OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — There were warning signs throughout a marathon day of spelling that this Scripps National Spelling Bee would not conclude like any other in the event’s 94-year history. Rishik Gandharsi sensed it as he stepped to the microphone for the ninth round of Thursday night’s prime-time finals, when he was one […]

SACO — A new program aims to help make homes a safer place to live for qualifying seniors. Age Friendly Saco, a volunteer group working to help older adults remain in their homes, has partnered with Habitat for Humanity and Biddeford Housing Authority to launch Comfortably Home. Through Comfortably Home, qualifying home owners can receive […]

Dannel Malloy, the former Democratic governor of Connecticut from 2010 to 2018, was named chancellor of the University of Maine system in a unanimous vote by the board of trustees Thursday morning. Malloy, 63, is scheduled to start the job July 1 and will replace Chancellor James Page, who is retiring nearly seven years after taking […]

AUGUSTA —The Maine House rejected a bill Thursday that would have Maine join a compact of states pledging to award their Electoral College votes to the winner of the national popular vote during presidential elections. The 66-76 vote against the measure comes two weeks after the Senate agreed to add Maine to a growing number […]

BERLIN (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that Washington would not stand in the way of a system that Europeans are developing to shield companies from American sanctions if they deal with Iran, so long as the focus is providing humanitarian and other permitted goods. Pompeo, making his first visit to […]

ARUNDEL — Town officials in Arundel have scheduled the annual town election and a referendum for RSU 21 for Tuesday, June 11. The election will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Arundel Central Fire Station on the Limerick Road. Registration of new voters, along with name or address changes may be […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday that charging President Donald Trump with a crime was “not an option” because of federal rules, but he used his first public remarks on the Russia investigation to emphasize that he did not exonerate the president. “If we had had confidence that the president clearly did […]

SACO — With spring officially here and summer right around the corner, it’s the perfect time to get outside. Saturday marks the American Hiking Society’s 27th annual National Trails Day. On this day, groups and individuals across the country pledge to improve a local hiking trail and become part of a nation-wide movement to sustain […]

BIDDEFORD — New Shuttlebus-ZOOM Executive Director Tony Scavuzzo brings management experience and a desire to give back to his community. Shuttlebus-ZOOM provides bus service between Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Scarborough, and Portland and has an annual ridership of about 330,000 riders. Scavuzzo, 49, took over as executive director of Shuttlebus on April 16, replacing […]

WATERBORO — A Town Meeting vote back in 1955 to discontinue about 16 town roads was subject to conditions that may not have been carried out. No one is really sure of what exactly transpired, and on Tuesday selectmen agreed to have the town’s legal firm conduct research to try and determine exactly what, if anything, […]