BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from Feb. 16 to Feb. 25: • Abdikadir A. Nur, 19, of Auburn, was issued a summons for minor consuming liquor. • Khalid A. Gurhan, 24, of Portland, was issued a summons for terrorizing and violating condition of release. • Blair […]

AUGUSTA — State Rep. Theodore Kryzak, a Republican from Acton, has been appointed to the 129 Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committees on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The committee is among the most sought-after legislative assignments, because it helps shape policy for Maine’s natural resource economy. “Maine’s natural resource economy has an impact of over $10 billion,” […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats ignored a veto threat and rammed legislation through the House Tuesday that would stymie President Donald Trump’s bid for billions of extra dollars for his border wall, escalating a clash over whether he was abusing his powers to advance his paramount campaign pledge. The House’s 245-182 vote to block Trump’s national […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen will start a three-day gauntlet of congressional appearances by giving a closed-door interview to the Senate intelligence committee, where he is expected to detail what he claims to know about Trump’s contacts with Russians and other sensitive matters related to the president. Senators are […]

KENNEBUNK — More than 200 people attended a Regional School Unit 21 board meeting Monday night about the district’s handling of racist incidents that led a black teacher to file a race-based retaliation complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission. Several of those who turned out called for decisive action by the board. “We are here tonight […]

High winds may have contributed to the crash early Monday morning of a tractor-trailer truck along the Maine Turnpike in Wells, Maine State Police said. The truck was heading north through Wells when the driver, 43-year-old Robert Malloy of Pennsylvania, reported that winds caused him to swerve and he lost control and flipped over about […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — An Old Orchard Beach man listed on the sex offender registry has been arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a teenage girl. Jeremy Buckley, 40, was arrested on Feb. 8 on an arrest warrant charging him with one count of sexual abuse of a minor, according to a press […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Public safety officials are warning residents about a phone scam in which the caller claims to be raising money to help police officers. The Scarborough Police Department reported last week on Facebook that the Scarborough Dispatch Center, which serves the town of Scarborough and Old Orchard Beach, received several calls from […]

BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from Feb. 5 to Feb. 15: • John Montgomery, 40, of Alfred, was issued a summons for attaching false license plates. • John K. Perkins, 31, of Transient, was arrested for an outstanding warrant. • Caitlyn Fleck, 25, of Biddeford, was […]