The family of the 22-year-old Portland man who died of a stab wound shortly after crashing his car on Brighton Avenue said Tuesday they disagree with the police conclusion that no crime was committed. Patrick Lobor died Saturday afternoon after his car struck a vehicle that had stopped for a red light at Brighton and […]

Two troubled Maine power plants that make electricity from wood have produced no power in the past four months, a financial hit to their owner, Stored Solar LLC, and an unwelcome development for the forest products industry. A quarterly performance report filed this week with the Maine Public Utilities Commission shows that the plants in […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Trebek can see life without “Jeopardy.” Speaking Sunday on Fox News’ “OBJECTified ,” the 78-year-old said the odds are 50/50, “and a little less,” he won’t return to the game show he’s hosted since 1984 when his contract expires in 2020. He noted he’ll be 80 and will have hosted the […]

  BIDDEFORD — City Theater set the stage Tuesday morning for filming of a horror movie. Frederick Greenhalgh, of Alfred-based FinalRune Productions, has written a movie called “1918” which he, along with Jeremy Kasten of Berwick, formerly of Los Angeles, and Christine Marshall, artistic director of Mad Horse Theater, are producing. The short film, in […]

AUGUSTA — A LePage administration proposal to withdraw most of Maine from a regional air pollution program drew support from Maine’s forest products industry Monday but strong pushback from environmentalists and health advocates. For the second time in five years, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is asking federal regulators to exempt parts of Maine […]

SACO — Pancake and breakfast fans are rejoicing as an IHOP restaurant is opening Wednesday at 515 Main St. in Saco. New Hampshire-based franchisee Aziz Elsherif is the owner of the new restaurant, which can be found at the former site of the China House restaurant. Construction crews were hard at work on the storefront exterior […]

YORK COUNTY — About 18 percent of the third phase of a project to replace highway signs on the Maine Turnpike between Wells and Portland has been accomplished so far and it’s on track to be wrapped up by mid-November. The project contractor is Liddell Brothers, Inc. and work consists of removing, replacing and installing new […]

YORK COUNTY — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has obligated more than $1 million in federal assistance to the state of Maine to help cover costs of a severe storm and flooding that impacted 13 of Maine’s 16 counties from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1. In early January, President Donald Trump approved Maine Gov. Paul […]

BIDDEFORD — It took many months and a lot of hard work, and now, Biddeford Police Department has achieved its goal. The department has been awarded national accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., known as CALEA. Chief Roger Beaupre said the process, which usually takes upward of three years, was […]

The price of a can of Coca-Cola? Likely going up. A package of Pampers? That too. Plane tickets? They also may be more expensive. These items and more may cost more in the coming months as people start feeling the effects of higher fuel prices and raw-material costs as well as a range of tariffs. […]