ALFRED — Every Tuesday morning, Karleen Fortin, Nancy Ruel, and Claire Hussey prepare for lunchtime at the York County Shelter Programs. From 8:45 a.m. until about 1 p.m., the Tuesday Lunch Ladies assist the kitchen staff with dessert and salad preparation, and filling condiments, for the meal. Alongside kitchen staff, some of whom are former […]

SACO —  Maine Turnpike Authority Executive Director Peter Mills said finding a solution to traffic congestion off the Industrial Park Road exit of the I-195 spur in Saco is a top priority. The city of Saco partnered with the Maine Department of Transportation and the Maine Turnpike Authority to launch a study last April to find […]

Sales fell at Maine’s medical marijuana dispensaries for the second time in two years, a reflection of increased and sometimes unfair competition, the dispensary owners say. In 2018, overall sales at the state’s eight licensed dispensaries dropped to $23.5 million, down 4.1 percent from 2017 and 12.8 percent from 2016, when dispensary sales peaked at […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Alison Sundquist was sitting in her Old Orchard Beach home Wednesday evening when she heard a loud crash. She thought maybe a picture frame had fallen from the wall, but didn’t see anything out of place when she looked around. “Another 10 minutes went by and I heard it again and […]

AUGUSTA — A legislative committee voted unanimously Thursday to approve the nomination of Amanda Beal as commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, following a public hearing where about a dozen people spoke in support of Beal. Beal, 46, and the current president and CEO of Maine Farmland Trust, a nonprofit that works […]

Advocates for broadband internet expansion in Maine say they are cautiously optimistic that a longstanding effort to dramatically increase state-level grant funding for rural broadband projects will finally bear fruit. Several broadband-related bills have been introduced, including two proposed bond issues totaling $120 million for rural broadband expansion that are scheduled for legislative hearings Tuesday. […]

ALFRED — Ten months after Layman Way Recovery Center opened its doors on the grounds of York County Jail, 12 people who were addicted to drugs or alcohol — opioids for the most part — have graduated, and three others are set to do so this month. So far, there have been no reports of […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Old Orchard Beach man dubbed the “Cupid of Chaos” facing bigamy charges in New Hampshire also faces multiples charges in Maine. Maine charges against Michael Middleton, 43, whose last known address was Old Orchard Beach, include a charge of domestic violence in 2014, violation of protection order, driving under the influence, driving […]

Firefighters rescued a man from Portland Harbor on Tuesday night in the driving snowstorm after he fell into the water while trying to board a fishing vessel near Becky’s Diner. Rescue crews were dispatched to the pier around 11 p.m., and when they arrived, the man was swept under the pier by the current, leaving […]

A Cumberland County murder trial was delayed for second day Wednesday and the reason for the interruption should be revealed in court Thursday. Noah Gaston, 36, is charged with murder and manslaughter for fatally shooting his wife three years ago. Alicia Gaston, 34, died from a single shot from a shotgun in the stairwell of […]