YORK COUNTY — The ninth-largest cable operator in America has announced widespread availability of gigabit residential and business internet service in some areas of York County and with it a boost in internet speed. Atlantic Broadband, based in Quincy, Massachusetts, is providing  internet speed upgrades in the Maine communities of Acton, Lebanon, Newfield, Sanford, Shapleigh, Springvale, […]

BUXTON — A Buxton woman has been arrested for allegedly violating an order of protection prohibiting her from any sort of contact with her boyfriend that had been imposed by a judge. According to Buxton Police Chief Troy Cline, officers responded to a residence on Foreside Drive about 5:10 p.m. July 28 for a reported domestic […]

Maine experienced a larger jump in drug overdose deaths than all but five other states in the 12-month period ending Jan. 31, a stark statistic highlighting Maine’s slow progress combating the opioid crisis. According to federal data released this week, the number of overdose deaths in Maine increased by 10.9 percent between January 2017 and […]

BIDDEFORD — Last year, one downtown property owner was wondering how he was going to pay for new windows for his property. John Harkins, owner of 299 Main Street and the business J&J Antiques, had installed new windows over 20 years ago but they needed replacing, which was going to cost him, a lot. Enter […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department says the Veterans Day military parade ordered up by President Donald Trump won’t happen in 2018. Col. Rob Manning, a Pentagon spokesman, said Thursday that the military and the White House “have now agreed to explore opportunities in 2019.” The announcement came several hours after The Associated Press reported […]

The York County District Attorney’s Office has dismissed all charges against a Sanford man in connection with a 2016 boating accident that killed his twin brother, citing a judge’s decision to grant a motion to suppress results of a blood alcohol test. Jonathan Beattie, 33, of Sanford had been indicted in November 2016 on charges […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — This past weekend Valerie Forman was chatting with a family who stopped in front of her Randall Avenue home while they were walking their dogs in the seaside community of Ocean Park. She discovered the family was related to an old family friend and invited them by stop by any time. […]

Rangers with the Maine Forest Service are asking for the public’s help in finding the person or persons who dumped a huge load of trash on a wooded, gravel road in Fryeburg this week. Forest rangers expressed frustration at the illegal dumping, posting a photograph of the mess on Clay Road on its Twitter feed […]

AUGUSTA — A new report adds fuel to a growing worry that out-of-state cash has an outsize influence on the results of ballot referendums. The conservative Maine Heritage Policy Center weighed in on the initiative and referendum process Wednesday with a study of the spending deployed on the 50 ballot questions voted on since 2009 […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Tonight kicks off a weekend of activities that promise family-friendly fun and support good causes. The opening ceremony for the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce’s  35th annual Beach Olympics will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at The Town Square. Live entertainment begins at 7:30 p.m. The fun continues on […]