BIDDEFORD — Those who depend upon public transportation will have an opportunity to give feedback and input about local services and future routes by participating in a new survey and attending a public meeting in Biddeford on Monday. ShuttleBus-Zoom, which offers direct route service between Biddeford, Saco and Portland and the York County Community Action […]

Berwick police said someone shot out multiple glass windows around town Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, causing thousands of dollars in damage, and are asking the public to help identify anyone involved, the department said. Investigators believe the damage was caused by a BB gun or pellet gun. Police believe the incidents might be […]

A Winthrop teenager is expected to change his plea this month and plead guilty to killing his parents on Halloween morning 2016, his lawyer said Thursday. Andrew Balcer, 19, is scheduled for a Rule 11 change of plea proceeding at the Capital Judicial Center in front of Justice Daniel Billings on Sept. 19. Balcer previously pleaded […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A spokesman has blamed “petty partisan politicians” for Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s decision to withdraw his nominations for individuals to state boards and commissions. The governor said he was withdrawing 16 nominations in letters he sent Thursday to Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon. LePage’s senior policy advisor Michael Beardsley told a legislative […]

WASHINGTON — Pushing back against explosive reports his own administration is conspiring against him, President Donald Trump lashed out against the anonymous senior official who wrote a New York Times opinion piece claiming to be part of a “resistance” working “from within” to thwart his most dangerous impulses. Perhaps as striking as the essay was […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Reynolds, the handsome film and television star known for his acclaimed performances in “Deliverance” and “Boogie Nights” and for an active off-screen life which included relationships with Loni Anderson, Sally Field and Dinah Shore, has died at age 82. His death was confirmed Thursday by his agent Todd Eisner, who […]

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday moved to abandon a longstanding court settlement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept locked up, proposing new regulations that would allow the government to detain families until their immigration cases are decided. Homeland Security officials said that ending the so-called Flores agreement of 1997 will […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or issued a summons from July 30 to Aug. 5. • Cole Levesque, 20, of Jay, was issued a summons for criminal mischief and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer at 8:45 a.m. on July 30. • Ryon […]