SANFORD – Two more candidates have emerged for the Nov. 5 race for Sanford City Council, ahead of the Sept. 5 deadline for nomination papers. So far, four people have pulled nomination papers for two, three-year city council terms – all are either currently serving or have done so in the past. Former city councilors […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH —The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or issued a summons from July 1 to July 4: • Michael Lovejoy, 39, of Candler, North Carolina was arrested on three warrants. • Felix Bourque, 20, of Quebec, Canada was issued a summons for consuming liquor as a […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Soon, you could get fewer familiar ads following you around the internet — or at least on Facebook. Facebook is launching a long-promised tool that lets you limit what the social network can gather about you on outside websites and apps. The company said Tuesday that it is adding a section […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Immigrants held in U.S. detention facilities filed a lawsuit Monday decrying what they called shoddy medical care and a failure by authorities to provide accommodations for disabilities. In the suit filed by disability and civil rights advocates in U.S. District Court, immigrants said they’re placed in isolation as punishment and denied […]

The Biddeford City Council will consider a recommendation Tuesday to hire a consultant to review the city’s downtown parking program. The recommendation to hire a consultant comes from the Downtown Committee, which was created to respond to issues related to downtown parking. The city implemented a parking management plan last year that includes hourly paid […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Before the foreclosure auction, Jack and Sue Cary had lived in their retirement home on Nicklaus Drive for nearly three years. They made a playroom for their grandchildren in the basement, hung family photos on the walls and planted flowers from their previous house in the garden. But all along there […]

NEW YORK (AP) — With a simple “We do,” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announced his wedding to his longtime girlfriend on Instagram. A photo of the movie star and Lauren Hashian was posted on the social media site. Both were wearing white, and they were standing overlooking the ocean. The post said the date of their apparent […]

A 37-year-old man was killed Saturday afternoon after crashing a vehicle on Benton Road in Albion, police said. The man, Phillip Brown, of Albion, was pronounced dead at the scene, and one of two dogs riding with him in the 2006 Toyota died as well, according to a news release Monday from the Kennebec County […]

MaineHealth and health insurance provider Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine are collaborating on a joint venture with the intent to offer Medicare Advantage health insurance plans for 2020. The joint venture, named AMH Health LLC, will bring together the region’s leading health care system and one of the state’s largest health insurers […]