WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of setbacks and stalemates, President Donald Trump will lay out yet another immigration plan as he tries to convince the American public and lawmakers that the nation’s legal immigration system should be overhauled. The latest effort, spearheaded by Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, focuses on beefing up border […]

KENNEBUNK — The Planeteers of Southern Maine and the Kennebunk Conservation Commission will host “Hands Across the Sand” at Mother’s Beach in Kennebunk on Saturday. “Hands Across the Sand” is a yearly event begun by a restaurateur in Florida in 2010 in response to the BP oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. It […]

WATERBORO — Voters from the six communities that make up RSU 57 approved the proposed $44.6 million budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 at a District Budget Meeting on Tuesday evening. In all, about 80 people cast ballots. Tuesday’s voter turnout represents about one-half of 1 percent of the roughly 16,300 registered […]

SANFORD — Concert organizers say residents are in for a treat on Saturday, May 25, when Sanford’s own renowned composer, Morton Gold, performs the world premiere of “Acadia: A Rhapsody for Piano and Wind Symphony.” The new piece will be performed during the Memorial Day Weekend concert with the Strafford Wind Symphony that also features […]

PORTLAND — For the 1,880 graduates of the University of New England this year, the big day is almost here. UNE will host its 184th annual graduation and commencement ceremonies, including the ceremonies from precursor institutions, St. Francis College and Westbrook College, starting on Friday at the Cross-Insurance Arena and Innovation Hall (dependent on program) in […]

Friends of Deering Oaks is trying to raise $29,000 to pay a Maine artist to create a life-sized bronze sculpture of the rare great black hawk that took up residence in the park last year. The raptor captured widespread attention from birders and the public after it settled in the park, thousands of miles from […]

AUGUSTA — The long legal battle over public access to Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport is again in the hands of the state’s highest court. The dispute between the town and beachfront property owners has been in the courts for nearly a decade, and the Maine Supreme Judicial Court already has issued two rulings in […]

Barbara Finklestein, president of York County Community College since 2014, is retiring June 30. David Daigler, president of the Maine Community College System, said the search for a permanent replacement for Finklestein will begin in the fall. Finklestein oversaw a $2.9 million fundraising campaign to pay for new construction and additional course offerings for the […]

AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers have passed a bill calling for public hearings on citizen initiatives before they head to the ballot. The Democratic-led Senate approved the bill 32-3 Tuesday. It now heads to Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ desk. Currently, a citizen initiative heads to the ballot if lawmakers decline to pass it themselves. The bill […]