Buxton police on Monday said a 67-year-old woman was raking leaves by the side of her home on Main Street when she was struck by a car and killed Saturday evening. Police Chief Troy Cline identified the victim as Lynda Shupe of Buxton. Shupe died in her yard before emergency workers arrived, police said. “It […]

ALFRED — An Old Orchard Beach man accused of killing his roommate in March entered a not guilty plea Monday in York County Superior Court. Dustan Bentley, 30, is accused of killing 65-year-old William Popplewell on March 19 in the apartment they shared on Boisvert Street in Old Orchard Beach. Popplewell died from stabbing and blunt force […]

ALFRED — The defense attorney for Kandee Weyland Collind, the Acton woman who in August pleaded guilty to murdering her ex- husband in February 2017, told a York County Superior Court Justice that her client should be able to withdraw the plea and proceed to trial. “It was evident she regretted her guilty plea immediately,” […]

SACO — Work is set to begin soon for the interior remodeling of a new Ricetta’s Brick Oven Ristorante. The Falmouth-based restaurant is opening a Saco location at 512 Main St., the site of the former Kerrymen Pub. The Kerrymen Pub was a destination for live music and traditional Irish food in Saco for 40 […]

BIDDEFORD — When someone is in recovery from addiction, a good job can make a difference. Those who work in the recovery community say having a good job can mean the difference between rebuilding relationships and a career or returning to a life of substance use disorder. A repeat of last year’s job fair event […]

BIDDEFORD — If successful, a new campaign launched by the Biddeford Food Pantry is expected to result in reduced energy costs and allow the nonprofit organization to serve more people from the community. Late last month, the 2,240-square-foot food pantry facility at 162 Elm St. in Biddeford was converted to LED lighting and the nonprofit […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than a month after Randy Travis suffered a near fatal stroke in 2013, doctors were not hopeful about his recovery. Complications were piling up, including a collapsed lung and infections, and the country star was in a near comatose state. His doctors told his then-girlfriend that it would be a […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — For 52 new graduates of Old Orchard Beach High School, a new chapter has begun for those members of the Class of 2019. As each graduate crossed the stage and received his or her diploma in the 136th Commencement Exercise ceremony for Old Orchard Beach High School conducted Sunday afternoon at […]

Michigan artist Pat Perry paints a mural at 15 York St. in Biddeford on Monday. The mural is part of the One Blue Sky Project. The mural design was influenced by local youth and is part of a two-mural project with the accompanying mural in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. LIZ GOTTHELF/Journal Tribune