OGUNQUIT — As a theater director, Bradford Kenney is partial to dramatic interludes. But he swears he’s not putting on a show when he pauses to ponder the future of the Ogunquit Playhouse if voters reject a zoning change requested by the playhouse at Tuesday’s townwide vote. “She’s not going to survive if you don’t […]
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Wells High graduating senior’s can-do attitude leads to success
WELLS — Matthew Chase, a senior at Wells High School who will graduate on Sunday, has had a very successful high school experience. He’s third in his graduating class of 110, he ran cross country, played unified basketball, was a trombone player in the band, took Advanced Placement classes as well as college courses at […]
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Small plane crashes in Bowdoinham; pilot, passenger unhurt
BOWDOINHAM — A small single-engine airplane crash-landed in a front yard in Bowdoinham Friday morning shortly after takeoff, but first responders say the pilot and a passenger escaped injury. The single-engine Piper Cherokee landed on a lawn near 36 Teal Road shortly after experiencing a problem during takeoff from the airstrip at Merrymeeting Field. One […]
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Sanford approves revised sex offender residency ordinance
SANFORD — Those convicted of Class A, B, or C felony sex crimes involving children under 14 in Sanford are no longer allowed to live within 750 feet of a public or private school, or a municipal or state-owned park, athletic field or property. The Sanford City Council approved the new ordinance that restricts residency […]
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BHS graduating Class of 2019 looks forward to their future
BIDDEFORD — “You’re enough,” “follow your passion,” and of course, to remember “Tiger Pride,” were just some of the messages delivered to the Biddeford High School Class of 2019 prior to receiving their diplomas and turning the tassels on their caps —signifying their transition to another stage of life — on Friday night at Waterhouse […]
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Traffic calming demonstration scheduled in Old Orchard Beach
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Motorists at the Halfway Intersection in Old Orchard Beach will soon notice some changes as the town tests out some temporary traffic calming measures. The Halfway Intersection is located where Ocean Park Road, Old Orchard Beach Road, Old Salt Road, Temple Avenue and Saco Avenue all meet. The intersection has long […]
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Waterboro voters to elect selectmen, act on budget
WATERBORO — Voters in Waterboro will act on the municipal spending plan for the coming fiscal year and elect two selectmen from a field of three candidates on Tuesday. They’ll also cast validation ballots on the RSU 57 budget approved at a district-wide meeting in May. Voting is at Waterboro Town Hall, 24 Townhouse Road, […]
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Trump: ‘Good chance’ now for tariff deal with Mexico
WASHINGTON — After a week of threats, President Donald Trump declared Friday that now “there is a good chance” the U.S. will strike a deal with Mexico to avert the tariffs he had scheduled for Monday to force the U.S. ally to stem the flow of Central American migrants into the United States. “If we […]
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Pertussis cases continue to increase in Maine
Maine continues to experience a high rate of pertussis, with 39 cases reported in May and a total of 208 cases year-to-date, well ahead of the 123 cases in the first five months of 2018, according to a report released on Friday by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Pertussis is a persistent public […]
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Judge: Spacey accuser’s phone must be turned over to defense
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts judge says a phone used by a young man who says Kevin Spacey groped him at a bar must be turned over to the defense. The actor’s lawyer told the judge at a hearing Monday that they need the accuser’s phone so an expert can try to recover text […]