BIDDEFORD — A 65-year old Biddeford man has been arrested and charged with selling crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of Thornton Academy in Saco. Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency took Reginald Gilbert into custody in Biddeford on Wednesday. He is charged with aggravated trafficking in crack cocaine, a […]

SACO — More than 5,500 dump truck loads of material has been removed from the federal navigation channel from the Saco River over the past two dredging seasons. The Saco River originates in New Hampshire and serves as a natural border between the cities of Saco and Biddeford, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. A federal […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr portrayed himself as an apolitical elder statesman at his confirmation hearing. He declared he’d rather resign than be asked to fire special counsel Robert Mueller without cause and insisted the prosecutor he’d known for decades would never involve himself in a witch hunt as the president claimed. But […]

BIDDEFORD — A generous donation to an organization dedicated to helping those in need will certainly be put to good use in the coming weeks. On Wednesday, the staff of Hannaford Supermarket in Biddeford presented Don Bisson, director of the Biddeford Food Pantry with a check for $1,000, a gesture of kindness that left Bisson […]

ALFRED — A York County Superior Court justice has denied a motion to suppress statements made by a defendant accused of killing his Limington neighbor in June 2016. Justice Wayne Douglas also denied defendant Bruce Akers’ claim that sheriff’s deputies had illegally searched his property. Akers, 60, is accused of killing his 55-year-old neighbor, Douglas […]

State officials are reminding homeowners to remove from their yards bird feeders, trash cans and other items that might attract hungry bears looking for food. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has received 38 nuisance bear complaints so far this spring, primarily in the Kennebunkport-Arundel and Ellsworth-Blue Hill areas. Annually, the department handles […]

The body of a Hermon man missing since April 14 was found Thursday afternoon by searchers in a Maine Forest Service helicopter. Ryan Messer, 25, was last seen around 3:30 p.m. on April 14 on Spruce Street in Hermon while riding a bicycle. His body was spotted from a helicopter shortly before 3:30 p.m. Thursday […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Mayhew, the towering actor who donned a huge, furry costume to give life to the rugged-and-beloved character of Chewbacca in the original “Star Wars” trilogy and two other films, has died, his family said Thursday. Mayhew died at his home in north Texas on Tuesday, according to a family statement. […]

WATERBORO — Three people are in the running for two seats on the Board of Selectmen, two people are running for two seats on the RSU 57 School Board and three people are vying for one position on the Board of Trustees of Waterboro Water District. A Candidates Night for residents to listen to those […]

AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate voted Thursday to pass a bill that would end philosophical exemptions to childhood vaccinations but would continue to allow parents to cite religious objections to vaccines The razor-close, 18-17 vote to preserve religious exemptions for vaccinations puts the bill at odds with a version passed last week by the Maine House, […]