ACTON — Mary Yeaton of Acton held up a pan of cinnamon rolls she’s entered into the King Arthur Flour baking contest. The contest is relatively new, and is proving to be popular. The rolls look tasty — and so do the entries made by others. There are some new events and competitions at the […]

BIDDEFORD — Four people were rescued from Fortunes Rocks after getting stuck in a riptide on Wednesday afternoon. Biddeford Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Duross said crews responded to a call at the beach at 3:50 p.m. Duross said rescue crews from Biddeford, Saco and Scarborough as well as the Maine Marine Patrol and the Coast Guard […]

BIDDEFORD — A spaghetti supper at St. Joseph Church in Biddeford this weekend will have a dual purpose including raising money for a new roof at the Marie Joseph Spiritual Center while honoring a person who helped make it such a special place. The supper will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday in […]

BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — For years, the young man from Mexico presented himself as a legal U.S. resident and reliable worker at a family dairy farm in small town Iowa, his employer said. But this week, the image of Cristhian Bahena Rivera transformed in a matter of hours. Now he’s a man accused of illegally […]

AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage has sent four bills to lawmakers to address holes in the state’s broken child protection system, but none of them appear to call for any new spending or resources. The bills were posted online Wednesday morning and have been assigned to the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee. The […]

Maine State Police are investigating the robbery of a Poland Spring water truck driver on Interstate 95 in Howland. The truck driver told state troopers that the occupants of a red car fired a gun at his truck as they passed him while the two were heading south near the Howland-Mattamiscontis town line Tuesday evening, […]