BIDDEFORD — Public input is wanted on a proposed project that would revamp the Biddeford’s gateway. The Maine Department of Transportation is suggesting some changes in the downtown area just over the bridge from Saco Island. The proposed plan would reconstruct the intersection of Main Street, Water Street, and the North Dam Mill Entrance to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Bette Midler is apologizing for a tweet that caused a social media backlash when she compared the struggle of women to the history of racism. The singer-actress wrote that women “are the n-word of the world” and “They are the most disrespected creatures on earth.” Midler was quoting the title of […]

ALFRED – A former Catholic priest from Massachusetts facing 31 charges of gross sexual misconduct is scheduled to be tried next month at York County Superior Court in Alfred. Ronald Paquin, 76, of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, was indicted last year on 15 counts of gross sexual misconduct, a Class A felony and 16 counts of gross […]

  JOHANNESBURG — Through the ages, sexual violence has been a savage feature of armed conflict, often systematically inflicted by combatants on girls and women in what the world today defines as a war crime. It happened in the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans, and in modern times, too: Mass rape occurred in […]

  WASHINGTON — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September — the lowest level since December 1969 — signaling how the longest streak of hiring on record has put millions of Americans back to work. Employers added just 134,000 jobs last month, the fewest in a year, the Labor Department said Friday. […]

ALFRED — Carol Sharrow, who was charged with manslaughter in connection with the hit-and-run death of Douglas Parkhurst of West Newfield after her car careened around a ballfield during a June Babe Ruth ballgame now faces more than a dozen other charges. A York County Grand Jury earlier this week handed up a 15-count indictment […]

SANFORD — The timeline for asbestos removal from the Stenton Trust mill in Sanford and the demolition of the burned out rear tower has been revised by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. At the same time, the city is looking ahead to a time when the front tower that faces River Street may be ready […]

BIDDEFORD — Main Street in Biddeford is the new home of a unique firm that assists those who help others. PGM-LLC opened its doors this past April and is thought to be Maine’s first accounting firm to specialize in the financial needs of the nonprofit community. Peter Montano, a certified public accountant, is the owner […]

PORTLAND — A judge took little time Friday in denying a new trial and an acquittal to David Marble Jr., convicted of two counts of murder in the drug-related shooting deaths of an Augusta couple early on Dec. 25, 2015. A jury in Cumberland County Superior Court convicted Marble, 32, of Rochester, New York, on July […]

BIDDEFORD — On Monday, Oct. 8, the University of New England will host a moderated conversation titled “What About Guns?” as the next installment in The President’s Forum, an event series of moderated panel discussions, debates and other highly interactive presentations about controversial issues. The event is sponsored by UNE and the Make Shift Coffee House, […]