ALFRED — The York County grand jury has handed up indictments for four suspects stemming from the alleged armed robbery of a 16-year-old outside a Dunkin’ Donuts in Saco in September. According to Saco Police, the teenager was robbed at gunpoint Sept. 10 in an incident in Saco allegedly arranged by a co-worker as the […]

SANFORD – The following people have been arrested or issued a summons by Sanford Police from Jan. 10 through Jan. 16: • A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old were each issued a summons charging disorderly conduct following a reported disturbance on Alumni Boulevard. • Cindy Marie Farrell-Ball, 40, Sanford, was arrested on two warrants and was […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — The thud of bean bags hitting boards filled the air and corn dust coated the floor at the American Legion Post 159, Kennebunkport, during the New Year Cornhole Tournament. Thirty three teams — each consisting of two players — showed up to play the game in which players throw bags of corn or […]

  OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The principal of Loranger Memorial School is proposing a schedule change that would align the start and end times for all grades. The school serves Old Orchard Beach students from third to eighth grade. Students from third to fifth grade start school at 8 a.m. and end at 2:15 p.m. […]

Starbucks is expanding its delivery service and aims to offer it at nearly one-fourth of its U.S. company-operated coffee shops. The company said it is launching the service Tuesday in San Francisco and will expand to some stores in New York, Boston, Washington, Chicago and Los Angeles in coming weeks. It tested the idea in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thirty-one days into the partial government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans appeared no closer to ending the impasse than when it began, with President Donald Trump lashing out at his opponents after they dismissed a plan he’d billed as a compromise. Trump on Sunday branded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a “radical” and said […]

The great black hawk that has been living at Deering Oaks in Portland had to be rescued after being found on the ground during Sunday’s snowstorm. Volunteers transported the injured bird to Avian Haven in Freedom, a nonprofit wild bird rehabilitation center. “The roads were treacherous but an undaunted team of volunteer transporters helped get the bird […]

A Westbrook man who was free on federal probation turned himself into authorities last week, several days after fleeing a traffic stop in Westbrook, eluding police, and crashing his motor vehicle into a telephone pole on Main Street, police said. Westbrook police said in a statement posted on Facebook that the Jan. 10 incident generated […]

A new charge called a hazmat fee has started to appear on the bills of Downeast Energy customers, prompting complaints. Pamela Smith of North Yarmouth noted it on her bill after she got a propane delivery this winter. She was charged $188 for the fuel and $11.62 for a hazmat fee. Her propane dealer, Downeast […]