BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for Kevin Spacey are asking a judge to allow the actor to skip his arraignment on sexual assault charges in a Massachusetts courthouse next month. The Boston Globe reports that Spacey’s attorneys have filed a motion asking to excuse his presence at a Jan. 7 hearing in Nantucket District Court. The reason wasn’t […]

BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from Dec. 23 to Dec. 28, 2018: • Jennifer M. Helms, 31, of Lewiston, was issued a summons for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer (shoplifting). • Tashya C. Townsend, 36, of Westbrook, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle following license […]

Hannaford wants to use technology to make in-store shopping an interactive experience. The Scarborough-based supermarket chain, a subsidiary of Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize, is testing new features at its store at 295 Forest Ave. in Portland that are designed to promote certain product categories while making shopping easier and more convenient. Those features include digital […]

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office has assigned four detectives and other resources to the investigation into an armed robbery Sunday in Hartland in which men with handguns apparently lay in wait for an unsuspecting online shopper. Detective Lt. Carl E. Gottardi II, criminal division supervisor at the sheriff’s office, said he also has contacted the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court began its term with the tumultuous confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, followed by a studied avoidance of drama on the high court bench — especially anything that would divide the five conservatives and four liberals. The justices have been unusually solicitous of each other in the courtroom since Kavanaugh’s […]

The goats and sheep at Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook will be munching away for months on hundreds of discarded Christmas trees, thanks to area residents. On Saturday dozens of families donated their spent trees to the farm, part of a two-weekend drop-off. Sheep and goats find fir tree needles and bark delicious and nutritious […]

KENNEBUNK — One of the largest event and tent rental companies in the country has opened a new showroom in Kennebunk. PEAK Event Services will serve both industry professionals and the public from a location at 2 Storer St. in Lafayette Center in Kennebunk. Its new showroom will feature product displays and design services. Company […]

GARDINER — An early-morning fire Friday destroyed the second floor of a historic downtown building on Water Street. Fire officials said the second floor of a building at 192 Water St., a former bank building that now houses office spaces and a Domino’s Pizza, would be considered a “total loss.” The building’s owner, Fernando Jantorno […]

PORTLAND — Jury selection will begin Jan. 7 in federal court for the trial of a Springvale resident who was the subject of an intense FBI manhunt in November. Joshua Patrick Weldon, 26, was arrested by the FBI in Alfred on Aug. 13 on a charge of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. The charge alleges that […]

Public documents reveal that the buyer of Portland’s iconic but troubled Time & Temperature Building is connected to a local developer based in Falmouth. A quitclaim deed dated Dec. 12 lists the buyer as TT Maine Venture LLC of Delaware, and an accompanying document from the state Department of Environmental Protection names Falmouth developer Chris […]