Now playing at the Ogunquit Playhouse is the blockbuster musical show “Cabaret.” The show which opened back in 1965 has thrilled audiences and now seems as relevant as ever. The book is by Joe Masteroff with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. There are two separate elements taking place in the musical […]

SANFORD – A witness told investigators that one of two men charged with arson in connection with a July 6 fire at  26 Montreal St.  told him he had started the fire in retaliation against the occupants. Firefighters were called to the blaze at 26 Montreal St. at about 4:30 a.m. on July 6. No […]

NEW YORK (AP) — He won’t watch. Well, maybe just a little bit. President Donald Trump on Monday feigned indifference to Robert Mueller’s upcoming congressional testimony, an eyebrow-raising claim for a media-obsessed president who has been concerned for months about the potential impact of the former special counsel’s appearance. Much of Washington will stop in […]

NORTH WATERBORO – The news of the deaths of a  North Waterboro couple, apparently of a murder-suicide over the weekend, shocked and saddened this largely rural community and the surrounding area. Maine State Police are continuing their investigation into the deaths of Christal Denis and Christopher Denis. On Sunday, Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Old Orchard Beach Community Friendly Connection was one of six recipients in Maine to receive an AARP Community Challenge Grant. The grant program received nearly 1,700 applicants nationwide from nonprofit organizations and government entities. About $1.6 million will be distributed among 159 grant winners to fund projects that help communities make […]

A Saco developer who proposed high-profile projects in Saco and Portland denies a former business partner’s claim that he embezzled money from the company they founded, and instead blamed the partner for the business’ financial troubles. In the lawsuit filed last month against Bernard Saulnier in York County Superior Court, real estate broker John Veneziano says Saulnier […]

SANFORD — The State Fire Marshal’s Office and Sanford Police are looking for two men wanted for questioning in connection with a house fire in Sanford earlier this month. The house at 26 Montreal St. was destroyed in the July 6 fire. Investigators determined the cause was arson. The two men being sought are Johnathon […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town of Old Orchard Beach will soon have a new beach rake, and will continue its efforts to keep the coast clean for those who come to enjoy the sand, surf and waves. The seven-mile, continuous strip of sandy beach along the town’s coast is a popular destination in the […]

LEBANON – A Springvale motorist was cited for texting while driving and was charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence and driving to endanger after her vehicle struck a Maine State Police cruiser parked behind a tow truck on Route 202 in Lebanon on Saturday. Police said Molly Foisy, 22, was operating a silver Nissan […]

The Harrison man charged with stabbing his mother and hitting her with a maul used to split firewood admitted to the attack when confronted by a police officer, court records say. The records only hint at what might have motivated Mohamed Noh, 24, to stab his mother multiple times with a knife and strike her […]