NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of pages of court records made public Tuesday revealed that special counsel Robert Mueller quickly zeroed in on Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and fixer, in the early stages of his Russia probe. The heavily blacked-out records, released by a judge at the request of news organizations, […]

ARUNDEL — Public health advocates called on Maine on Tuesday to ban the use of municipal sludge as fertilizer and to phase out an industrial chemical that has ruined an Arundel farmer’s livelihood while contaminating a public water source. Dairy farmer Fred Stone said he never knew the treated sludge he applied to his hayfields […]

It’s been cold and there’s still a lot of snow on the ground. Which begs the question: Is the sap is running well enough to make maple syrup in the run-up to Maine Maple Sunday this weekend? The answer? Mostly, but producers are crossing their fingers. Lyle Merrifield, of Gorham, president of the Maine Maple […]

SACO — In 1996, shortly after retiring to Maine, Bob Nichols started a volunteer job stocking shelves at a local food pantry that would lead to a passion in helping feed others. Nichols who served for many years as the president of the Saco Food Pantry, died Tuesday at the age of 86 after coping […]

SANFORD — A judge ordered a mother from Sanford to be held without bail at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute in Framingham until she can be returned to Maine to face charges she fled to the Bay State with her two daughters. Authorities said the girls are in the custody of the Maine Department of Health […]

LEBANON — A suspect wanted on a burglary charge and on a warrant in connection with a May 2018 incident in which three men attempted to steal a shed in Lebanon has been arrested in New Hampshire. Matthew Thompson, 39, was arrested around 8 a.m. Tuesday at a home in Rochester, New Hampshire, by the […]

SACO — A case of chickenpox has been confirmed at Thornton Academy. School administrators sent an email to parents on Friday that one case of chicken pox had been confirmed at the high school. Thornton Academy is a private school in Saco with a middle school and a high school. The high school provides education […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH – Police have charged a man with murder in connection with the death of his roommate. Dustan Bentley, 40, was arrested around 6 p.m., charged with murder and taken to York County Jail, according to Maine Public Safety Spokesman Stephen McCausland. Bentley was charged with the death of 65-year old William Popplewell. […]

BIDDEFORD  — Emergency sewer work in Biddeford begun, Monday, March 18 into Tuesday, March 19, on Elm Street will continue another night from Tuesday, March 19 to Wednesday, March 20. The work will take place between 255 and 271 Elm St. Traffic will be limited to one lane from 7 p.m. tonight to 7 a.m. […]

A Cumberland County Superior Court justice has approved a request by the mother of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds and her lawyer for 60 more days in which to serve the child’s father with a wrongful death suit. William Childs, attorney for Trista Reynolds, said Tuesday he plans to place a legal notice soon in the […]