WASHINGTON (AP) — Wary of reigniting a clash that proved damaging to Republicans, congressional GOP leaders signaled Tuesday that they want to de-escalate the battle over President Donald Trump’s border wall and suggested they could be flexible as bargainers seek a bipartisan agreement. In what seemed a message aimed at the White House, Senate Majority […]

SACO — The Read to ME Challenge, a special event held every February, encourages and celebrates literacy and reading. This year, the event is extra-special in Saco, as the month-long challenge will kick off at Young School with a visit from acting Commissioner of Education A. Pender Makin. Makin will launch the campaign Monday morning […]

ALFRED — A suspect being held at the York County Jail awaiting trial on kidnapping, terrorizing and assault charges stemming from a January 2018 incident in Sanford is in additional trouble after having been indicted by the York County grand jury for trafficking in prison contraband. An indictment was handed up by the grand jury […]

YORK COUNTY — Last weekend, three local jazz bands traveled to Berklee College of Music in Boston to compete with other bands and vocal ensembles in Berklee College of Music’s 51st High School Jazz Festival. The Biddeford High School, Old Orchard Beach High School, and Thornton Academy jazz bands performed at the largest high school […]

BIDDEFORD — In observance of the World Day of Prayer for the Sick, Bishop Robert P. Deeley of the Diocese of Portland will celebrate a Mass of the Anointing of the Sick at the Saint André Health Care facility at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3. Deeley will anoint the residents at Saint André, which is […]

SANFORD – The following people were arrested or issued a summons by Sanford Police from Jan. 18 to Jan. 27: •  An 11-year-old was issued a summons charging assault at the intersection of Riverside Avenue and Winter Street. • Ryan Tapscott. 21, Sanford, was issued a summons charging he left the scene of an accident […]

The quarantine for the emerald ash borer in Maine is in northern Aroostook and York counties. There are no current plans to expand the quarantine until the invasive pest spreads from the quarantined areas.

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday won a few weeks to salvage a Brexit deal but headed toward a clash with the European Union by promising to overhaul the divorce agreement she spent a year and a half negotiating with the bloc. Trying to break the Brexit deadlock, May got Parliament’s backing […]