Three people were injured, one of them seriously, in a two-car collision that forced authorities to close Route 236 in South Berwick for about three hours Sunday morning. South Berwick police said in a news release said that Scott West, 62, of Eliot was traveling northbound when a car making a left turn onto Route […]

Almost 2,000 athletes enjoyed ideal weather Sunday at the Ironman 70.3 Maine triathlon in Old Orchard Beach. Jerome Bergeron of Quebec was the overall winner with an unofficial time of 4 hours, 19 minutes and 53 seconds, and Tara McWilliams of New York won the women’s division in 4:49:04. The event included a 1.2-mile swim […]

BIDDEFORD  — CourageLIVES, a treatment program for survivors of human trafficking and exploitation, has received a $10,000 grant award from the Penobscot Valley Health Association Fund of the Maine Community Foundation. With an estimated 200 to 300 girls and women trafficked in Maine each year, these funds will help further develop CourageLIVES’ Outpatient Treatment and Community-Based […]

SPRINGVALE – Two people were seriously injured Saturday night in Springvale when the Kia Forte  they were in hit the guardrail and left the roadway. Police said the vehicle collided with several trees and rolled onto its side. The vehicle was heading north on Route 109 toward Shapleigh when the crash took place in an […]