BIDDEFORD — Don’t let the winter doldrums get your down, or keep you indoors. Not when the fifth annual Biddeford + Saco Restaurant Week takes plan March 17 through 24. Restaurant Week, which starts Sunday, is the perfect time to explore new dining establishments in the area or revisit one of your favorites. “We do […]

SUNDAY RIVER — Samantha Collins (now Bono) nearly lost her life 20 years ago after striking a tree while skiing at Sunday River. The 15-year-old was knocked unconscious immediately and lay off the beaten trail. Collins first memories did not come back until three weeks after her life-changing accident, and the question became who were […]

AUGUSTA — Gov. Janet Mills Thursday introduced a bill Thursday that would expand access to abortion services for women in Maine by allowing physician assistants, nurse practitioners and nurse midwives to perform abortions. The measure is expected to draw fire from religious conservatives and most Republicans who opposed expanding abortion services. A similar version of […]

ALFRED — York County Treasurer Bobby Mills was looking for his own name and those of his family members on the state’s unclaimed property list recently when he decided to see if there were any unclaimed funds for the County of York. Mills found a lengthy list, ranging from some amounts under $25 to one […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A former contestant on “The Apprentice” who accused President Donald Trump of unwanted kissing and groping can move forward with her defamation lawsuit against him, a state appeals court ruled Thursday, raising the prospect that a sitting president could be called for sworn questioning. A panel of judges on the Supreme […]

BIDDEFORD  — The Pi Guy is at it again. Jon Jacques, a math teacher at Biddeford High School, has become known for the upbeat musical parodies he writes to celebrate Pi Day. The annual math holiday is celebrated by nerds and numbers buffs each year on March 14, or 3.14 — the first three digits […]

SANFORD — State Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio, D- Sanford, said a bill she has sponsored would help reduce Maine’s shortage of health care professionals and help reduce student debt for health care workers who agree to stay in Maine or return to the state. L.D. 872 would create a program that would help repay education debt […]

BIDDEFORD — A Maine resident who developed a friendship with Saint Teresa of Calcutta that lasted for years will be the presenter at a gathering called “Theology on Tap” next week in Biddeford. Susan Conroy, a native of South Portland, will address the group from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 21 at Tin Tin […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a stunning rebuke, a dozen defecting Republicans joined Senate Democrats to block the national emergency that President Donald Trump declared so he could build his border wall with Mexico. The rejection capped a week of confrontation with the White House as both parties in Congress strained to exert their power in […]