BIDDEFORD — Patrick Doherty frequently finds himself telling people Biddeford isn’t what it used to be. From behind the bar at his brewery, Nuts & Bolts Brewing, the 27-year-old Biddeford native serves beer to millennials who live in the city’s former textile mills, recommends restaurants that have opened up downtown and finds ways to collaborate […]

A Portland man with a criminal record faces a felony charge of eluding an officer following a high-speed chase Friday night on the Maine Turnpike from York to Biddeford. Maine State Police said David Logugune, 21, was spotted by a state trooper in York when Logugune’s car left a trail of sparks from a dragging […]

A 57-year-old man was airlifted to a regional hospital after a barn collapsed on top of him Saturday afternoon in Casco, authorities said. He was trapped underneath in the snow for up to an hour and was being treated for hypothermia at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Rescuers responded to a report of a […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lopez said yes to Alex Rodriguez’s proposal, and with the rock he presented, who could say no? The couple posted an Instagram photo of their hands with a massive engagement ring on Lopez’s ring finger. The former Yankees shortstop captioned his photo with “she said yes” and a heart emoji. The couple […]

AUGUSTA — Legislation sponsored by State Sen. Justin Chenette, D-Saco, to reduce the outside influence of money in politics received approval from the Legislature’s Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs. LD 54, “An Act To Limit the Influence of Lobbyists by Expanding the Prohibition on Accepting Political Contributions”, LD 76, “An Act To Strengthen the Integrity of […]

SACO  — Members of the Saco-area Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will soon break ground on a 3,600- square-foot expansion to their building at 15 Smith Lane in Saco. The public is invited to attend a celebration to mark the event on Saturday, March 23 at 4:30 p.m. The Saco congregation, also known […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Smoke reported on board an Air Transat flight forced an emergency landing Saturday at a New Jersey airport, where the 189 passengers were evacuated by emergency slides. Air Transat Flight 942 was on its way from Montreal to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when it reported a possible fire in the cargo hold […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An unvaccinated 6-year-old Oregon boy was hospitalized for two months for tetanus and almost died of the bacterial illness after getting a deep cut while playing on a farm, according to a case study published Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 2017 case is the first case of […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — For being one of the most passionate advocates of the sport of fishing and an avid angler throughout his lifetime, the late President George H.W. Bush will be one of this year’s group of inductees to the International Game Fish Association’s Fishing Hall of Fame. President Bush was an accomplished recreational fisherman and spent […]

AUGUSTA – A legislative committee has endorsed a penny-per-container increase in the handling fee paid to Maine’s 300-plus redemption centers but lawmakers appear uninterested in changing the 5-cent deposit collected under the 40-year-old “bottle bill.” Lawmakers are considering tweaking Maine’s bottle deposit program along with a host of other recycling- and waste-related measures at a […]