The missiles strike a militant compound in northwestern Pakistan, an area teeming with Taliban and al-Qaida fighters who often launch attacks against NATO troops in Afghanistan.

The experience of a small town in Texas reminds us that Washington still has much to do to help ordinary people in financial crisis.

Dean and Laura Franks did everything right, but now have to leave the country due to misplaced priorities.

The owners of Captain Daniel Stone Inn, John and Kim Verreault, and their sons Andrew, left and Jacob, gather for a June 22 ceremonial ribbon cutting on Water Street. The Verraults recently reopened the historic inn, capping an extensive $2 million renovation project to return the 200-year-old building and its 1980s addition to its former […]

TOPSHAM — A controversial proposal to build a cellular communications tower in the Heights neighborhood returns to the Planning Board Tuesday, June 29. The request from developer Mariner Tower, tabled last month for the third time in nearly a year, has spurred a petition among Heights residents who oppose the 14 Oak St. project. The petition […]

SCARBOROUGH — The Maine Audubon’s Scarborough Marsh Center has an urgent need for young volunteers, ages 14 and up, to assist with the store, canoe rentals, and odd jobs, as well as leading canoe and walking tours through the marsh. “It’s a great opportunity for teenagers who are thinking about going into the biological sciences […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Employees at Lee Auto Mall, politicians and others are remembering Shep Lee. Lee, 83, died Wednesday, June 23, at his Cape Elizabeth home of cancer. He was a groundbreaking car dealer, growing his father’s Auburn dealership to 13 towns and cities. Born in Lewiston, he was active in politics, a personal friend […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Maxwell’s Farm, on Spurwink Ave, opened its pick-your-own strawberry fields June 17. The fields are open Monday through Saturday from 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Old strawberry trays from past seasons are welcome, but odd containers, such as Tupperware, or pots & pans, are not, as the scales are set to the […]

SCARBOROUGH — The family of a missing woman is holding a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. on June 25 in Congress Square in Portland followed by a poster and balloon launch at Walmart in Scarborough on June 26 at 8:30 a.m. Megan Waterman, 22, of Scarborough, went missing on June 6 after traveling to Hauppauge, […]

Nangang is a district of the large city of Harbin, which is located in the northeastern corner of China, just as Bangor is in the northeastern United States.