The Oscar Mayer weinermobile made a stop at the Walmart parking lot in Biddeford on Sunday. The 27-foot-long, hot-dog shaped vehicle is one of six traveling the country promoting the Oscar Mayer brand. The first weinermobile was created in 1936.

BIDDEFORD — Writing poetry is a passion of Sandy Duross, and it’s also been her lifeline. Duross, 77, is a vibrant personality. As customers walked through the door of Trillium, a boutique in downtown Biddeford, on Saturday, many were immediately drawn to the woman dressed in bold shades of purple with lavender streaks highlighting her […]

MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan visited a border city in Texas on Saturday and said he intends to accelerate planning to secure the border and bolster the administration’s ability to accomplish that without the Pentagon’s continuous help. He also offered assurances to perhaps two dozen Border Patrol agents and other officials […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — A comprehensive plan to implement pay-and-display parking at Fort Williams Park is scheduled for a Town Council vote Monday. Last November, Town Manager Matthew Sturgis issued a request for proposals from parking management companies that would provide equipment and agents to enforce pay-and-display parking. Unified Parking Partners submitted the only proposal and […]

AUGUSTA — A Saco woman was killed  in a crash on I-95 in Augusta on Saturday night, that left the passenger of another car critically injured. Sierra Prescott, 22, of Saco was killed instantly after driving her car in the wrong lane and colliding head-on with two other cars on the northbound lane of I-95 in Augusta […]

AUGUSTA — A Maine survey indicates heating oil prices are dropping — good news for consumers still running furnaces during a chilly spring. The Governor’s Energy Office said Thursday the average statewide cash price for heating oil is now $2.84 per gallon, down several cents since mid-March. Kerosene is following a similar trend while propane […]

A 93-year-old Hancock County man died Sunday afternoon after his car collided head-on with another vehicle on Route 1 in Hancock, Maine State Police said. Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, identified the victim as Joseph Ryan of Hancock. McCausland said  the crash took place around 11:30 a.m, forcing police to […]

Two men were pulled from the frigid waters of Casco Bay on Saturday afternoon near a capsized canoe. Portland resident Jake Morrel said he was returning home from an early Mother’s Day celebration on Peaks Island with his wife and daughter when the Casco Bay Lines ferry he was riding broke off from its normal […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Residents of Fred Rogers’ home state of Pennsylvania will be encouraged to exhibit acts of kindness in honor of the beloved PBS children’s show host. Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday said the state’s website will share stories of good deeds and kind gestures May 23 for “1-4-3 Day,” named for Mister Rogers’ favorite […]