A former Fairfield man who was sentenced to 55 years in prison last year for the 2016 murder of his wife is appealing his conviction to the state’s highest court. Luc Tieman, 35, is taking his appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court through his attorney, Clifford Strike, of Portland, challenging emails and Facebook messages that were […]

A crash involving a tractor-trailer truck and a passenger car snarled northbound traffic on the Maine Turnpike Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened about a mile north of Exit 48 in Portland, the Riverside Street exit, which straddles the border between Westbrook and Portland. Northbound traffic was backed up for at least a mile and several […]

WHITEFIELD — A Windsor man was arrested on 19 charges, including possession of drugs, after a car chase Tuesday night on Hunts Meadow Road that injured a police officer. State police spokesman Steve McCausland said Wesley Glidden, 35, was being investigated on drug charges when he left a property in his vehicle. When a trooper attempted […]

SCARBOROUGH — When the Risbara and Michaud brothers pitched their plan to redevelop Scarborough Downs, they figured it would take about 18 months to sell all 30 single-family homes in the residential portion of the 500-acre project. So the local developers were encouraged this month when 21 of the planned houses were under contract after […]

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese spacecraft began its approach Thursday toward a distant asteroid on a mission to collect material that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth. Hayabusa2′s descent was delayed for about five hours for a safety check, but the unmanned craft is still due to […]

Sanford Police Detective Chad Allen was among the blood donors rolling up their sleeves for a good cause on Wednesday at a blood drive at Sanford City Hall. The drive was to show support for Sanford Assistant Fire Chief Steve Cutter, who  was diagnosed with brain cancer  last fall.  Organizers said blood drive appointments for […]

SANFORD – Police searching for a woman suspected of robbing and assaulting a man on Tuesday night found her hiding under a bus on High Street in Sanford. Kristin Carey, 35, of Bodwell Street in Sanford, was charged with robbery, taken into custody and transported to York County Jail, where she was held overnight in […]

LEBANON – Two Lebanon farms will be among half a dozen Maine farms offering seasonal shares Saturday at a Community Supported Agriculture Fair at the Seacoast Eat Local winter market, held at Wentworth Gardens Greenhouse in Rollinsford, New Hampshire. The winter farm market draws customers from Maine, new Hampshire and Massachusetts and is the largest […]