NEW YORK (AP) — As Walmart, AT&T and Disney join stalwarts such as Netflix in streaming video and creating original shows, a reality sets in: Not all will survive. Over the past week, Walmart announced plans to partner with MGM Studios on original shows for Walmart’s video-on-demand service, Vudu, while AT&T’s WarnerMedia said it would create its […]

BIDDEFORD — Every day, first responders across York County put their lives on the line to protect others, but on Thursday morning some of these selfless public servants were humbled to be awarded $84,321 in grant money to continue their invaluable work in saving lives. In a special ceremony in Biddeford, representatives of the Firehouse […]

ALFRED — The Sanford woman facing manslaughter and 14 other charges in connection with a hit-and-run death after her car careened around a ball field during a June Babe Ruth baseball game in Sanford will be arraigned Nov. 9. Carol Sharrow is charged with killing Douglas Parkhurst of West Newfield. Shad been scheduled for a […]

American lobster exports to China continue to plummet as the industry struggles with stiff trade barriers activated in July on its second-largest export market. About 85 percent of the lobster exported from the U.S. originates from Maine waters, but some is shipped from other states and not reflected in Maine’s total exports. Still, Maine and […]

SACO — The city of Saco is increasing its industrial park property with the recent purchase of 65 acres on Route 1. The Boulos Report real estate newsletter reported the September sale of 841 to 853 Portland Road by The Portland Road Realty Trust to the City of Saco. According to a real estate listing, […]

SACO — Current District 3 York County Commissioner Republican Cynthia Chadwick-Granger is facing opposition from Democrat Allen “Al” Sicard in the Nov. 6 election. York County District 3 covers Buxton, Dayton, Hollis, Old Orchard Beach and Saco. Chadwick-Granger, 58, lives in Saco. She owns a small wedding business called “Vows for You,” and have been […]

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans are forecasting nightmarish Democratic “mob rule” to amp up GOP voters for next month’s critical midterm elections, flipping the script from complaints that it’s Trump and the Tea Party movement who’ve boosted rowdy and divisive tactics to dangerous levels. Less than a month from voting in which […]

SANFORD — Incumbent Democrat Patrica Hymanson of York is being challenged in the race for House District 4 by Republican Bradley Moulton. It is their third contest for the district seat which includes part of York, where both candidates live, Ogunquit, part of Sanford and part of Wells. Hymanson is a retired neurologist and small […]

AUGUSTA — An inmate found dead early Tuesday morning was identified by the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office as Moises Pujols, 34, of Skowhegan. “The cause of death is still under investigation pending completed reports from the Medical Examiner’s Office,” according to a news release issued Wednesday by that agency. Moises Radhame Pujols was on probation through the […]