WATERBORO — A beloved Sanford detective and her two children aren’t able to go home Thursday night, their Waterboro home was devastated by fire Thursday morning, according to Waterboro Fire Department. While neither Colleen Adams nor her two daughters were home when the fire broke out at their two-story home at about 9:30 a.m., their […]

KENNEBUNK — An owl that was injured after being struck by a car in October in Kennebunk has been returned to the wild, thanks to the care from a local wildlife rehabilitation facility. Police responded to a call of an injured owl struck by a car on Oct. 29, according to a written statement from […]

SACO — Thornton Academy in Saco has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for 2018 to 2021 for the second consecutive time. Thornton Academy’s integrative approach to technology through a one-to-one technology device initiative, dedication to staff training, and commitment to technology access for all were reasons for the recognition, Apple says. Globally, there are fewer […]

SANFORD — In some parts of the city of Sanford, police officers speaking into their radios cannot be heard. It is not a good situation, and in order to fix it, the city will invest in equipment that uses different radio frequency bands than currently used. The cost of the 45 radios and associated equipment […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities kept a worried eye Friday on fire-scarred Southern California hillsides after a storm brought flooding fears and prompted evacuation orders for hundreds of homes. The second storm in a week dropped record-breaking rains on downtown Los Angeles, jammed major roads and sent an airliner skidding off a runway, but no […]

NEWAGEN — Hamilton Meserve walks to the bay window of his home at Cape Newagen and gestures across the cove at a small island, as waves roll in with a heavy surf and break white. “That’s what Mom and I bought in ’61,” he said. “We scraped out our savings accounts and bought it.” The […]

SANFORD – The following people were arrested or charged by Sanford Police Nov. 27 through Dec. 4. • Dalton James Remington, 24, of Scarborough was arrested on a warrant and Corey R. Knight, 30, of Sanford, was issued a summons charging criminal mischief following a report of vandalism on Spruce Street. • Nicole L,. Lande, […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The locomotive was painted to resemble Air Force One, but George H.W. Bush joked that if it had been around during his presidency, he may have preferred to ride the rails rather than take to the skies. “I might have left Air Force One behind,” Bush quipped during the 2005 unveiling […]

SACO/BIDDEFORD – A $3.93 million project to dredge the lower Saco River is set to begin later this month. The Saco River serves as a natural border between Saco and Biddeford. This will be the second half of a federal navigation project authorized by Congress to  clear out the federal navigation channel in the Saco […]

BIDDEFORD  — For 61 members of the Fifth Grade Band at Biddeford Intermediate School, Wednesday was the culmination of months of practice and rehearsal and for the first time this year, they collectively displayed their musical talents before large receptive audiences. Performing in daytime and evening concerts at the Biddeford Performing Arts Center at Biddeford […]