LEWISTON — A local teen charged with manslaughter in the 2018 death of 38-year-old Donald Giusti is expected to be released from jail Thursday. Emmanuel Nkurunziza, 18, will be released into the custody of a couple at their home more than 20 miles from Lewiston where he will be under house arrest with electronic monitoring […]

A former Bath school bus driver accused of posting inappropriate photos of students online is in jail. Timothy McGowan, 52, was arrested in Texas earlier this month after he failed to show up for court and is being held at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset. McGowan was charged in May 2018 with violation of privacy, […]

SANFORD — North Berwick’s Hussey Seating Co. is permanently expanding its operations to Sanford. The business acquired a 45,000-square-foot warehouse on Community Drive as part of a multi-year, $8.2 million project. Hussey Seating, founded in 1853, is a family-owned business that specializes in developing and building seating for the sports, entertainment, education and worship markets. […]

SANFORD — They can be found volunteering to serve meals at the Momma Mia Friday night supper at York County Shelter Programs in Alfred, or at the annual apple festival there in September. Sometimes, members of Sanford Springvale Altrusa can be found at the Sanford Mainers baseball games, volunteering at the concession stand. If they’re […]

Two hundred years ago this month, men of property and promise voted to separate from Massachusetts, paving the way for Maine to become a state in 1820. On Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills toured the state via helicopter, launching a 15-month celebration of Maine’s 200th anniversary at kickoff events in Presque Isle, Bangor, Portland and Augusta. Vote on […]

RENO, Nev. (AP) — An unopened copy of a 1987 cult-classic video game that a Nevada man found in the attic of his childhood home is expected to sell for up to $10,000 at an online auction. The boxed game cartridge of Nintendo’s “Kid Icarus” was still in the bag with the receipt for $38.45 […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Woodstock 50 is officially canceled. Organizers announced Wednesday that the troubled festival that hit a series of setbacks in the last four months won’t take place next month. The three-day festival was originally scheduled for Aug. 16-18, but holdups included permit denials and the loss of a financial partner and a […]

SANFORD – The following people were arrested or charged by Sanford Police from July 16 to July 28: • John E. Williams, III, 38, Standish, was issued a summons charging he displayed a fictitious vehicle certificate on High Street. • Tina M. Farinato, 41, Berwick, was issued a summons charging shoplifting theft on Main Street. […]

DETROIT (AP) — The signature domestic proposal by the leading progressive candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination came under withering attack from moderates Tuesday in a debate that laid bare the struggle between a call for revolutionary policies and a desperate desire to defeat President Donald Trump. Standing side by side at center stage, Bernie […]