SANFORD — The following people were arrested or charged by Sanford Police from Sept. 6 to Sept. 11. If there is no listing for a specific date, it means no one was arrested or charged on that day, according to police logs provided by the agency: • Benjamin York III, 27, Newfield was issued summonses […]

WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — A man was bitten by a shark Saturday in the water off a Cape Cod beach and died later at a hospital, becoming the state’s first shark attack fatality in more than 80 years. The man, identified by Cape and Islands Assistant District Attorney Tara Miltimore as 26-year-old Arthur Medici of […]

BIDDEFORD — With a pure white coat and molting around his eyes and nose, Jazz, who loves attention, is a favorite horse among visitors to Ever After Mustang Rescue. The 19 year-old Mustang/Appaloosa mix also happens to be blind and the rescue is asking for public support to fund a new shelter for Jazz. To help […]

YORK COUNTY   — It may feel quite warm outside today, but winter isn’t far off. For low income homeowners, sometimes keeping warm is a struggle through a lengthy Maine winter, especially with rising fuel costs. On average, heating oil is up 58 cents a gallon statewide as compared to September 2017, according to the Governor’s […]

Maine public safety officials and natural gas companies said they will be reviewing safety measures in response to the series of explosions in Massachusetts that destroyed dozens of homes, killed one person and injured at least 25 others on Thursday. Early indications are that the lines were over-pressurized, forcing gas into homes and other businesses, where it […]

RUMFORD — Police are investigating a single-vehicle motorcycle crash Thursday evening that claimed the life of a Rumford man. The crash was called in around 7:50 p.m. and responded to by Sgt. James Bernard. The lone rider was identified as Paul Pelletier, 57, who was riding a 2008 Harley Davidson north on the South Rumford […]

A convicted murderer who walked away from a northern Maine prison late Thursday had escaped from incarceration twice before, including 37 years ago when he and another inmate were the subject of one of the state’s most infamous manhunts. Arnold Nash, 65, formerly of Hancock County, was last seen around 8:20 p.m. Thursday at the […]

AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature adjourned for the year Thursday nearly five months late, but not before Republican Gov. Paul LePage scored one more veto victory and also persuaded lawmakers to pass a bill aimed at protecting the elderly from home foreclosure when they fall behind on their local property tax bills. For a number […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Residents in Old Orchard Beach will vote in November whether to approve a $1 million bond that would fund the majority of a new administration building at the town’s Wastewater Treatment Facility. The facility sits at the end of Manor Street in the Ocean Park area of town, and processes wastewater […]

SANFORD — Caring Unlimited is among two Maine domestic violence prevention programs that will receive funding through the U.S. Department of Justice. Caring Unlimited, York County’s domestic violence prevention program based in Sanford, will receive $599,526 to help provide civil legal assistance for low income and rural victims of domestic violence, sexual assault an stalking […]