BIDDEFORD — An increase in chlorine levels in local water over the weekend was a result of standard seasonal treatment practices that maintained safe quality drinking water, say Maine Water Company officials. Maine Water Company provides water service to 32,000 customers in 21 Maine communities. It’s biggest division by far is the Saco-Biddeford division, serving […]

WEST PARIS — An armed confrontation between police and a local man was the result of a longstanding property dispute that boiled over Wednesday, the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office said. Neil Lanteigne, 43, fired shots and fled on a snowmobile and snowshoes after sheriff’s deputies arrived at the property about 2:46 p.m. The deputies were […]

The U.S. Coast Guard broke the ice Thursday on the Kennebec River. The ice-breaking mission came about four days earlier than planned because of a storm expected to hit the region late Thursday or early Friday, bringing a half-inch to an inch of rain. While there are ice-free stretches on the Kennebec River, particularly between […]

AUGUSTA — For the second consecutive year, state biologists have proposed increasing the number of moose permits in the fall hunt. The increases follow a four-year stretch when the number of permits was slashed 49 percent, largely because the winter tick parasite was killing so many moose. At the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory […]

SACO — On Sunday, walkers and runners will converge in Saco to participate in Mary’s Walk and the Kerrymen 5K and the governor will be a part of the event. Mary’s Walk is a tribute to Mary Kerry Libby who died of Burkitt Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system, in 1997 at the age […]

NEW YORK (AP) — “Game of Thrones” actress Emilia Clarke revealed Thursday that she has had two life-threatening aneurysms, and two brain surgeries, since the show began. An unknown actress before landing the role, Clarke had just finished filming her first season as Daenerys Targaryen, the “Mother of Dragons,” on the HBO fantasy series when […]

BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from March 12 to March 18: • Ryan J. McKee, 31, of Biddeford, was arrested for a probation hold, unlawful possession of a scheduled drug, and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. • Tyler P. Goulden, 24, of Arundel, was arrested […]

SANFORD – The following people were arrested or issued a summons by Sanford Police from March 11 through March 17: • Robin Arlene Mahan, 32, Sanford, was arrested and charged with domestic violence assault on Lebanon Street. • Pamela J. Bratcher, 50, Sanford, was issued a summons charging she failed to register her vehicle for […]

  KENNEBUNK — A customer visited the BMV Kennebunk Branch recently and witnessed some of the staff members assisting difficult customers. The customer returned later that day with flowers for customer representatives, from left, Kathleen Taylor, Jean Stover, and Joan Bedard and presented them with a card that read, ‘To Kathleen and others @ the DMV.  For all the […]

BEIJING (AP) — A massive explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China with a long record of safety violations has killed at least 47 people and injured hundreds of others, 90 of them seriously. Thursday’s blast in an industrial park in the city of Yancheng, north of Shanghai, was one of China’s worst industrial […]