SACO — A truck carrying boxes of nails accidentally dropped several boxes onto the Maine Turnpike near the Saco exit on Friday morning, causing a significant road hazard for motorists. Drivers reported that the boxes of nails burst open and spilled onto the highway, resulting in numerous vehicles sustaining flat tires while driving on the […]

WINDSOR, England (AP) — The big day is nearly here. Well-wishers are camped out, deliveries are arriving and a large security operation is in place a day before the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. In a break from the care with which royal events are normally planned, some of the wedding details are […]

AUBURN — Standing in front of what will be Kassbohrer All Terrain Vehicles’ new local headquarters, Regional Manager Jim Bear said Wednesday the larger space will give the company more flexibility with its product line and more outdoor storage. The company broke ground on property off Merrow Road over the winter. Auburn issued a permit […]

A Rhode Island-based retail chain that invested $1.3 million in upgrades at a formerly vacant space in the Falmouth Shopping Center is fighting an eviction notice from the center’s new owners. Ocean State Job Lot, which moved last October with Planet Fitness into the faltering Route 1 retail center, said it will fight the order. John […]

FARMINGTON — A former Wilton man accused of fatally shooting a New Sharon man June 1, 2016, in Wilton will be retried on a murder charge in April at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta. Justice William Stokes declared a mistrial Oct. 2, 2017, after a Franklin County jury was unable to reach a unanimous […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A West Wing aide’s morbid remark about gravely ill Sen. John McCain has not yielded widespread White House soul-searching. Instead, it has led to a push to fire those responsible for leaking that story and others that have bedeviled President Donald Trump’s administration. Nearly a week after Kelly Sadler dismissed McCain’s opinion […]

BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford City Council on Tuesday granted initial approval to a zone change that would allow the University of New England to build a amphitheater/pavilion along the Saco River. The amphitheater would let students and others enjoy music and other entertainment in a scenic setting overlooking the river. If the council votes for […]

LYMAN — A project to the former Cousens School into new town offices in Lyman has been put to a halt, as the Lyman Select Board believes renovations will cost more than budgeted. The former Cousens School building, located at 382 Goodwins Mills Road, was built in 1937, with an addition built in 1965. The […]

ALFRED — Rachel V. Sherman, 50, of Sanford, says her background in records management, accounting, familiarity with Maine Statutes, Maine Title Standards and other factors will stand her in good stead in her bid for York County Register of Deeds. Sherman will be challenged by fellow Democrat Nancy Hammond for the open seat in the […]

SANFORD — They were the doughboys who didn’t come home, the ones America — and indeed, every country who sent troops to fight in World War I — pledged to never forget. This Nov. 11 will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the war to end all wars, as it […]