BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — Standing near the slab that’s all that is left of one family’s garage, President Donald Trump on Friday surveyed the devastation wrought by a powerful tornado that ripped through a rural Alabama town, uprooting trees, tearing homes from their foundations and killing nearly two dozen people. “We saw things that you […]

SPRINGVALE — Firefighters were quickly able to knock down a fire on the exterior of the second story of a duplex at 39 Mill St. in Springvale on Friday. “It is safe to say the fire started by the careless disposal of smoking materials,” said Sanford Fire Chief Steve Benotti at the scene. No one […]

A Biddeford School Committee member has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge and plans to return to his elected position. Dennis Anglea, 59, was indicted last year on felony charges of aggravated assault and attempted gross sexual assault. He also was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence assault. Those three charges were dismissed when he pleaded guilty […]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians, much less than what was called for under sentencing guidelines. Manafort, sitting in a wheelchair as he deals with complications from gout, had no […]

SKOWHEGAN — The School Administrative District 54 board of directors voted 14-9 Thursday night to “respectfully retire” the nickname “Indians” for all schools in the Skowhegan district, making it the last in Maine to end the use of Native American nicknames and imagery for its sports teams. Debate over the nickname has raged since 2015, […]

SACO — Thornton Academy officials have announced that all graduating seniors will march in maroon gowns in June. For many years, graduating seniors have worn gowns at Thornton Academy commencement ceremonies representing the school colors, with young men wearing maroon and young women wearing gold. Thornton Academy is a private school, with a high school […]

BIDDEFORD — George’s Sandwich Shop has been a local fixture in the downtown for decades and is one of those places people who move away from come back if they want a good Italian sandwich. “They’re made with love and they’re always fresh,” said Joan Ladakakos, wife of John Ladakakos, owner of the store. The […]

SANFORD – Sanford Fire Marshal Patrick Cotter said the fire that broke out in a commercial building that housed two Main Street businesses early Wednesday was caused by an electrical issue. Firefighters were called to 789 Main St. at about 3:37 a.m. after a passerby smelled smoke and reported that he saw what looked like […]

SANFORD — When Benjamin Meggs and his wife Sarah contracted with Ken Ray to buy two buildings at Sanford’s Mid-Town Mall on Main Street a year ago, the vacancy rate was hovering at 45 percent. Fast forward 12 months, and the vacancy rate, Meggs, 44, said on Wednesday, is now at 15 percent. There are […]

DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE —   The man known as “the Cupid of Chaos” is scheduled to appear in a New Hampshire court Friday. Michael Middleton, whose last known address was Old Orchard Beach, was arrested last month on a warrant in Columbus, Ohio. Dubbed “The Cupid of Chaos” by Franklin County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office, Middleton was indicted […]