BIDDEFORD — Sorrento was a mere 15 pounds when the premature harbor seal pup was brought to the University of New England’s Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center. The sickly pup was brought to the rehabilitation center, known as MARC, by the New England Aquarium in April after being rescued from Salisbury Beach, Mass. Thanks to a […]

Sorrento was one of three harbor seal pups released into the wild on Thursday. The seal pup was born about one month premature when rescued in April from Salisbury Beach in Massachusetts by the New England Aquarium. (DINA MENDROS/Journal Tribune)

On Thursday, the University of New England’s Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center released the first three harbor seal pups of the summer season. A large crowd gathered on the beach at Granite Point in Biddeford to watch the event. One of those releasing the seals included Althea Bennett McGirr (in a red top), who is the […]

A Florida grand jury has decided not to indict John Tabbutt for manslaughter in the fatal shooting.

Maine State police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide at a home on Brook Drive, located in a mobile home park off Route 117 in Hollis near the area known as Deer Pond. Maine State Police say it appears Michael Lagarde, 50, shot his wife Freda, 44, before turning the gun on himself. (TAMMY WELLS/Journal Tribune)

HOLLIS — Autopsies were scheduled today in an apparent murder-suicide, in which Maine State Police say Hollis resident Michael Lagarde shot his wife, Freda, and then turned the gun on himself. The couple’s bodies were found near a back bedroom in their blue mobile home on Brook Drive at Tanglewood Mobile Estates off Route 177 […]

SANFORD — Councilor Alan Walsh told reporters he has been vindicated in connection with his May 15 interaction with police after a Breathalyzer test showed his blood alcohol level was under the legal .08 limit for impairment. Walsh made the comment during an interview after a tense Town Council meeting Tuesday. Tempers flared at the […]

The City of Saco is considering the removal and sale of its Main Street wind turbine, pictured in this September 2009 file photo, as seen from the Transportation Center. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune File Photo)

SACO — As the Main Street wind turbine sits idle, in need of repairs, the city is mulling whether or not to sell the piece of equipment, which has had weaker performance than expected. The wind turbine was installed in February 2008, at a total cost of about $200,000. A contract with Entegrity Wind Systems […]

Between 350 and 400 runners and walkers registered for Nicole’s Run on Sunday, a 5K race held annually for the past three years to benefit Caring Unlimited, York County’s domestic violence agency. The run/walk is in memory of Nicole Oliver, who was 24 years old in 2007 when she was killed by her husband, who […]