BIDDEFORD — Within each of us lies the ability to change the course of events for others less fortunate and to leave the world a better place than which we found it. And for those looking to help in this mission, the fifth annual “Give Thanks — Give Hope” brunch, silent auction and raffle could […]

BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or cited between Oct. 16 and Oct. 18. • Christopher Beaucage, 31, a Biddeford transient was arrested on charges of fugitive from justice, habitual motor vehicle offender, unlawful possession of a scheduled drug and sale/use of drug paraphernalia on Washington Street on […]

GRAY (AP) — A Maine high school varsity football coach has been dismissed after he allegedly instructed his players to taunt an opposing player for having two mothers as parents. The parents, Lynn and Stephanie Eckersley-Ray, of Yarmouth, say Gray-New Gloucester coach Duane Greaton told his players to taunt their son every time he was […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine pharmacy professor is receiving a grant of $375,000 for an early detection innovation in the breast cancer research field. University of New England College of Pharmacy assistant professor Srinidi Mohan is receiving the grant from the Maine Cancer Foundation. Mohan received a patent for an early detection, disease monitoring method […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Students in Maine who have been learning about marine science will conclude their project by dropping kelp-growing lines in the water at the start of the winter growing season. The Peaks Island Elementary students have been participating in a program called “KELP4KIDS.” KELP4KIDS is a 12-week curriculum for second- through fifth-graders at […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor is pushing for lawmakers to delay the start of legal recreational marijuana sales instead of rewriting the voter-approved marijuana law. Republican House Minority Leader Ken Fredette, who also supports a delay, said lawmakers haven’t had enough time to read the 70-page bill that would rewrite the voter-approved law. The […]