The Maine Turnpike overpass that was damaged Monday by a truck hauling construction equipment will remain open with some restrictions on vehicle width while state engineers look for a more permanent solution. The bridge over the turnpike at Exit 45 in Portland was struck by a large construction lift that was on a tractor trailer-style […]

BRUNSWICK — The Department of Marine Resources rejected a petition to change the criteria for aquaculture lease applications on the basis that the request was “not realistic,” “arbitrary” and could have a “perverse outcome” for some applicants. Meanwhile, the company pitching a 40-acre oyster aquaculture lease on Maquoit Bay continues to await the department’s decision […]

ALFRED — A trial is expected to soon move forward in the case of a Buxton selectwoman charged with assaulting the town’s solid waste manager. Jean Harmon, 55, was issued a summons for assault by Saco police on Nov. 8. Harmon allegedly assaulted Solid Waste Manager Gregory Heffernan in the town of Buxton on Oct. […]

ALFRED – Those whose chili and chowder always receives rave reviews, or who makes pies that draw ooohs and aahs might be a winner Friday evening at the Alfred Festival. And if you love all those tasty treats but don’t want to make them, you can sample them, for a modest fee,  starting at 5:30 […]

Cash from around the country, much of it from enormous political action committees, is already raining down on the campaigns of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and the leading Democratic challenger, Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon. The incumbent Republican has hauled in more than $6 million for her campaign – including $2 million in the last […]

The new chairman of the Maine Public Utilities Commission said regulators are as concerned as Central Maine Power Co. customers over the company’s billing practices. “We share the concerns of customers who are dissatisfied with the response of CMP,” said Phil Bartlett, who was at the University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall for a public […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Paul Stevens, the bow-tied, independent-thinking, Republican-nominated justice who unexpectedly emerged as the Supreme Court’s leading liberal, died Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after suffering a stroke Monday. He was 99. During nearly 35 years on the court, Stevens stood for the freedom and dignity of individuals, be they students or immigrants […]

SANFORD – The following people were arrested or charged by Sanford Police July 8 through July 15: • Michael K. Wilson, 28, Sanford, was arrested on a warrant on Main Street. • Joseph D. Charrette, 32, Sanford, was issued a summons on Oxford Street charging he attached false plates to his vehicle. • Michael P. […]

SACO — St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church’s annual Greek Festival will bring a taste of Greece to Saco this weekend, tempting those who attend with lovingly prepared traditional food. The festival runs Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. At St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, […]

SPRINGVALE – A longtime local couple who spent their lives together in Springvale has seen to it that the public spaces in the village they loved so much will always be beautiful. David and Linda Pence, who passed away six months apart in 2018, established a charitable trust, specifically designed for the village section of […]