SANFORD — An early morning fire at 32 Trafton St. on Friday heavily damaged a one-story single family home and displaced two residents in Sanford. The two occupants escaped without injury, said Sanford Assistant Fire Chief Steve Cutter. At mid-day Friday Cutter  said it had been determined the fire started in the bathroom of the […]

SANFORD — A Sanford motorcycle operator is facing a slew of charges after allegedly refusing to stop and leading police on a chase Thursday where speeds reached more than 110 mph. Because of heavy traffic conditions, the chase was called off to protect the public, Maine State Police said in a statement. The operator, Zachary Jordan, […]

PORTLAND — The Massabesic High School community has always been one that is tightly knit. Everyone knows each other, want to be involved and cares about making the community a better place — and the graduating Class of 2018 fully embodied that attitude. This group of 221 graduates is leaving their close-knit comfort zone with […]

SANFORD — Police and the general contractor for the new Sanford High School and Regional Technical Center are offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible for vandalism and arson at the school early Monday morning. Hutter Construction and Sanford Police are offering a $1,000 reward, said Detective Colleen Adams […]

SACO — Local downtown organization Saco Main Street is now dishing out more than economic development. The local economic development organization has opened an ice cream store at 209 Main St., called the Saco Scoop. The grand opening for Saco Scoop is set for 10 a.m. on Saturday. Summer hours will be 10 a.m. to 9 […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Those working toward making Old Orchard Beach an age-friendly community are serious when they say they want to make it a place for all ages. Old Orchard Beach Community Friendly Connection, a group with a mission to make the community a great place for people of all ages to live, work, […]

ALFRED — Longtime attorney and former prosecutor Bernard J. Broder III has announced his candidacy for York County district attorney. Broder’s candidacy as an independent was certified by the Secretary of State’s office on June 1. Incumbent Democrat Kathryn Slattery is seeking her third four-year term as the county’s chief prosecutor. Slattery was unopposed in […]

Superintendent Bill Webster has banned all water activities indefinitely and launched an internal investigation of the district’s policies in the aftermath of the drowning death of a 13-year-old Lewiston Middle School student on a field trip. Police said Rayan Issa apparently went under water at Range Pond State Park in Poland on Tuesday while playing […]

Maine lawmakers are poised to return next week for a special session to vote on a supplemental budget package, and perhaps other unfinished business, but Gov. Paul LePage already is criticizing them for taking “the easy way out.” House Republicans, who effectively had been the lone holdouts, agreed Thursday to come back after getting assurances […]

A member of the Maine Warden Service K9 Team found a Shapleigh man who had been missing since Wednesday evening. Michael Lauziere was found about a half a mile from his home on Deering Ridge Road. According to the Warden Service, Lauziere appeared to be in good health. The Maine Warden Service and the York County […]