Police and businesses now seeing broad compliance with Maine’s mask mandate

Voluntary compliance has improved over time, as customers have accepted COVID-19 containment measures.

Freeport man pleads not guilty, not criminally responsible in Scarborough farmer’s death

Quinton Hanna appeared for his arraignment Thursday by video from the Cumberland County Jail.

Library hosts StoryWalk through downtown Freeport

Caution urged along southern Midcoast beaches following fatal shark attack

Both Popham Beach and Reid State Park are telling beachgoers to stay in shallow water — about waist-deep, according to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. 

Freeport halts weekend Main Street closures after negative feedback from businesses

Organizers found the closure to be successful from a public health standpoint, but businesses didn't see the boost they'd hoped for.

Missing Freeport woman found 300 yards from her home

A game warden and his K-9 locate Sarah Dowling on Tuesday morning about 45 minutes after they resumed a search begun the day before.

Illegal campfire sparks Freeport forest fire

An improperly extinguished campfire is believed to be the cause of a forest fire that burned half an acre of conserved land last week. Fire officials anticipate the fire danger will increase and are warning campers to be cautious.

During coronavirus, backyard birding takes flight in Maine

Socially distanced telecommuters are discovering a new world just beyond their walls.

Freeport moving forward with weekend Main Street closure

Main Street will close to vehicles from Howard Place by The Lobster Cooker and Pub, to Bow Street, by Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen, from 8 a.m. on Saturdays to 8 p.m. on Sundays, and a detour will be in place from West Street to Depot Street and then to Bow Street.

Flatbed truck overturns, spills cargo of crushed cars across I-295

The truck driver told troopers he lost control in heavy fog and hit a guardrail.