SANFORD — The following people were arrested or issued a summons by Sanford Police from March 13 to April 1: • Pamela J. Bratcher, 50, Sanford, was issued a summons on Main Street charging she failed to register her vehicle for more than 150 days. • Wayne Joseph Harris, 57, Sanford, was issued a summons […]

KENNEBUNK — Two opportunities for people to work in the arena of substance misuse recovery, and with senior citizens and nutrition, are being offered by the Town of Kennebunk through the AmeriCorps program. The first is a year- long gig with Kennebunk Police Department, where the individual chosen will work with law enforcement and also […]

ROCHESTER, N.H. — New Hampshire authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a man in connection with the shooting death of a woman last year in Rochester. Attorney General Gordon MacDonald said the warrant was issued on charges of second-degree murder for 19-year-old Justin Belanger. He’s serving a sentence in Maine on an unrelated charge, […]

CHINA — When 12-year-old Aislynn Savage woke up on Feb. 23, she didn’t know she would save her mother’s life. But by 10 a.m. that day, she had done just that. Aislynn was in the passenger seat when her mother, Laura, lost consciousness behind the wheel of her red sedan. The two were traveling down […]

AUGUSTA — Samuel Jonas said it is “nothing short of a miracle” that he was even able to stand before lawmakers Monday, urging them to make Maine among the first states to authorize “safe injection sites.” Before entering drug recovery, Jonas overdosed twice on opioids and survived only because friends or loved ones quickly got […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — “Not any longer.” And with that, a triumphant Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to close the book Tuesday on a divisive Republican debate, convincing President Donald Trump to shelve plans to replace the Affordable Care Act until after the 2020 election. “I made it clear to him that we were not […]

ALFRED — A Sanford woman held for manslaughter and reckless conduct in the hit-and-run death of a West Newfield man as she drove off a Sanford baseball field last June will not contest the charges. During a Rule 11 hearing in York County Superior Court in Alfred on Tuesday afternoon, Carol Sharrow of Sanford replied “Yes […]

SANFORD — A fire investigator determined that an overheated exhaust fan motor was deemed responsible for an odor at Carl J. Lamb School in Sanford on Tuesday morning that prompted school officials to evacuate the building for about an hour. The elementary school was evacuated at about 10:20 a.m., said Principal Sherri Baron in a […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Monday blocked a Republican disaster aid bill, saying it doesn’t do enough to help hurricane-torn Puerto Rico. The move tossed long-sought relief for victims of hurricanes, floods and western wildfires into limbo. The vote escalated a fight between Democrats and President Donald Trump, who opposes further rebuilding aid for […]