SANFORD – City staff in Sanford say the 147-year-old commercial building with residential units on the second story at 46 High St. has been condemned for code violations. On Tuesday, the Sanford City Council declared the building to be dangerous under the municipality’s  ordinances. That means the owner has 24 hours to secure the property […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Casting aside rare censure from Republican lawmakers, President Donald Trump aimed new blasts of invective at the late John McCain Wednesday, even claiming credit for the senator’s moving Washington funeral and complaining he was never properly thanked. By the time the president began his anti-McCain tirade in Ohio, several leading Republicans had […]

SANFORD – Jonatan Torres expertly takes a circle of homemade dough and adds a large dollop of filling – in this particular case, a vegetarian blend of black beans, corn, cilantro, lime and salsa. He’s making empanadas, a traditional Latin American hand pie, which can be stuffed with a number of different fillings. The finished […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Danica Patrick will join NBC Sports’ inaugural coverage of the Indianapolis 500 as an analyst alongside host Mike Tirico. Patrick retired from racing after last year’s Indianapolis 500. Her eighth appearance in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” prepped her for a return as a television personality. She told The Associated Press […]

BIDDEFORD — The city of Biddeford wants to know what areas of the community have high speed internet and areas that don’t. In particular, officials want to know where greater access to high speed internet is needed to meet future demands, as well what is needed to provide greater “digital inclusion” to low-to-moderate income people […]

SACO — Thornton Academy art teacher Jodi Thomas has been selected as Art Educator of the Year for 2019 by the Maine Art Education Association. Thomas has taught at Thornton Academy since 2002 and has instructed a wide range of visual art classes. Additionally, she ran the popular Summer Arts for Kids and Summer Arts for […]

Lobstermen are among the organizers of a citizen petition asking the state to limit where new aquaculture operations are sited in Maine’s coastal waters, claiming the surge in new licenses affects where they can drop traps. A wave of aquaculture operations has swept along the coast in the last few years, sparking concerns from lobstermen and others […]

Saco police say the driver of a vehicle was seriously injured in a collision with a pickup truck on Industrial Park Road on Wednesday night. Saco Deputy Police Chief Jack Clements said in a news release that the crash occurred around 5:27 p.m., prompting a slew of 911 calls from other motorists. An ambulance from […]

Scientists are warning that historic flooding could soon deluge parts of several Southern states along the lower Mississippi River, where floodwaters could persist for several weeks. The flood threat in the South will be discussed Thursday, when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases its 2019 spring outlook. Experts plan a briefing on their flood […]

ALFRED – A man accused of killing his roommate in Old Orchard Beach was ordered held without bail Wednesday. Dustan Bentley, 30, is accused of killing 65-year-old William Popplewell on Monday in the apartment they shared on Boisvert Street in Old Orchard Beach. Popplewell died from stabbing and blunt force trauma, according to an autopsy report […]