KENNEBUNK — The Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission will receive supplemental funding of $373,170 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of its Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund grants for 2019. These funds are part of $9.3 million for 24 communities nationwide with $2.6 million designated for seven communities in New England, including towns and cities […]

BIDDEFORD – The new judicial center project for York County had been delayed, but is now back on track, said the state’s court administrator. Still, the construction start for the new York Judicial Center on Route 1 in Biddeford is expected to be several months away. State Court Administrator James T. Glessner said a ground […]

SACO — A local man who pleaded guilty to making a bomb and then selling it to an undercover federal agent was sentenced Tuesday at U.S. District Court  to 27 months in federal prison. Michael Rickett, 23, of Saco, will also serve three years of supervised release for selling an unregistered destructive device, a bomb, […]

From the moment the curtain rose, it was clear this revival of “42nd Street” was going to set a new bar for the award-winning Ogunquit Playhouse by being (in the words of Julian Marsh) “better than best.”  With a tip of the hat to its creative family tree, Director and Choreographer Randy Skinner brilliantly combines […]

SANFORD — The city of Sanford is expected to further discuss the possibilities of adopting some sort of managed downtown parking, including downtown streets and city-owned lots. It is a discussion that has been had before, and in 2015 a  parking plan was developed but wasn’t implemented. Now, it could. The Property Subcommittee of the […]

WISCASSET — Shawna Gatto has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of 4-year-old Kendall Chick. Superior Court Justice William Stokes said during a hearing Tuesday morning that he considered a life sentence for Gatto, but decided against it because he believes the 44-year-old woman got in over her head caring for […]

AUGUSTA — Maine’s governor has signed a bill aiming to protect internet customers. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ office announced Tuesday that the law takes effect in September. The amended bill says internet service providers that are contracted by the state have to agree to provide “net neutral service.” The law defines “net neutral service” as […]