SANFORD — The Summer Block Party and Classic Car Show originally scheduled for Friday night in Sanford has been canceled because of thunderstorms in the forecast for this evening. “We have learned from the past cars won’t show up if there is a chance of bad weather,” said Sanford Springvale Chamber of Commerce President Richard […]

BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from July 26 to Aug. 2, 2018: • Alec B. Nabayan, 29, a transient, was arrested for domestic violence assault. • Trish L. Farr, 31, of Westbrook, was arrested for aggravated assault and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon. • Gabrielle Gagnier, […]

YORK COUNTY — Parents of students attending schools in York County this fall have a new tool in their back-to-school bag of tricks this year as all of their school’s supply lists are now posted on a new website called TeacherLists.com. With just one or two clicks, parents can find their child’s exact supply list and […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul” who sang with matchless style on such classics as “Think,” ″I Say a Little Prayer” and her signature song, “Respect,” and stood as a cultural icon around the globe, died Thursday at age 76 from pancreatic cancer. She died at her home in Detroit — “one […]

The Maine supreme court has upheld a Skowhegan teenager’s commitment to a youth detention center in South Portland, but the court’s chief justice issued a scathing opinion calling the lack of sentencing options in the state’s youth justice system a tragedy. The juvenile, referred to in court records as J.R., will remain held at Long […]

AUGUSTA – The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices voted Thursday to authorize up to $3.5 million in clean elections payments that had been frozen by a typographical error in the Legislature. The 3-1 vote by the panel, made up of two Republicans and two Democrats, makes money available to about 200 candidates […]

Electric car maker Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk admitted to The New York Times that stress is taking a heavy toll on him personally in what he calls an “excruciating” year. The newspaper said Musk alternated between laughter and tears during the interview in which he said he was working up to 120 hours a week […]

SACO –  A new top-tier restaurant and chef have agreed to come to Saco Island, as part of a development proposed for the east side of the island called The Waters. The city’s Director of Planning and Economic Development Denise Clavette met earlier this week with the owners of Nonesuch River Brewing in Scarborough. During a […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly revoked the security clearance of ex-CIA Director John Brennan, an unprecedented act of retribution against a vocally critical former top U.S. official. Later, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump drew a direct connection between the Russia investigation and his decision, citing Brennan as among those […]

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A son of actor Jean-Claude Van Damme has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for holding his roommate at knifepoint at their apartment in suburban Phoenix. Nicholas Van Varenberg had a change of plea hearing Wednesday. He’s now scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 3 and authorities say Van Varenberg likely will […]