LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers on Friday rejected the government’s Brexit deal for a third time, leaving the U.K. facing the stark prospect of a chaotic departure from the European Union in just two weeks, with political leaders in turmoil and the country ill-prepared for the shock. It’s either that, or a long delay to […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has deemed the Russia investigation “the greatest hoax in the history of our country.” He is also warning that those behind the probe will “be held accountable,” calling it an attempt “to tear up the fabric of our great democracy.” Trump addressed a boisterous crowd at a rally in […]

BRUNSWICK — The Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program in Brunswick and the Bath Food Pantry both experienced “staggering” increases in visitors in January and February, with the trend stretching into March. January and February were the two busiest months on record for Midcoast Hunger Prevention with more than 4,000 visits per month – a 25 percent increase […]

SACO — When someone in Southern Maine says the name “Ira” people know exactly who they are talking about. Ira Rosenberg didn’t need any further introduction. The founder of the Saco-based Prime Motor Group died early Thursday morning, according to an online post from his son, David, on CaringBridge, a website where family members can […]

SANFORD — The Sanford Solid Waste Subcommittee said it will recommend an increase in the price of Pay As You Throw trash bags to the Sanford City Council to offset costs associated with a new recycling contract with Ecomaine. The matter will likely be on the City Council’s agenda in late April, city officials said […]

SANFORD — Sanford High School presents the musical “Little Shop of Horrors” at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6 at the Sanford Performing Arts Center. Seniors Dylan Cao and Avery Dyer head up the 18-member cast, while a crew of more than 20 working behind the scenes. “The show is a […]

BIDDEFORD — Mariel Leonard, a functional life skills teacher at John F. Kennedy Memorial School, has momentous plans for next year. Leonard petitioned the school board for a leave of absence from Feb. 2020 until June 2020 to hike the entire the Appalachian Trail. The committee voted on the motion for her extended leave at […]

WISCASSET — A former teacher at a Maine Christian school has been sentenced by a judge to 2½ years behind bars after pleading guilty to having sex with a student. Nancy Leigh Ann Brann, who taught at Coastal Christian School in Waldoboro, pleaded guilty last month to gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact. Some […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — At 5 a.m. on a cold Sunday morning in Nashville, Tennessee, filmmaker Ken Burns climbed aboard a spacious, rumbling tour bus that that would become his home on wheels for the next four days, as well as a rolling advertisement for his upcoming PBS documentary “Country Music.” He joked that if […]

A 33-year-old woman from the Bronx, New York, was charged with trafficking crack cocaine, and two people from Maine face other charges as part of a months-long investigation by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. Agents seized about 80 grams of crack cocaine from an apartment at 27 Perryman Drive in Brunswick during a raid Wednesday […]