OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or issued a summons from Nov. 18 to Dec. 9. • Michael Tuck, 55, of Bowdoinham, was issued summons for terrorizing and harassmant by telephone/device. • Mark Root, 35, of Old Orchard Beach, was issued a summons for […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Eliza Dushku says she struggled with her decision to keep quiet about the sexual harassment she says she endured from the star of the CBS show “Bull,” weighing her desire to keep her ordeal private against her worry that it would be swept under the rug. Dushku, who says she […]

SANFORD — A Sanford man was sentenced to 10 years in prison with all but three years suspended for his role in the Jan. 11 stabbing of a male victim who claimed he was held against his will for several hours by three people in a Sanford apartment. Cody Boudreau, 23, was sentenced on Monday […]

BIDDEFORD — Southern Maine Health Care raised more than $10,000 for the SMHC Auxiliary at the annual Tree of Life events on Dec. 5 in Biddeford and Sanford to remember and honor those who have touched people’s lives. This year, SMHC’s Auxiliary Tree of Life also honored the memory of the late U.S. President and Mrs. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned Thursday after clashing with President Donald Trump over the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and after two years of deep disagreements over America’s role in the world. Mattis, perhaps the most respected foreign policy official in Trump’s administration, will leave by the end of February […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to temporarily fund the government, a key step toward averting a federal shutdown after President Donald Trump backed off his demand for money for a border wall with Mexico. Senators passed the measure, which would keep government running to Feb. 8, by voice vote without a roll […]

SANFORD — The popular Cockpit Café is scheduled to close its doors at Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport on Dec. 31 after a 30-year run. Citing sporadic operation — abrupt closures on some days the restaurant was supposed to be open — the city, which owns the airport property where the restaurant is located, said it […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Working on “Mary Poppins Returns” put Lin-Manuel Miranda in a comfort zone, sort of. The theater actor, composer and creator of the Broadway smash “Hamilton” knew the film’s director, Rob Marshall, from such stage and screen credits as “Cabaret” and “Chicago.” And he knew the work of the composers, Marc Shaiman […]

The first strand in a statewide web of high-speed electric vehicle chargers will go into place next year. Efficiency Maine, an agency that promotes energy efficiency, has contracted ChargePoint Inc., a California company, to install and operate seven charging stations on highways from southern Maine to the Quebec border. The stations are the start of […]