SACO — Winter may not officially begin until Dec. 21, but already Mainers have had to succumb to snow and winter-like conditions. Navigating footing on icy driveways and walkways can be challenging, especially for seniors. Residents in Saco can bring their own buckets to the city’s Public Works Department and take home two 5-gallon buckets […]

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Christopher Watts cried, shook and stared into his lap as a judge told him he would spend the rest of his life in prison for the murders of his pregnant wife and their two young daughters. But he spoke only once at his sentencing hearing and that was to decline the […]

A blast of Arctic air will make Thanksgiving Day feel more like winter than usual. Maine is done with heavy snow accumulations for now, but the Thanksgiving holiday week promises to bring another form of wintry weather to the region: extreme cold. Even though the official start of winter is still more than a month […]

WATERVILLE — The Humane Society Waterville Area is looking for three special homes to take in a handful of cats that were rescued from inhumane living conditions last month and now are subject to special adoption procedures. The five cats up for adoption — Felicity, Boone, Felix, Emmeline and Flick — are among a total of 12 […]

KENNEBUNK — Police are seeking the public’s help regarding the theft of an antique wooden Indian statue from a Kennebunk business. According to a press release from Kennebunk Police, thieves stole the statue sometime between closing on Thursday and opening on Friday from the Main Street Barber Shop, 76 Main St. in Kennebunk. The statue is […]

BIDDEFORD — The Salvation Army began it’s annual Red Kettle Campaign on Saturday, marking for many the beginning of the holiday season. Through the Red Kettle Campaign, bell ringers stand in store fronts next to a red kettle where donations are collected and used to fund Salvation Army programs. The campaign dates back to 1891 […]

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — “Star Wars” fans will soon be able to pilot the Millennium Falcon and face off against Kylo Ren in battle. Disney on Saturday announced some details of the new “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” lands, opening in 2019. It also announced that composer John Williams, creator of the classic “Star Wars” themes, […]

READFIELD — The town is likely to lose a piece of its history – an 1825 brick house that sits on Saunders Manufacturing property on Nickerson Hill Road. The Dudley Haines II house, which served as the company’s administrative offices for years, is scheduled to be demolished – a fate members of the Readfield Historical […]

AUGUSTA — An Augusta man is accused of stealing an eclectic group of items over the past six months, including liquor, chips, DVDs, a pet hair remover, and two manhole covers belonging to the Greater Augusta Utility District. David H. Dickens, 29, faces four separate indictments, each describing thefts that occurred in Augusta. The indictments […]