YORK COUNTY — A proposed merger between Maine-based Infinity Federal Credit Union and the Illinois-based Vibrant Credit Union has been scrapped after months of negotiation. In August, Westbrook-based Infinity Federal Credit Union announced plans to merge with Vibrant Credit Union of Moline, Illinois in an unusual transaction that would have combined two member-owned financial institutions in […]

KENNEBUNK — With criticism mounting following the controversial hiring of an interim schools superintendent earlier this month, RSU 21 school board chair MaryBeth Luce has resigned and vice-chair school board chair Mike Mosher has announced that he will step down from his leadership role, but remain on the board. This follows an emergency executive session by the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, yielding to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply divided nation into an election-year clash between Congress and the commander in chief. The probe focuses partly on whether Trump abused his presidential powers and sought […]

SACO — The Saco School Department’s intended use to house a Pre-K school at the former Toddle Inn building requires planning board approval and a certificate of occupancy, according to the Saco Zoning Board of Appeals. The Zoning Board of Appeals heard an appeal on Monday brought by the school department challenging the city’s code […]

Astronaut Jessica Meir, a Caribou native who dreamed for decades of going into space, will take her first trip to the International Space Station on Wednesday. Meir, 41, and two other crew members are scheduled to launch at 9:57 a.m. from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft. They will arrive at […]

SACO — The Rev. Shay MacKay is shaking up convention by leading not one, but two Unitarian Universalist congregations in York County to a better understanding of their faith and spirituality. Splitting her time between Unitarian Universalist churches in Sanford and Saco, MacKay may be the right person at the right time to take on […]

AUGUSTA — The impact of having a different resident in the Blaine House was readily apparent at the sixth annual statewide conference on the mounting problems posed by Maine’s aging population. Many senior advocates and service providers at the daylong Maine Wisdom Summit noted the shift in willingness under Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat elected […]

A car crashed into a utility pole on Route 1 in Kennebunk, temporarily closing the roadway Tuesday, police said. At least one vehicle overturned and a utility pole was broken during the wreck, according to a photo posted by the police. The crash occurred near the intersection of Route 1 and Waterford Greene Driver. Route […]

Portland-based MaineHealth, the state’s largest private employer, is adding paid parental leave to its employee benefits package beginning Oct. 1. Several of Maine’s largest employers now offer some form of paid leave for mothers and fathers following the birth or adoption of a child, including Hannaford, Walmart, L.L. Bean, Unum, Wex and Idexx. MaineHealth’s new […]

AUGUSTA – Attorney Robert M.A. Nadeau, who was suspended from the practice of law in Maine for two years on Oct. 1, 2017, has filed a petition with the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar for reinstatement. Nadeau was suspended by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in connection with complaints filed by the Committee […]