BIDDEFORD — An Alfred woman was hesitant to talk to police after allegedly being raped by an acquaintance for fear the man would come back and harm her or her family. Gezler Heron, 22, of Ogunquit was arrested June 7 and charged with gross sexual assault and aggravated assault. He made his first court appearance […]

ALFRED — An Ogunquit man will appear in court today for allegedly raping, beating and choking a woman in May. Gezler S. Heron, 22, of Ogunquit is to appear York County Superior Court in Alfred at 1 p.m. today  for an attack on a woman in Arundel on May 28, according York County Sheriff William […]

BIDDEFORD — Biddeford and Saco already share some services and will likely add another shared service soon. Pending approval by Saco City Council, the two communities will begin sharing an animal control officer. Already, the fire departments of the twin cities work together on training and have mutual aid agreements. A few years ago the […]

BIDDEFORD — Local fire departments have partnered with a Biddeford business to give firefighters hands-on training in confined space situations. Firefighters from Biddeford and Saco were on hand on Thursday morning at Fiber Materials Inc., a maker of carbon fiber composites for use in industrial, commercial, and aerospace applications located at 5 Morin St. The […]

BIDDEFORD — Remember the name Odilon Irambona because if all goes according to plan, one day he’s going to be someone to be reckoned with in the high-stakes intrigue of corporate finance. The route Irambona has taken to achieve his lofty goal has not been easy. He emigrated to Biddeford three years ago from Burundi in Africa […]

SANFORD — Voters in Sanford will cast validation votes on the school budget for the upcoming fiscal year, vote on a regionalization purchasing question and decide if they want to bond $2.5 million to build a snow removal equipment building at Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport. The school budget is $49.8 million. New initiatives include money […]

ALFRED —  On Tuesday, voters  will elect a selectman and decide whether to bond $1.6 million as part of the overall $1.9 million projected cost to purchase and renovate the old county jail as a Town Hall. Voting will be from 8 a.m.to 8 p.m. at Conant Chapel, adjacent to Town Hall on Saco Road. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Heading into his North Korea summit with characteristic bravado, President Donald Trump says that “attitude” is more important than preparation as he looks to negotiate an accord with Kim Jong Un to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. Preparing to depart Washington for next week’s meeting, Trump dangled before Kim visions of normalized relations […]

The Downeaster is asking tourists traveling to popular Maine destinations to ditch the car and try the train. On Wednesday, the Downeaster launched the Discover Maine Rail Pass, a cheap, multitrip ticket between six stations in southern Maine. Most of the stations are within walking distance to a downtown or an attraction, making the train […]