RUMFORD — Rumford police have charged a Connecticut native who’s been renting out rooms to guests seeking lodging at the Hotel Harris with three counts of theft by deception and three counts of deceptive business practices. Acting Police Chief Daniel Garbarini said in a news statement that James F. Adinolfi, 29, of Rumford was charged […]

Bay Ferries is momentarily without a U.S. port, as one lease has expired and another is not ready to be signed. Bay Ferries’ lease with the city of Portland expired on Dec. 31, according to The Vanguard newspaper of New Brunswick. Bay Ferries President and CEO Mark MacDonald said in an interview: “Our company had […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The long-gestating Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect” is going ahead with stage director Liesel Tommy set to direct. MGM announced Thursday that Tommy will helm the film, which is to star Jennifer Hudson. The “Dreamgirls” actress was cast as the late Queen of Soul in January 2018 after Franklin selected her for […]

BIDDEFORD — Very few gained as much notoriety and dominated news cycles as Angela Davis did in the 1960s and 1970s and now the well-known political and social activist will be the featured speaker at the University of New England as the school observes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Biddeford on Jan. 23. […]

SACO — A nearly $4 million project to dredge the lower Saco River is set to begin later this month. The Saco River originates in New Hampshire and serves as a natural border between the cities of Saco and Biddeford, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. The upcoming dredging will take place near the city centers […]

AUGUSTA — More than 6,000 people have tried to obtain Medicaid coverage since July, Gov. Janet Mills told a group gathered Thursday to discuss what expansion of the federally and state funded health care system will mean to Maine people. Mills’ predecessor, Republican Gov. Paul LePage, worked to block expansion of the system despite a statewide […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, will testify publicly before a House committee next month in a hearing that could serve as the opening salvo of a promised Democratic effort to scrutinize Trump, his conflicts of interest and his ties to Russia. The House Oversight and Reform Committee announced Thursday that […]

SACO — A public auction scheduled for today for the Saco Island East project has been postponed until March, and could likely be canceled, according to the attorney handling the sale. Saco Island, once a booming mill district, is located in the Saco River situated between downtown Saco and Biddeford. The island is now home […]

A 10-month-old baby sustained serious injuries after the Jeep his mother was driving was struck from behind by this box truck early Thursday. The driver has been arrested and charged with aggravated driving to endanger. COURTESY PHOTO WATERBORO — A 10-month-old baby was taken by helicopter to Maine Medical Center in Portland early Thursday after […]