ELLSWORTH — A Bar Harbor man was found guilty Friday in the rape and murder of a former classmate, 19-year-old Mikaela Conley. Jalique Keene, 22, was charged with raping and killing Conley, a childhood friend, on June 1, 2018. Keene testified in his own defense Friday, the trial’s fourth day, and acknowledged that a security […]

A Saco resident was arrested early Saturday following an alleged assault in the Old Port, according to Portland police. Matthew Calvert, 22, was charged with aggravated assault and was being held Saturday in the Cumberland County Jail on $10,000 bail, police said. The altercation occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Dana Street in Old Port. The […]

Six candidates are seeking a pair of open seats on the Buxton Board of Selectmen in the upcoming municipal election. Mark J. Blier, who is seeking re-election, is facing challengers Thomas J. Peters, Caleb G. Porter, Mark A. Smith Sr., Roger C. Tracy and Scott A. Warchol. Longtime Selectman Clifford Emery, who is also the board […]

CANNES, France (AP) — Elle Fanning, the youngest juror ever at the Cannes Film Festival, said she’s been transformed by her experience at the French festival. The 21-year-old actresses’ jury service came to an end Saturday with the Cannes closing ceremony. She wanted the festival to keep going. “I didn’t know how I would come […]

TOKYO (AP) — U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Saturday called a series of short-range missile tests by North Korea earlier this month a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions and said sanctions must be kept in place. Washington’s position on the North’s denuclearization is consistent and a repeated pattern of failures to rid […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump from building key sections of his border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency, delivering what may prove a temporary setback on one of his highest priorities. U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr.’s order prevents work from beginning […]

Roland Paquin enters York County Superior Court in Alfred Friday, May 24, 2019. He will spend 16 years in prison for abusing a young boy on trips to Maine in the 1980s.SHAWN PATRICK OUELLETTE/Portland Press Herald ALFRED — A former Catholic priest will spend 16 years in prison for abusing a young boy on trips […]

BIDDEFORD — Nursing mothers in York County who have extra breast milk will soon be able to help babies who need it, when the Southern Maine Milk Depot opens Friday evening at Metta Yoga Studio at Suite 136 in the Pepperell Mill, 40 Main St., Biddeford. Very simply, the depot is a location where milk […]

BIDDEFORD — Memorial Day is more than a day off from school or work, or an excuse to barbecue and eat burgers. It’s a time to pause and honor members of the armed forces who died serving our country during military service. Pupils from Biddeford schools on Friday made recognizing veterans a priority. Through a […]

The Maine Turnpike Authority is predicting another record-breaking weekend of traffic over the Memorial Day holiday. A record number of travelers are expected on Maine roads this holiday weekend, the unofficial start of summer. Many of those motorists will be traveling on the Maine Turnpike, where officials expect traffic will top the record set last year over […]