BIDDEFORD — At the McArthur Public Library on Thursday, author Mark Alan Leslie told a bustling audience about the history of Maine from an alternative perspective, in honor of Black History Month. To a room overflowing with resident Mainers, young and old, Leslie expounded upon the state and its connections with the African Americans of […]

A state program that subsidized seasonal tourism businesses for hiring teenage workers may be renewed for a second year. The program, started amid an intense seasonal labor shortage last year, paid out $12,743 in grants to 16 businesses to partially cover wages for 37 teenage workers, according to Maine Department of Labor records. The department […]

SANFORD – The following people were arrested or charged by  Sanford Police Feb. 26 through March 3: Elaine Sawyer, 54, Springvale, was issued a summons charging she drove with a license that had been expired more than 90 days on Main Street. Abram A. McCoy, 34, Sanford, was arrested and charged with violation of a […]

ARUNDEL  — Help is on the way this week for a dangerous intersection in Arundel that has confused motorists and resulted in numerous accidents for more than two decades. On Tuesday, crews from Shaw Brothers Construction Inc. of Gorham will begin realigning the intersection of Route 111, New Road and Old Alfred Road in Arundel near […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats launched a sweeping new probe of President Donald Trump on Monday, an aggressive investigation that threatens to shadow the president through the 2020 election season with potentially damaging inquiries into his White House, campaign and family businesses. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said his panel was beginning the probe into possible […]

BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — A tornado roared into southeast Alabama and killed at least 23 people and injured several others Sunday, part of a severe storm system that caused catastrophic damage and unleashed other tornadoes around the Southeast. “Unfortunately our toll, as far as fatalities, does stand at 23 at the current time,” Lee County […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A solemn procession made its way through southern Maine on Sunday afternoon as the body of fallen Berwick Fire Capt. Joel Barnes was escorted from Dover, New Hampshire, to an Old Orchard Beach funeral home. The procession moved from the Tasker Funeral Home in Dover, where firefighters had kept a 24-hour […]

YORK COUNTY  — The essential role played by school nurses in keeping students healthy and ready to learn is evident in a new report released last month by the Maine Department of Education. The School Health Annual Report summary for 2017-2018  combines required reporting for Maine and optional data collected as part of the national initiative with […]