ALFRED — A female inmate who was sexually assaulted by a corrections officer at York County Jail in October 2016 has filed a federal civil lawsuit against the man who assaulted her, York County government, Sheriff William King, Jail Superintendent Michael Vitiello and another unnamed corrections officer. Corrections officer Jonathan Carpenter was working his shift […]

SANFORD — Residents with questions about their electricity bills can hear directly from Maine’s Public Advocate on Tuesday in Sanford. State Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio, D-Sanford, said Maine’s Public Advocate, Barry Hobbins will answer questions from the community and discuss the role of the  public advocate. The Office of the Public Advocate represents Maine utility consumers […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A controversial ordinance change was voted down by the Old Orchard Beach Town Council after a resident had a surprising change of heart and pleaded with the council to oppose it. On Tuesday, The council unanimously voted to oppose an ordinance change that would have allowed a contractor yard operating at […]

BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford Transfer Station at 371 Hill St. will allow city residents to dispose of scrap wood waste starting Tuesday, Oct. 9 and running through Saturday, Oct. 20. Acceptable debris wood, defined as wood waste cut into 3-foot pieces, can be dropped off at the transfer station in 1 cubic yard quantities during […]

  OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Fire Department was given the green light to purchase a new-to-them lifeguard truck. The Town Council on Tuesday night authorized the fire chief to spend up to $26,500 on a crew cab pick-up truck to replace Surf 79, the current lifeguard truck which is a 1988 […]

Education and the economy dominated a forum Wednesday with the four candidates for governor, the first time all appeared together in weeks. At the Portland Regional Chamber event, Republican Shawn Moody pushed backed against an ad campaign criticizing him for saying that public schools are “overfunded.” Moody said he thinks schools need to “operate efficiently,” […]

SANFORD — Firefighters in Sanford will pause on Sunday to remember their own during a memorial service set for 1 p.m. at Central Station, 972 Main St., followed by an open house. The event, which will feature the reading of the names of Sanford firefighters who have passed away, is held annually and organizers say […]