Voters approved allowing the Rescue Department to purchase a new ambulance with funding it already has.

Incumbent York County Sheriff Maurice Ouellette continued to hold a lead over challenger Paul Main in partial returns in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.

Incumbent Maurice Ouellette vies with Paul Main for the Democratic nomination.

Republican Steve Abbott conceded the race to Paul LePage at about 11 p.m. Tuesday and addressed reporters shortly afterward at his campaign office on Baxter Boulevard in Portland.

The Republican candidate for governor praised the people who worked on his campaign and urged them to stay in the game.

The campaign party for Democrat Libby Mitchell is getting under way at her son Charlie Mitchell’s new business, Bayside Bowl, on Alder Street.

Local and federal emergency responders launched a disaster drill today to test their ability to work collectively in a major emergency. The test simulated a plane crash into the Fore River. The event included numerous pieces of emergency apparatus on the Veterans Memorial Briidge and closed the northbound lanes to traffic. The drill included fire […]