KENNEBUNK — It seems to be everywhere and costly to get ride of. Those unwanted piles of e-Waste and relics of emerging technology that time has passed by are taking up valuable space in the basement or garage, but difficult to get rid of safely. Enter the Catholic Church to the rescue. Catholic Charities Maine’s […]

BIDDEFORD — Birders drove from as far away as New York – and two women even caught a red-eye flight from Arizona – to get a glimpse of a rare great black hawk in Biddeford on Thursday. The great black hawk is the most unusual bird identified in Maine this year – if not for […]

ALFRED — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court, acting as the Law Court, has upheld the 28-count gross sexual assault convictions for a Biddeford man sentenced for the crimes in 2017. Ralph Miller, 47, was convicted in June 2017 of sexually assaulting a woman for years, beginning when the victim was 15 years old. He was given a […]

  OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Photographer Douglas Curtis has a sharp focus on Old Orchard Beach. Originally from Connecticut, Curtis moved to Old Orchard Beach about five years ago. He has fallen in love with the seashore community and now understands the draw the beach has to many people. “I can’t imagine not seeing the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins of New York was arrested Wednesday on charges he fed inside information he gleaned from sitting on the board of a biotechnology corporation to his son, helping family and friends dodge hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses when one of the company’s drugs failed in […]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — “Superman” actress Margot Kidder’s death has been ruled a suicide, and her daughter said Wednesday it’s a relief to finally have the truth out. Kidder, who played Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve’s Superman in her most famous role, was found by a friend in her Montana home on May 13. At […]

Two men were charged Wednesday afternoon following an apparent drag race on Turkey Lane in Buxton that may have been followed by a physical altercation. Kurt-Eric J. Elliott, 30, of Sanford was charged with operating after suspension, driving to endanger, violating his conditions of release and failing to display a valid inspection sticker – a […]

FAIRFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Small family operated dairy farms with cows freely grazing on verdant pastures are going out business as large confined animal operations with thousands of animals lined up in assembly-line fashion are expanding into the organic market. Many traditional small-scale organic farmers are determined to fight back against the industry transformation by […]

SANFORD — The owner of a dilapidated, long vacant former textile mill building on Jagger Mill Road is looking for a zone change to facilitate redevelopment. At the same time, in separate action, the city is looking to have the structure deemed a dangerous building and have violations corrected. The city is poised to discuss […]

WATERBORO — A 43-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged with Class B felony unlawful sexual contact involving a juvenile following an investigation by Deputy Kevin Collins of the York County Sheriff’s Office and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. Brent Capener of Waterboro was taken into custody by Collins, who had obtained […]