BIDDEFORD — A Biddeford couple was scheduled to make their first court appearance on Monday afternoon after they allegedly beat a woman and held a knife to her throat. As well, police charged one of the pair with kidnapping. The 31-year-old victim told police on Sunday morning that she had been kicked and punched, and […]

WATERBORO — A firefighter and a sheriff’s deputy brought a man in a wheelchair to safety Sunday evening after a fire started in the kitchen of his home at 117 Lake Sherburne Road in Waterboro. The 6 p.m. fire was quickly extinguished, said Waterboro Fire Chief Matthew Bors. The homeowner was taken to the hospital […]

BIDDEFORD — Maine Water Company has filed a new application for reorganization with the Maine Public Utilities Commission for approval of a proposed merger of its parent company, Connecticut Water Service, with SJW Group. Company officials say that the application shows the merger will be of benefit to Maine Water customers, employees and the communities it […]

BIDDEFORD — On a warm Saturday morning, about 10 University of New England students who just finished their first year of medical school spent their first day after the semester were weeding, raking and picking up trash at Biddeford’s Mechanics Park, located at the intersection of Main and Water streets. For the past several years, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump raised pressure on China with a threat to hike tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods in a tweet that sent global financial markets swooning on Monday. Trump’s comments on Twitter came as a Chinese delegation was scheduled to resume talks in Washington on Wednesday aimed at resolving […]

WESTBROOK — At 26, Tyler Hall has made decisions that have successfully catapulted him into the world of real estate development. But he also decided seven years ago to drive recklessly after a college party – a decision that cost the life of a friend and landed Hall in prison on a 16-month sentence. Today, […]

An animal believed to be a dog or coyote attacked a family on a walking path in Lisbon on Saturday evening, police say. The victims – a man, woman and their 11-year-old daughter – were treated for bite wounds at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. Lisbon Police Chief Marc Hagan posted a statement […]

The Jackson Laboratory, the Bar Harbor-based biomedical research institution, is expanding its operations in China, which has emerged as the hottest country outside the U.S. for genetic research into diseases. China is handing out millions of dollars in grant funding for research and offering easy access to medical data on its massive population, which has […]

Maine’s seaweed business has grown like a weed in recent years, with proponents touting it as both a “superfood” and an economic generator for the rural state – but the industry now faces sticky new restrictions. Maine has a long tradition of seaweed harvesting, in which the algae are gathered for a wide variety of […]

BIDDEFORD— On Wednesday, Biddeford residents can share their thoughts on the proposed fiscal year 2020 budget that would increase the tax rate by 36 cents. A public hearing on the budget beginning at 6 p.m. will take place at City Council Chambers at City Hall on Main Street. The hearing will be followed by the […]