A former Maine man who avoided jail time when he pleaded guilty last month to a charge of bigamy has disappeared. Officials in New Hampshire issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for Michael Middleton, 43, after he left a transitional housing program this week without notifying his probation officer. A clerk at the Strafford County Superior Court confirmed […]

BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford Municipal Airport will get $7.5 million in federal funds for improvements to its runway, taxiway and tarmac. Sen. Susan Collins, chairman of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced the funding award in a news release issued Thursday. “Maine’s airports are vital pieces of our state’s infrastructure that promote job creation and economic […]

BIDDEFORD —The sewer bill for most Biddeford wastewater customers will likely soon go up. Included in Biddeford’s proposed Fiscal Year 2020 city budget, which City Council gave initial approval to on Wednesday, is a 7.5 percent increase to the sewer rate, which equals about $85.52 more per year for an average family or four, and about […]

BIDDEFORD — Choral students in Biddeford had the rare opportunity to work with a world-renowned composer and debut one of his songs at a concert. Biddeford High School Vocal Music Director Christopher Ferrell met choral composer Sydney Guillaume at the 2018 Maine Music Educators Association All-State SATB Choir, which Guillaume was conducting. Ferrell said his […]

The state is requiring electric utilities to provide more information to customers under legislation that was prompted by months of problematic bills issued by Central Maine Power Co. Gov. Janet Mills signed the bills Thursday. They require investor-owned utilities in the state to provide to customers a 10-year history of transmission and service rates annually, […]