ALFRED (AP) — The delayed sentencing of a defrocked Massachusetts priest convicted of sexually abusing an altar boy is scheduled for late May. Officials at York County Superior Court in Maine say 76-year-old Ronald Paquin will be sentenced on May 24. A pair of men testified they were altar boys when he was on trips to Maine in […]

Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill into law Tuesday that made Maine one of the first states to ban single-use food and drink containers made from polystyrene. The law prohibits restaurants, coffee shops, food trucks, grocery stores and other “covered establishments” from using containers made of polystyrene – known by the trade name Styrofoam – as of […]

ALFRED — A traffic stop precipitated by a broken taillight and an expired inspection sticker led to the arrest of a suspect allegedly driving on a suspended license. As well, York County Sheriff William L. King Jr., said Stephen Thuotte, 57, of Waterboro had previously been released on bail conditions and that he was the […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Dave Donovan helped countless people in his 32 years as a firefighter, and now it’s his turn to receive help. Dave and his wife, Gale, originally from Massachusetts, decided to move to Maine from North Carolina in 2016. With their two sons grown and settled into college, it seemed like the […]

SANFORD — It is 10 a.m. on a Tuesday morning and in one wing of the Trafton Center, people are line dancing to a country tune. In another room, there are several tables of people playing a lively card game called “Hand and Foot,” said to be a bit like canasta. It’s a popular place […]

SACO — Saco Main Street has made it to the next round of finalists competing for a $25,000 revitalization grant and needs the public’s help to make it to the next round. Local downtown organization Saco Main Street is a contender for the America’s Main Street contest through Independent We Stand, an organization that promotes […]

AUGUSTA (AP)— The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is calling on residents to get tested for sexually transmitted infections amid a spike in cases of gonorrhea and syphilis in the state. Tuesday is the final day of Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month, and the state CDC says it’s recommending prevention, screening and treatment. […]

Planned Parenthood helped Emily Ambrose when she needed family planning services as a college student in 2010, and she would hate to see cuts in funding for the clinics, as the Trump administration is proposing to do with its controversial “gag rule.” The rule is designed to restrict what can be said to patients about […]

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Hugs and tears punctuated the final taping of “The Big Bang Theory,” a lovefest for its stars, crew and audience alike. There were plenty of punchlines as well, as the true-to-form hit comedy about scientists and those who love them wrapped the two-part, hour-long finale that will air in mid-May on […]