BIDDEFORD — Observing their first decade of service to the community, Seeds of Hope supporters gathered at the Pepperell Mill Campus in downtown Biddeford on Saturday evening to celebrate their accomplishments and look ahead to the future. Created in 2008 on the site of the former Christ Church at 35 South St. in Biddeford, the Seeds of Hope […]

Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Florence could strike a direct and dangerous blow anywhere from the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic region later this week. Florence crossed the 74 mph threshold from tropical storm to a hurricane Sunday morning, and by evening its winds were up to 85 mph (140 kph) as the National Hurricane Center warned a […]

Phillip Torrey glanced back into the kitchen as he headed out the door. His bug-eyed 6-year-old dog, Franky, looked back expectantly, just like always. The next time the sixth-generation lobsterman saw Franky it was to identify his body after it was found washed ashore across the bay, shot and wrapped in plastic. Now, two men […]

The York County Sheriff’s Office says it broke up a party where there was underage drinking Saturday night. Deputies responded at 11:30 p.m. to complaints about a “wild party” in the area of Foxridge Court in Waterboro, according to Sheriff William L. King, Jr. They located a home where a group of people were “being […]

Portland is developing rules to try to keep medical marijuana shops, including high-volume home operations, out of residential areas. It is part of the city’s effort to decide how to regulate marijuana operations in the wake of new laws that expand opportunities for people who make a living in medical marijuana, especially Maine’s network of 3,000 licensed […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The first woman to win the Miss America crown without having to don a swimsuit says she’s glad she didn’t have to. Nia Imani Franklin, who won the title Sunday night in Atlantic City while competing as Miss New York, said the changes in the 98-year-old are a welcome modernization. […]

AUGUSTA — A man accused of attempting to murder a sheriff’s deputy in Belgrade last year in a shootout that left a homeowner dead goes to trial here Monday. Scott A. Bubar, 41, of Brunswick was indicted on charges of aggravated attempted murder of Sgt. Jacob Pierce and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, both of which […]