SACO — First Parish Congregational Church UCC’s new pastor, Scott Cousineau, brings with him a love for the community and a commitment to service. Cousineau, 56, preached his first sermon at the church on Aug. 18, located at the corner of Main and Beach streets in Saco. Cousineau was ordained by the American Baptist Churches […]

WATERBORO – A Waterboro Board of Selectmen’s vote on a proposed ordinance that would have allowed ATVs to use portions of some public roadways went nowhere in April. Now, voters will decide the question. Selectmen last week approved the election warrant that sends the proposed ordinance to voters at the Nov. 5 election. If approved, […]

SACO — When you hear the words “support group,” do you picture an emotional dumping zone? After Barbara lost her husband, she said, “I didn’t want to go to a group because it felt like hearing other people’s problems was going to compound mine even more, but when I started going to GriefShare, that wasn’t […]

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A middle-of-the-night fire swept a boat carrying recreational scuba divers anchored near an island off the Southern California coast early Monday, leaving at least 25 dead and nine others missing. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr Matthew Kroll said Monday night that 25 people had died. Five of six crew members on […]

A 32-year-old Portland woman was stabbed in the hand Monday afternoon during a fight on Oxford Street, Portland police say. Richard McDowell, 39, of Portland was arrested shortly after the altercation and charged with aggravated assault, said Lt. Robert Martin. Police were called to the area of Preble Street Soup Kitchen on Oxford Street around […]

PORTLAND — Federal data suggests the labor market in Maine’s urban areas is growing tighter. Maine Public reports preliminary figures from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics show the July unemployment rate in the Portland-South Portland metro area dipped nearly half a percentage point, to 1.9 percent. That’s the lowest jobless rate in years in […]

SANFORD – The following people were arrested or charged by Sanford Police from Aug. 27 to Aug. 29: • Neill Adams, 61, Westerville, Ohio, was issued a summons charging he drove after his license was suspended on Oak Street. • Jeremy Hamilton, 37, Sanford was arrested on three warrants on Main Street. • Ashley Nicole […]