WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators examining the explosive devices sent to high-profile targets in Washington and New York this week will be working to glean forensic clues to help identify who sent them, gathering fingerprints and DNA evidence while tracking the origin of the packages and the components used to make the bombs. Larry Johnson, a […]

FARMINGTON — Adam Mattson scooted out of his wheelchair Wednesday and moved himself to a bench seat at a table at the local McDonald’s to eat his lunch. The 5-year-old New Vineyard boy’s legs were severed in a bucket-loader accident Oct. 23, 2017. His mother’s boyfriend of many years, Sam Kennedy, and Adam were at […]

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will be briefed Wednesday afternoon by U.S. officials looking into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Arabian agents. After tomorrow, Trump says, “We’ll know pretty much everything there is to know.” He calls the killing of Khashoggi “a total fiasco” and says Saudi […]

The Maine Attorney General’s Office has filed a brief supporting the lawsuit by Maine Equal Justice Partners that accuses the LePage administration of breaking the law by continuing to block the expansion of Medicaid coverage for more than 70,000 low-income Mainers. The amicus curiae brief, which was submitted in Kennebec County Superior Court on Oct. 17, was […]

BIDDEFORD – After eight years as director of ShuttleBus-ZOOM, Al Schutz will be retiring at the end of this year. However, he will not be leaving behind his passion for public transit. ShuttleBus-ZOOM provides local public bus service. Schutz, 58, will continue after retirement to work in the field of public transportation independently through Schutz […]

ALFRED — Retired longtime Sheriff’s Deputy Roger Hicks  is challenging incumbent William L. King Jr. in the race for York County Sheriff. Candidates were asked their thoughts on issues ranging from rural patrol to the use of contract deputies to how they foresee filling vacancies at York County Jail. They were asked their qualifications and […]

SANFORD — The public has heard about the new Sanford High School and Regional Technical Center and later this week, they can get a glimpse of what’s inside. On Sunday, there will be an open house and grand opening, where residents from around the city or from any of the 22 communities in the eight […]

  OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of of individuals arrested or issued a summons from Aug. 27 to Sept. 2. • David Shorey, 56, of Scarborough, was arrested and charged with domestic violence assault at 10:18 p.m. on Aug. 27. • Carl Fernand, 27, of Hydet Park, […]

BIDDEFORD — Late last week, the University of New England deepened its partnership with two Icelandic universities, signing an agreement with the University of Akureyri and Holar University College at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland. The agreement details how UNE’s new Professional Science master’s degree program in Ocean Food Systems will align and collaborate […]

WATERBORO — Ask a group of Massabesic High School students to make a circle, and you’ll undoubtedly hear of the “Massabesic circle.” The legend, as it is told, is that Massabesic students are incapable of forming a circle with their peers. There are gaps in their circle, or people terribly out of place, and the […]