DETROIT (AP) — The ideological divisions gripping the Democratic Party intensified on Wednesday as presidential candidates waged an acrimonious battle over health care, immigration and race that tested the strength of early front-runner Joe Biden’s candidacy. The former vice president was repeatedly forced to defend his decades-old political record against pointed attacks from his younger, […]

BIDDEFORD — Maine Water Company has asked the Maine Public Utilities Commission for approval to create a $5 million bond to assist in financing a new 35,000-square-foot Saco River Water Treatment Facility. The application seeks approval to use bond money to for pay for design work, acquiring land for the new plant, and site construction and […]

SACO — Nomination papers are available for the position of mayor as well as City Council seats in all seven wards in the city of Saco. Nomination papers can be picked up at City Hall and completed nomination packets must be returned to there by Sept. 6. Mayoral candidates must have 200 valid signatures of […]

ALFRED – The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine has filed a civil complaint against the York County Sheriff’s Office on behalf of a Waterboro man who claims his arrest in January 2018 following an incident involving a school bus parked on his property was unnecessary and unlawful. The suit, filed Wednesday at York County […]

LEWISTON — A local teen charged with manslaughter in the 2018 death of 38-year-old Donald Giusti is expected to be released from jail Thursday. Emmanuel Nkurunziza, 18, will be released into the custody of a couple at their home more than 20 miles from Lewiston where he will be under house arrest with electronic monitoring […]

A former Bath school bus driver accused of posting inappropriate photos of students online is in jail. Timothy McGowan, 52, was arrested in Texas earlier this month after he failed to show up for court and is being held at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset. McGowan was charged in May 2018 with violation of privacy, […]

SANFORD — North Berwick’s Hussey Seating Co. is permanently expanding its operations to Sanford. The business acquired a 45,000-square-foot warehouse on Community Drive as part of a multi-year, $8.2 million project. Hussey Seating, founded in 1853, is a family-owned business that specializes in developing and building seating for the sports, entertainment, education and worship markets. […]

SANFORD — They can be found volunteering to serve meals at the Momma Mia Friday night supper at York County Shelter Programs in Alfred, or at the annual apple festival there in September. Sometimes, members of Sanford Springvale Altrusa can be found at the Sanford Mainers baseball games, volunteering at the concession stand. If they’re […]