A man posing as a detective for the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office has been trying to trick people into sending him money for allegedly missing jury duty. The sheriff’s office has received several complaints this week from people who said a man posing as “Detective Wayne Pike” called and told them they could avoid arrest […]

A crash on the Maine Turnpike prompted state police to close part of the interstate northbound in Biddeford for two hours Friday night. The accident occurred south of Exit 32 just after 8 p.m., according to a turnpike authority traffic alert. Maine Turnpike Authority traffic cameras at Route 111 showed a long line of northbound […]

BERWICK — Firefighters from Berwick and surrounding towns gathered Friday morning to hold a moment of silence in memory of Capt. Joel Barnes, the firefighter and paramedic who died in an apartment building fire. The solemn moment happened at 10:57 a.m. Friday, exactly a week after the call came in reporting the fire at 10 […]

WATERBORO — Picture this mock scenario: A tanker truck crashes, shearing off a fire hydrant, vastly drawing down the local water system’s reserves. At the same time, the crashed vehicle leaks large quantities of diesel and gasoline. The electric power fails throughout the community. The event described above did not happen — but it or […]

Actor Jan-Michael Vincent, the “Airwolf” television star whose sleek good looks belied a troubled personal life, has died. He was 73. A death certificate shows that Vincent died of cardiac arrest on Feb. 10, 2019, in an Asheville, North Carolina, hospital. The certificate signed by a doctor says he died of natural causes and no […]

DOVER, N.H. — The man known as “the Cupid of Chaos” appeared in a New Hampshire court on Friday. Michael Middleton, 43, whose last known address was Old Orchard Beach, is facing a charge of bigamy in New Hampshire, and is accused of knowingly marrying a woman in New Hampshire while being married to women […]

SACO — When doing research for his work on documentaries, New Hampshire film maker Dan Habib learned that even in modern society, intellectually disabled adults face high rates of seclusion and isolation. Seventeen percent of students with intellectual disabilities are included in regular education, 40 percent of students with intellectual disabilities will graduate from high […]

SACO — The school board in Saco has adopted a policy that requires all media inquiries of school board members be referred to the school board chairman. The policy was adopted at Wednesday night’s school board meeting by a four to three vote, with school board members Arthur Tardif, Beth Johnston and Stanley Mozden in […]

SANFORD — The city of Sanford’s long quest to somehow repurpose the Rushton Street landfill property and the former CGA property on New Dam Road is gaining new ground. City Manager Steve Buck has signed a memo of understanding with Walden Green Energy to develop up to 13 megawatts of new solar energy on the […]

KENNEBUNK — United Way of York County will award more than $593,045 in grants to community organizations throughout the area that provide direct services. According to United Way officials, a total of 36 nonprofits will receive investments for 2019 for 58 programs addressing a variety of critical needs for children, youth, adults, and families. These […]