BIDDEFORD — On Sunday afternoon, parents and children from all over the area gathered at the Family Fun Fest, formerly called the Bacon Street Festival, for an afternoon of free attractions in Biddeford.  From noon to 4 p.m., families enjoyed fun activities, like rock climbing and water sliding.  The event is part of National Night Out, […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — A small workshop class of three students spent the weekend at Arundel Farm Gallery, learning Japanese woodblock printmaking from New England artist Lisa Houck.  Japanese printmaking is an art form that was introduced to the United States and Europe in the 19th Century, Houck said. This is her second time leading a workshop at the gallery, having taught white […]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Pamela Sue Martin, TV’s original Nancy Drew, has passed the torch to the actress playing the latest incarnation of the teenage sleuth. Martin will appear on The CW’s remake that blends mystery, suspense, a supernatural element and a bit of horror. She got her big break on “The Hardy Boys/Nancy […]

A slip off a Massachusetts dock last winter made Pete Haskell realize the value of a lifejacket. The retired Gloucester area marine supply manager owned a personal flotation device, of course, as the Coast Guard requires them on every boat, but like many fishermen, he kept it stashed safely aboard his skiff and rarely if […]

KENNEBUNK — Jeff Olson, Kennebunk resident and former member of the rock band Trouble, has released a track in honor of his neighbors’ daughter, Aspasia “Sia” Van Wyck, who was killed two years ago. The song, “Beginning of Sorrows (Remix-Aspasia)” is meant to be a memorial for Aspasia, Jeff Olson said, and a way for […]

A transformation in retailing is creating unwelcome changes in Maine’s two leading towns for outlet shopping. Both Kittery and Freeport have seen sharp sales declines in the past five years. In Kittery, sales of general merchandise – a category that includes clothing, footwear and furnishings – are down nearly 18 percent from 2014 to 2018, […]

Portland police charged a 62-year-old man with elevated aggravated assault after he allegedly sent his Danforth Street neighbor to the hospital in critical condition. Everett H. Meserve is being held on $50,000 bail on charges that he attacked Rodney Cleveland, a 63-year-old acquaintance who lived nearby, police said in a news release Sunday. Police were […]

DALLAS (AP) — About 20 minutes before the shooting started at an El Paso Walmart, a rambling screed was posted to an online message board saying the massacre was in response to an “invasion” of Hispanics coming across the southern border. Titled “The Inconvenient Truth,” it railed against the dangers of mass immigration and warned […]

CORNVILLE — A family of six was displaced and two dogs died Friday in a fire that heavily damaged a double-wide mobile home and destroyed an adjacent barn, according to Cornville fire Lt. Nathaniel Weeks. Weeks said Saturday morning that the fire at 1266 W. Ridge Road started sometime after 3:30 p.m. in the barn. […]

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A young gunman opened fire in an El Paso, Texas, shopping area packed with as many as 3,000 people during the busy back-to-school season Saturday, leaving 20 dead and more than two dozen injured. Authorities were investigating the possibility the shooting was a hate crime, working to confirm whether a […]