BIDDEFORD — A median will be installed to prevent hazardous left turns in and out of the parking lot associated with the Starbucks coffee shop at the intersection Alfred and Elm streets,commonly known as 5-Points in Biddeford. Although there are signs posted at the lot prohibiting left turns, some are still making such turns. On […]

SANFORD – The Sanford City Council earlier this week voted to hold public hearings on a number of bond proposals at their Aug. 20 meeting, but the upcoming hearing on a proposal to change the make up of the Sanford Budget Committee elicited most comment. Following the public hearing, the City Council will vote whether […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a frequent target of President Donald Trump’s ire, sued the FBI and the Justice Department on Thursday over his firing. The lawsuit, the second this week from an ex-FBI official challenging the circumstances of his termination, says the firing was part of Trump’s plan to rid […]

ALFRED – A request for a salary increase by York County Register of Deeds Nancy Hammond for herself and Deputy Register Wendy Daniels, went nowhere Wednesday after a motion for the raises died in a tied vote of York County Commissioners. Hammond officially took office in January, following the November election, though she stepped in […]

ALFRED — A Buxton suspect who allegedly threatened others with an ax and then allegedly set a parked car and nearby woods on fire has been indicted by a York County grand jury in connection with a May 16 incident. Donovan C. Sanborn of Buxton, 25, was arrested following a short chase by Buxton, Windham […]

PORTLAND — The victim of a man sentenced to more than 26 years in prison for sex trafficking and drug charges said she’d rather die than be with him. Vincent Graham, 35, also known as “Shawn” and “Mac,” of Bronx, New York, was sentenced to 320 months in prison and six years of supervised release […]

Maine health agencies have secured $6 million in federal grants to battle the opioid crisis, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday. The $6 million will go to community health clinics, hospital systems and the University of Maine for treatment, prevention and to help boost the workforce. Maine has been in the midst […]

A natural gas leak temporarily closed the northbound service plaza in Kennebunk along the Maine Turnpike Thursday afternoon. The Kennebunk Fire Department was called to the scene about 2:25 p.m. and together they worked with a utility company to shut off the gas supply and track down the leak, the Maine Turnpike Authority said. The […]

The Verso Corp. plans to invest $120 million in three pulp and paper mills, including significant upgrades to its Androscoggin Mill in Jay. The company announced the two-year capital plan in a conference call with analysts Thursday morning. Interim CEO Leslie Lederer said the company wants to make more packaging and specialty papers and reduce […]