SANFORD — Sanford Police, Maine State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are looking for a teen who has been missing from her Sanford home since Tuesday. Ellie Thompson, 16, was last seen leaving her home at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. She was wearing a brown fuzzy jacket, jeans, a purple hooded sweatshirt and […]

BIDDEFORD — Maine Rep’s American Chamber of Comedy will welcome new cast members as its production of “FREEZING OUR IMPROV OFF” ends a successful run Saturday in Biddeford. A family friendly performance starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, followed by a late-night show at 9 p.m. and will feature the ensemble’s newest members, Joe Swenson, Bob LeBlanc, […]

WATERVILLE — It was a scene right out of a movie. A lone man brandishing a handgun walked into Bangor Savings Bank on upper Main Street Tuesday morning, robbed the bank and fled, but what was to happen next, no one could have predicted. He ran across four lanes of traffic on Main Street and into […]

Many Mainers may need an umbrella as they dig out from under a half-foot of snow that fell overnight. By 4 a.m., snow had switched to sleet or rain in Portland and coastal areas south through York County, creating conditions public safety officials warn could be sloppy and dangerous during the morning commute. Cumberland police […]

AUGUSTA — Public health advocates who hope to lower the numbers of Maine youth who are using e-cigarettes, or vaping, will urge lawmakers Tuesday to support a bill that would ban the products on school grounds. The 1 p.m. hearing Sbefore the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee comes on the heels of Democratic Gov. Janet […]

BIDDEFORD — Biddeford may not have made it to the next round of the Small Business Revolution competition, but community pride is still strong. Local downtown revitalization group Heart of Biddeford was one of 12,000 community groups nationwide to apply to have their city or town featured in season four of the Hulu show “Small […]

BIDDEFORD — Valentine’s Day: a holiday dedicated to romance and showing appreciation for loved ones. As the day quickly approaches, local florists are preparing for one of the busiest Valentine’s Day in their history. Thom’s Twin City Florist and Prestige House of Flowers, both of Biddeford already have many orders to fill for the holiday. […]

SACO — The city of Saco stands by its September decision to hold the federal government accountable for a solution to mitigate erosion caused by the Saco River jetty, and has vowed not to put the issue on the back burner. The Saco River jetty has long been blamed for disrupting the natural flow of […]

WATERBORO — When someone is diagnosed with cancer and one of their courses of treatment is chemotherapy, hair loss often happens. A warm hat can help take the chill off in the winter, and when the garment is made from colorfully-patterned fleece and sewn by caring hands, well, so much the better. On Monday night, […]