AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers worked through the early morning hours Thursday as they scrambled to complete action on a number of important and contentious issues before adjourning the 2019 legislative session just after 6:45 a.m. The Legislature managed to finish its work on a range of bills that do everything from tacking a new tax […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A proposal to allow residences on the first floor of multi-unit buildings in the Old Orchard Beach neighborhood commercial district of the Washington Avenue corridor will take time to review. Washington Avenue runs east of Saco Avenue, beginning at Carlton Avenue and heading south to Union Avenue. A section of the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Universal Music unveiled a previously unheard and unreleased song by the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. The record label announced the track, “Time Waits for No One,” on Thursday. It was originally recorded in 1986 for the concept album of the musical “Time” with musician Dave Clark. A video to accompany the song […]

The 37th La Kermesse Franco-Americaine Festival begins Friday evening in Biddeford with a parade that will begin at the intersection of South Street and Jefferson Avenue in the city and work its way to St. Louis Field on West Street, the site of this year’s festival. Food, entertainment and  more will continue through Sunday at […]

WEST KENNEBUNK — Some of Atlantic Canada’s finest performers of traditional music and dance, Andrea Beaton, Troy MacGillivray, and Sabra MacGillivray, will appear in an extraordinary concert in West Kennebunk this weekend. The concert begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 23 at the West Kennebunk United Methodist Church. Beaton’s music is deeply rooted in Cape Breton […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Roy Moore announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Thursday, defying Republican leaders who urged the polarizing jurist not to run for the Alabama seat they hope to reclaim in 2020. A former chief justice known for hardline stances against gay marriage and for the Ten Commandments, Moore is aiming […]

KENNEBUNK — H.B. Provisions, a general store in Kennebunk’s Lower Village has paid $92,000 in back wages and damages to 69 employees for violating the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act for a three-year period. As well, the employer has paid $20,700 in penalties, according to a statement issued by the Wage […]

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. drone on Thursday amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over its collapsing nuclear deal with world powers, American and Iranian officials said, while disputing the circumstances of the incident. The Guard said it shot down the drone over Iranian airspace, while two U.S. […]

BIDDEFORD — La Kermesse, a local celebration of French heritage and fellowship, returns to Biddeford this weekend for the 37th year, bringing music, food and fun. La Kermesse, French for “The Festival,” has been a mainstay of the community since its inception. “I don’t know June without this,” said Jessica Quattrone, president of La Kermesse. […]

The school district for the towns of Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel has reached a settlement with a former teacher who filed a complaint last year alleging that she was retaliated against for expressing concerns about two incidents of racism. The RSU 21 Board of Directors met in executive session last week and then voted Monday […]