OLD ORCHARD BEACH — On Friday, Old Orchard Beach summer reserve officers responded to a call around noon that a seal pup was on the beach in the Atlantic Avenue area. There were reportedly about 200 people in the area of the beach, said OOB Police Captain David Hemingway. People were surrounding the animal and […]

ACTON – Fair food and fair rides, a skillet throwing contest, pig scramble, beef and dairy shows and the trucks that can pull the most weight all point to one big event – the Acton Fair. Starting this morning and running through Sunday, the 154th Acton fair promises a good time, good food, and is […]

PORTLAND — Democrats vowed last year to make Republican Sen. Susan Collins pay for her vote confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Republicans declared they would have her back. Neither has forgotten its promises. Money is pouring into Maine’s high-profile Senate race, threatening to upend the state’s reputation for genteel politics and giving way […]

AUGUSTA – The state’s highest court Tuesday vacated the conviction of a man accused of misdemeanor sexual touching in 2008, and ordered him retried because a prosecutor’s statements improperly biased the jury. Peter L. Robbins, 43, of Dover, New Hampshire was convicted of unlawful sexual touching and assault, both misdemeanors, during a two-day trial in […]

BIDDEFORD — One of the greatest heroes of the American Revolution wasn’t American, rather he was French and an upcoming presentation will focus on General Marquis de Lafayette’s legendary visit to Biddeford on June 25, 1825. Hosted by the Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center, the free presentation by French historian Julien Icher will be held […]

SANFORD – The city and several provider agencies will set up a temporary Resource Hub next month in a bid to connect Sanford’s homeless population to services that can help them change their situation. The Resource Hub tent is expected to go up around Sept. 4 and be available through Sept. 30. City Manager Steve […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Liam Hemsworth is seeking a divorce from Miley Cyrus after seven months of marriage. The 29-year-old Australian actor filed for the dissolution of his marriage to the 26-year-old American pop star in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday. Hemsworth, whose attorney Laura Wasser has been involved in many major stars’ divorces, […]

The pilot of a small plane that went down in the waters off Northern California is a self-professed thrill-seeker whose stunts have sometimes gotten him in trouble with authorities. David Lesh and a woman passenger spent about a half-hour in the water Tuesday after the single-engine Cessna went down in Half Moon Bay, south of […]

The search for a Litchfield man wanted for allegedly kidnapping his girlfriend ended Wednesday morning when he was arrested near his house, according to Maine State Police. Joshua Tilley, 36, was arrested Wednesday morning by State Police with assistance from the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office, said Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public […]

BOSTON — Sitsanok Young of Biddeford High School was recognized as a recipient of the Red Sox Service Scholarship during a pregame ceremony at Fenway Park before the Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays game on July 30. The program awarded students from public high schools across New England with $1,000 scholarships towards their college […]