SACO — We’ve all seen crime dramas on television, but have you ever wondered what the job of a police officer is really like? The Saco Police Department is hosting its ninth Citizen Police Academy next month, and space is still available. The free community class begins on Feb. 20 and will be held from […]

The Mills administration is formally seeking bids to install solar panels on the Blaine House capable of supplying 50 percent of the electricity needs of Maine’s historic governor’s mansion. In a request posted Friday, the administration is seeking proposals for a “turn-key” solar power system that would be up and running by July 15. The […]

A man and woman were seriously injured Friday morning when a car crossed the center line of Route 302 in Casco and struck on oncoming vehicle head on. The crash occurred around 5:15 a.m. in the area of Casco known as Watkins Flats, and shut down Route 302 for a portion of the morning commute. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s confidant Roger Stone has been charged with lying about his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 election bid. Prosecutors allege that senior Trump campaign officials sought to leverage the stolen material into a White House win. The self-proclaimed dirty trickster, arrested by the FBI in a […]

WASHINGTON — Yielding to mounting pressure and growing disruption, President Donald Trump and congressional leaders on Friday reached a short-term deal to reopen the government for three weeks while negotiations continue over the president’s demands for money to build his long-promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump announced the agreement to break the 35-day impasse […]

NEW YORK (AP) — One White House aide mused that the shutdown was like a paid vacation for some furloughed workers. President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law said employees’ “little bit of pain” was worth it for the good of the country. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross questioned why cash-poor workers were using food banks instead of taking […]

PORTLAND — The great black hawk found injured in Deering Oaks Park during a snowstorm last weekend is improving, but will lose at least part of a toe to frostbite. The bird was found last Sunday lying in the snowunder a cluster of pines in the Portland park, where it had been spotted frequently since late […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Dollar General has announced that it has postponed it’s grand opening celebration in Old Orchard Beach to Feb. 2. The discount store chain recently opened a new store at 19 Heath St., selling everyday necessities including cleaning supplies, toiletries and food. The grand opening celebration will begin at 8 a.m. on Feb. 2. […]

PORTLAND — An Old Orchard Beach man serving a life sentence in prison for killing his grandmother has had his request for an appeal of a court decision dismissed, as he did not file the necessary paperwork in time. Derek Poulin, 30, was handed down a life sentence in York County Superior Court in 2015. […]