The northbound lanes of the Maine Turnpike in Portland were closed for more than four hours Friday morning following a crash involving a tractor trailer hauling cleaning solvent. The accident forced traffic onto I-295, causing long delays and congestion as far south as Scarborough. The turnpike reopened to traffic around 11 a.m. The truck tipped […]

SANFORD — The City Council will discuss reinstatement of the Sanford fire marshal position in a special meeting on Tuesday. Mayor Tom Cote in a Thursday evening memo to the council said he has heard there is support for a meeting and has scheduled one. The decision comes after councilors  John Tuttle  and Joseph Hanslip […]

SACO — The Saco River Corridor Commission will review and respond to input from the public before it makes any decisions on proposed rule changes. The commission administers the Saco River Corridor Act, which was established by the state Legislature in 1973. The commission meets monthly and helps oversee land use development along the Saco […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Abandoning his threat to immediately seal the southern border, President Donald Trump warned instead on Thursday that he’d slap tariffs on cars coming to the U.S. from Mexico unless the Mexicans do more to stop the flow of migrants and drugs to the U.S. In his latest backtrack in recent days, Trump […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A Kennebunk man charged with stealing an elderly woman’s purse has turned himself into police. Jeffrey Stevens, 30, of Kennebunk, surrendered to the Biddeford Police Department on Tuesday, according to a press release from Old Orchard Beach Police. Stevens is currently being held at the York County Jail in Alfred on […]

SANFORD — Save, or spend? Debit or credit? What about that credit score — and what about career options? About 240 grade eight students at Sanford Junior High School explored those topics and others on Thursday, for a full day of financial literacy with Junior Achievement. About a dozen volunteers from various industries took part […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Construction is slated to begin this week for sewer improvements on Evergreen Avenue in Old Orchard Beach. In March, the Town Council approved spending $618,000 for sewer work in the Evergreen Avenue area. In 2018, public works department staff used cameras to conduct inspections of sewer lines in many of the […]

The Maine Port Authority will offer free shipping to local companies that want to introduce products to overseas markets. The initiative, called First Pallet Free,  covers freight costs up to $800 for eligible Maine businesses on vessels operated by Eimskip, the Icelandic shipping company. Eimskip calls weekly at the International Marine Terminal in Portland. Paying […]

Maine State Police arrested a Bucksport woman at a local motel Thursday evening, charging her with murder in the death of a 2-year-old girl in 2017. Savannah Smith, 21, was arrested at the Spring Fountain Motel around 6 p.m., said Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Department of Public Safety, in a news release. Smith had […]

AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Transportation Committee has rejected a bill that would have done away with Maine’s requirement for a new motor vehicle inspection sticker each year. The committee voted unanimously Thursday against the legislation, which would have removed the mandatory safety inspection for all vehicles registered in Maine. The legislation was the culmination of five […]