SANFORD -The following people were arrested or issued a summons by Sanford Police April 2 to April 11: Adonis S. McKenzie, 30, Sanford, was arrested and charged with driving 30 m.p.h. over the posted limit and refusing to submit to arrest on Main Street. Rachael E. Hennessy, 31, Springvale, was issued a summons charging she […]

SANFORD — Yes, Patrick Dempsey really is as handsome in person as one would expect. He’s got a great smile, and the lock of white in his salt-and-pepper hair lends a distinguished look to the Maine-born actor. Smiling and personable, he signed autographs, posed for selfies, and interacted with audience members after the filming of […]

LIMINGTON — The pilot of a 1955 Cessna 180 that had touched down on runway at Limington Harmon Airport late Sunday afternoon was uninjured when a wind gust apparently caused the aircraft to veer off the runway and into the wet grass. The aircraft landed nose down into the ground. Sheriff William L. King Jr. […]

BUXTON — Several arrests were made for possession of alcohol at a party earlier this month. Police responded to a report of a party with underage drinking at Turkey Lane in Buxton on April 6, according to a press release from Buxton Police. Police say Matthew Silverman, 20, was hosting the party and everyone at […]

SANFORD — He is a genealogist, farmer, community volunteer, and a veteran of World War II. Those in Sanford and Springvale who know Gerard Lamontagne know he also restored numerous cemeteries. Some may remember that he was a roller skating buff, and a carpenter and his devotion to his family and his church. Gerry, as […]

AUGUSTA — The National Weather Service in Gray issued a flood warning for the Kennebec River in Augusta and Skowhegan Monday as the level of the river continued to rise, but forecasters don’t expect the flooding to be severe. The flood warning for Skowhegan was expected to be in effect from Monday evening until Wednesday […]

Several Mainers vacationing in Paris this week were witnesses to the destruction of one of the city’s most iconic buildings when the Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire Monday, a loss that left them stunned. Among them were Amy and Andrew Page of North Yarmouth, as well as 22 students and chaperones from Portland’s Waynflete School. […]

AUGUSTA — The four female lawmakers and legislative staffer had gathered in the Cabinet Room to watch Gov. Janet Mills sign into law a measure aimed at helping close the still-gaping pay disparity between men and women in Maine. Mills had signed several dozen bills into law by now, most of which fit into that […]

BEAUFORT, S.C. — A military investigation is underway into the shooting death Friday of a 21-year-old Marine corporal from Standish who was killed inside his barracks by a fellow Marine at a South Carolina air station, military officials said. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating the death of Cpl. Tyler Wallingford, 21, on April […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Georgia Engel, who played the charmingly innocent, small-voiced Georgette on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and amassed a string of other TV and stage credits, has died. She was 70. Engel died Friday in Princeton, New Jersey, said her friend and executor, John Quilty. The cause of death was unknown because […]