 737 Max jet contributed to errors that led to […]

  YORK COUNTY — Through summer meal programs in Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Biddeford, Waterboro and Sanford, all children can get a free, healthy lunch or breakfast. Children are often excited to for the school year to end and summer break to begin, however for those who rely on school meals, it can be a […]

SACO — The city of Saco has begun the search for a new police chief. Saco Police Chief Raynald “Ray” Demers retired last week after working nearly 35 years in the police department. Demers retirement came shortly after being reinstated to work following a two-month administrative leave. Demers and Deputy Police Chief Corey Huntress had […]

BIDDEFORD — A new international research and industrial enterprise consortium that includes the University of New England will focus on accelerating the development of sustainable aquaculture in nations bordering the Atlantic Ocean. UNE was selected as the U.S. representative for the initiative and joins 35 other partners in the $8.9 million project, which is funded […]

A jury found a Madison man guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy last year. John D. Williams, 30, showed little emotion at the announcement of the verdict Tuesday. When Williams stood to leave, his attorney clasped his shoulder and whispered in his ear. Williams poured water from a […]

AUGUSTA — Lawmakers gave initial approval Tuesday night to legislation that would add Maine to the growing list of states that have legalized betting on athletic events. The Senate voted 19-15 and the House voted unanimously to approve a bill that would allow individuals 21 or older to gamble on professional and most collegiate sports […]

PERU — Police say a motorcycle rider has been killed in a collision with a pickup truck in Peru. The Oxford County Sheriff’s Department said the collision happened Tuesday morning. WGME-TV reports that the victim is identified as 63-year-old Milton Parlin, of Livermore. Police say the pickup truck driver was also injured but survived. The […]

AUGUSTA – Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill into law Monday that made Maine the fourth state to ban single-use plastic bags just ahead of Vermont Mills, a Democrat, had not previously indicated her position on the Democratic-sponsored legislation. The Legislature’s House Democratic Office announced the signing. The new law will go into effect on April […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Longtime Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton told a Nevada jury on Tuesday that he fired a gunshot to scare away two burglars that he and his wife and their teenage daughter encountered during a second burglary in 10 days at their home a year ago. “My wife was in hysterics and […]