An excruciating pothole season is taking its toll on Maine vehicles and drivers’ wallets. Some Portland-area mechanics say the number of vehicles damaged by potholes and frost heaves has skyrocketed this year, and highway agencies are getting more complaints than usual. “It is ridiculous,” said Mark Duval, owner of Duval’s Service Center on Park Avenue […]

AUGUSTA — A bill to protect Mainers who face rent hikes and evictions and a competing proposal to protect landlords from growing local regulation drew split testimony during a four-hour public hearing Wednesday. Renters and anti-poverty advocates said the increased tenant protections are needed in the tight market, especially for renters with lower incomes. Landlords […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of migrant families and children entering the U.S. from Mexico is so high that Border Patrol is immediately releasing them instead of transferring them to the agency responsible for their release, forcing local governments to help coordinate their housing, meals and travel. “We need to work toward a clean sweep,” […]

Meredith Tassey Verrill had just returned from watching a game between the Scarborough and Bonny Eagle middle school Unified basketball teams when she learned that U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had proposed eliminating all federal funds for Special Olympics. “I was kind of elated, posting pictures of the game, excited to share them with the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to serve on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors had a lien of more than $75,000 filed against him in January 2018 for unpaid taxes. The president said last week he intends to nominate Stephen Moore to fill a vacancy on the Fed’s seven-member board, though he has not […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or issued a summons from Feb. 26 to March 3. • Michael Lydick, 19, of Falmouth, was issued a summons for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. • Israel Collins, 42, of Old Orchard Beach, was issued a […]

LEBANON — Federal and state authorities are on the lookout for two Massachusetts men wanted in connection with the theft of six firearms taken in a burglary in Lebanon earlier this month. A woman, Isabella Lupis, 21, of Salem, Massachusetts, was taken into custody in her home state March 19  on a fugitive from justice […]

SACO — The Saco City Council has been presented multiple budget proposals for fiscal year 2020 and as it works to create a final budget, it must weigh both the needs of the city and the impact on the taxpayer. Last month, the City Council directedFinance Director Glenys Salas to create a budget proposal that […]

BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center will once again be hosting the 2nd Annual Biddeford Hall of Fame celebration during the LaKermesse Festival in June. The induction ceremony will be held on the LaKermesse Festival grounds on Friday, June 21, at 8 p.m. in the large-event tent. Inductees will be recognized in a […]