BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from July 21 to July 31, 2019: • Dominique N. Wilson, 31, of Biddeford, was arrested for an outstanding warrant. • Monica M. DeVincent, 42, of Natick, Massachusetts, was arrested for unlawful possession of a scheduled drug. • Shelley A. Chartier, 49, of […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A vaping industry group sued the U.S. government on Wednesday to delay an upcoming review of thousands of e-cigarettes on the market. The legal challenge by the Vapor Technology Association is the latest hurdle in the Food and Drug Administration’s yearslong effort to regulate the multibillion-dollar vaping industry, which includes makers and […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland police are mobilizing to prevent clashes between out-of-state far-right groups planning a rally here and the homegrown anti-fascists who oppose them as America’s culture wars seep into this progressive haven. Saturday’s rally — and the violence it may bring — are a relatively new reality here, as an informal coalition […]

Lawyers representing Central Maine Power customers seeking a class-action lawsuit against the utility say CMP’s proposed $6 million compensation fund is just a tactic to avoid paying out what they estimate to be $140 million in damages. Comments this week by Jeff Russell and Sumner Lipman follow a recent letter that Lipman sent to plaintiffs […]

OAKLAND — Police have identified the 37-year-old man critically injured when he was struck by a train Sunday as Drew Roy of Oakland, who was charged with a string of burglariesin town last week. Oakland Deputy Police Chief Rick Stubbert said Tuesday that there is no connection between the burglaries and the train accident. Roy was […]

An appeals court in Boston on Tuesday upheld the prison sentence of a man who was convicted of embezzling from a Maine boatyard and received an increased punishment for feigning incompetence in an attempt to avoid justice. The three-judge panel, in a first-of-its kind ruling in the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, found that a defendant’s attempt […]

Maine State Police say the deaths of two men whose bodies were found inside a pickup truck in Aroostook County are the result of a double homicide. The victims were 51-year-old Roger Ellis and 25-year-old Allen Curtis, both of Castle Hill – a town in Aroostook County between Ashland and Presque Isle, Stephen McCausland, spokesman […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two music companies canceled appearances by Placido Domingo and the Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it would launch an investigation in response to an Associated Press story in which numerous women accused the opera legend of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior spanning decades. Domingo has been general director of the LA Opera since […]

SACO — Jack Clements has been sworn in as Saco’s new police chief. Clements, 50, was hired as a deputy police chief in 2017, and served as interim police chief after former Police Chief Ray Demers retired on June 14. He has 30 years experience in the field of law enforcement. Clements was unanimously recommended […]

BIDDEFORD — You can call Bruce Martin a “Rock n’ Roll revivalist,” a connoisseur of oldies music of the 50s, 60s and 70s, and a guy who brings people together twice a year to dance the night away in Biddeford all while raising money for a good cause. His Rock n’ Roll Oldies Dance Parties […]