CAPE ELIZABETH — Sgt. Paul Fenton, a 21-year veteran of the Cape Elizabeth Police Department and FBI-trained commander of the Southern Maine Regional Swat Team, has been selected to become the town’s next police chief. Fenton will replace Police Chief Neil Williams, who is due to retire in December after 39 years on the force […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Matthew Whitaker’s future at the helm of the Justice Department appears uncertain as President Donald Trump denies even knowing the man he’s just named acting attorney general. The Senate’s top Republican is predicting a permanent replacement could be named soon for Whitaker, who’s now overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible […]

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The mourners gathered to hold hands, to sing and to wonder how one of the safest cities in America could become a killing zone. Hundreds of people gathered Thursday evening to remember the dozen people shot and killed by a Marine veteran at the packed Borderline Bar & Grill the […]

SACO — With Halloween already come and gone, local bakeries are starting to prepare and roll out their holiday menus of treats for Thanksgiving. Fernleaf Bakery and Coffee House in Saco and Reilly’s Bakery in Biddeford are both taking reservations for handmade goodies to be served for the Thanksgiving holiday. On top of what each bakery […]

ALFRED — About 30 to 35 inmates at York County Jail are expected to be temporarily transferred to Cumberland County Jail in Portland as the county attempts to deal with the impact of about 20 corrections staff vacancies. York County Commissioners on Wednesday unanimously agreed to enter a memorandum of understanding with Cumberland County that […]

  KENNEBUNK – A Dover, New Hampshire, man reportedly tried to impersonate a police officer at a playground in Kennebunk on Wednesday afternoon and in a Dover neighborhood a few hours later. Kennebunk Police responded to a call around 2:30 p.m. reporting a man who claimed to be a police officer looking for a missing […]

WATERBORO — Voters on Nov. 6 agreed to allow all terrain vehicles on some public roads provided the practice is controlled by a town ordinance, agreed to bond a new fire truck to replace a 20-year-old model and to add a provision to the charter to allow the town to operate should the annual budget […]

SPRINGVALE — Everybody is invited to Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery on Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I, and to dedicate a memorial to the fallen from the war. Officials recommend people arrive by 10:45 a.m. for the ceremony that begins at 10:58 a.m. with […]

Police allege the 16-year-old who was robbed at gunpoint in Saco in September was set up by a co-worker who arranged to have the teenager robbed as he took out the trash at their workplace. The 16-year-old was robbed at gunpoint of $1,400 at about 5:40 p.m. on Sept. 10 outside the Dunkin’ Donuts on […]

Girl Scouts gathered at Gateway Park in Sanford on Wednesday evening for a candlelight vigil in honor of three Girl Scouts and a parent who were killed by a driver in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, a week ago as they were picking up trash along a rural highway. In the foreground is Ellyssa Vance, a member […]