SANFORD — Always had a hankering to become involved in local government? Now’s your chance. Nomination papers for municipal, school and other offices for the Nov. 6 election are available now, and must be turned into the Sanford City Clerk’s Office by 5 p.m. on Sept. 7. Among the offices up for election is mayor, […]

  ALFRED – A judge has denied convicted murderer Derek Poulin’s request for a reduced sentence. Derek Poulin, 29, is serving a life sentence for murder and a concurrent 30-year sentence for arson. At the age of 23, Poulin murdered his 61-year-old grandmother, Patricia Noel, by beating her with a golf club and stabbing her […]

YORK COUNTY — Police and law enforcement agencies are warning the public about a new phone scam circulating in the York County area that is targeting electric power customers and demanding immediate payments. This activity is similar to a scam taking place nationally since 2015, but over the past few weeks, police are reporting a spike […]

Sometimes Alfred Wilson still has to take a moment to collect himself after he pulls open files at the law firm where he works and sees Heather Heyer’s handwriting. “I get choked up and have to gather myself before I talk to the client,” said Wilson, who hired Heyer, the 32-year-old paralegalkilled nearly a year ago […]

LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires tearing through trees and brush, rampaging up hillsides and incinerating neighborhoods: The place-names change but the devastation is showing signs of becoming the new normal in California. On Monday, twin fires being treated as one incident north of San Francisco became the largest wildfire in state history, destroying 443 square […]

KENNEBUNK — A federal court ruled against a request made by the Toddle Inn franchise to grant a restraining order that would have required a competitor to close its doors. In a complaint filed on behalf of Toddle Inn Franchising in federal court on July 31, attorneys Timothy Bryant and Benjamin Piper state that KPJ […]

BIDDEFORD — A state agency has ordered the clam flats in Biddeford Pool to close for the months of August and September and that has some in Biddeford upset. Roland Pelletier,a commercial clam digger and member of the Biddeford Shellfish Conservation Committee, said he was disappointed by the Maine Department of Marine Resources’ order to […]

SANFORD — The following people were arrested or charged by Sanford Police July 27 through August 5. If there is no listing for a specific date, it means no one was arrested or charged on that day, according to police logs provided by the agency: • Jessica L. Brusso, 30, Sanford, was arrested and charged […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or issued a summons from July 9 to July 15. • Troy Hewitt, 40, of Old Orchard Beach, was issued a summons for operating after suspension at 12:44 a.m. on July 9. • A 15-year-old juvenile was issued […]

BIDDEFORD-The 11th annual Bacon Street Festival brought local families together on Sunday, in Biddeford, for the right reason — making the community a better place. The event lasted from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon and there was little downtime at the event, which made Linda Waters proud. “We had a steady stream of […]