Biddeford

Workers at a Starbucks store in Maine became the first in the state to announce their intent to unionize on Friday. The six employees at the Biddeford store joined workers at dozens of Starbucks locations around the country who have sought to unionize. The employees filed an election petition with the National Labor Relations Board on Friday, the Bangor Daily...

Two people were killed by an Amtrak train Sunday in southern Maine, according to police. A police dispatcher told News Center Maine that the train hit the two people around 11 a.m. about 1,000 feet from Maine Street in Biddeford. Eighty-one people were on board the train, which was traveling from Boston to Brunswick, Maine. Passengers were transferred onto a…

A tractor-trailer driver lost control of his vehicle Wednesday, causing the vehicle to roll over the median rail on the Maine Turnpike. According to the Maine Department of Public Safety, unsafe speed and poor weather conditions contributed to Richard Spencer crashing his Freightliner tractor near mile marker 32 around 10:15 a.m. The 60-year-old truck driver from Illinois was traveling northbound…

Police in Saco, Maine, continue to search for a teen reported missing last week. Another teen who had also been reported missing has now been found.

Two teenage girls who went missing in Saco, Maine, last week both disappeared within a day of one another, police said. The older of the two teenagers, 15-year-old Michelle Sargent, was located Wednesday, according to police. Sargent had been missing from her home since Nov. 6. The other teen, 13-year-old Mariah Bailey, has been missing since Nov. 5, police said….

Dozens of ducklings stalled the morning rush in Biddeford, Maine, on Wednesday as they made their way across a five-lane road. A line of cars built up while drivers waited patiently as the mother duck and around 45 ducklings safely crossed the road.

A piping plover nest canceled the weekly fireworks display in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, last Thursday, prompting concerns that the Fourth of July show would be canceled as well.

The July Fourth fireworks display in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, will go on as planned after some piping plovers almost caused a cancellation. A plover nest sits just 400 feet from the town’s fireworks launch site, right on the beach behind the Palace Playland amusement park.

Growers Express is recalling a number of its fresh vegetable products sold under the Trader Joe’s, Green Giant Fresh and Signature Farms brands after one of their products tested positive for listeria. The California-based produce company said in notice posted Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that the recalled products originated from a Growers Express production facility in...

Police in Maine have accused a couple of kicking, punching, and threatening a woman with a knife. Police say the Saco woman accompanied them to their Biddeford home Saturday night where she said Brown was going to get an article of clothing. Once they entered the Hill Street apartment, the victim told police she was physically restrained, assaulted and had...

The city of Biddeford, Maine, has won a major historic preservation grant to help restore the clock tower atop City Hall. The clock tower dates back to the 1890s when its big bell served as an alarm for mill workers starting and ending their shifts. But over the course of time, the tower began to crumble and the clock mechanics...

Maine State Police are blaming excessive speed on icy roads for a 14-vehicle pileup on an interstate highway.

A Red Sox legend known for his hitting is now getting attention for his writing. An auction house in Biddeford, Maine, has obtained 38 letters from Ted Williams to his mistress, Evelyn Turner, written during his time serving in the Korean War.

Two evacuees from Maine told necn it was difficult to travel out of Florida, but they didn’t want to take the risk to stay.

A local business is accepting donations for marijuana shipping and handling while waiting for the state to issue retail licenses.

A group of paranormal investigators from Maine says it has captured video of a ghost at the City Theater in Biddeford.

The location of the first of seven new Krispy Kreme stores slated to open in New Hampshire and Maine has been revealed.