OLD ORCHARD BEACH — When Old Orchard Beach assistant lifeguard captain Lance Timberlake first applied for a lifeguard job 17 years ago, he was competing with many applicants for the position. That has changed. This summer, Old Orchard Beach is among the towns in southern Maine struggling to hire enough lifeguards to staff some of […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There are more days ahead for “One Day at a Time.” The CBS Corp.-owned cable channel Pop TV says Thursday it’s greenlighted a new season of the reboot canceled by Netflix. In a statement, Pop TV President Brad Schwartz called the series both “culturally significant” and funny. The original 1975-84 sitcom […]

BANGOR — Toby Leboutillier defies the norms of modern radio. He plays 100-year-old records made of shellac, which can be badly scratched or chipped. He reads 50- or 60-year-old news stories from Maine newspapers on air. He pronounces every word with painstaking precision – Feb-bru-ary for instance – in a distinctive dialect that sprung from […]

The Maine Human Rights Commission has dismissed a complaint by a former Kennebunk teacher who was acquitted last year of sexually assaulting a student, but her lawyer says she still plans to sue the district. Jill Lamontagne taught health at Kennebunk High School for five years. In June 2017, a student said he had sexual […]

Natural gas consumers in Portland and Lewiston-Auburn could see rate increases of up to 9.3 percent if regulators approve a proposal by Unitil, an international energy company that owns a subsidiary in Maine. Unitil is hoping to raise rates to fund safety improvements in the distribution system, as well as better serve a growing customer […]

BUXTON  — A recount of the town election results of Buxton’s Annual Town Meeting was conducted Saturday at the Buxton Town Hall. According to Buxton Town Clerk John Myers, the recount was for two seats on the Buxton Board of Selectmen for three-year terms. Myers said Buxton had four designated recount candidates in Mark J. Blier, Thomas […]

AUGUSTA — Maine’s Democratic governor this week signed dozens of bills, including measures to prohibit use of hand-held devices and phones while driving, protect pregnant employees and prevent adults from providing tobacco to young people. Gov. Janet Mills’ office said late Thursday that she’s signed into law roughly two dozen new bills, including a bill […]

LONDON (AP) — Major league baseball’s first game in Europe received a royal launch. Prince Harry and wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, took part in the ceremonial first pitch before the New York Yankees played the Boston Red Sox. The couple left month-old son Archie home as Meghan made one of her few public […]

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Eyeing a history-making photo opportunity, President Donald Trump on Saturday issued a Twitter invitation to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to join him for a hand shake during a visit to the demilitarized zone with South Korea. The invitation, while long rumored in diplomatic circles, still struck as an impulsive display […]