Yesterday marked the sixth appearance by pianist Ilya Kazantsev at the Sanford Springvale Historical Museum. With him was the superb cellist Sergey Antonov. I have heard (and reviewed) this pair previously. I stand by the assertion that they are artists of world class ability. Furthermore I will not state that Kaznantsev is the greatest pianist […]

AUBURN — A 35-year-old New Gloucester woman whose body was found in a pond at the northern tip of Lake Auburn in July 2018 died from drowning combined with drug intoxication, according to state medical officials. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner also reported Monday, in response to the Sun Journal’s Freedom of Access […]

BANGOR — A trial is about to get underway this week for a man charged in the deaths of two homeless people found inside a burning truck in Bangor. Jury selection was to begin Monday in the trial of John De St. Croix in Superior Court. The victims, 43-year-old Michael Bridges and 36-year-old Desiree York, […]

PORTLAND — Maine’s lobster business is starting a new push to try to get the state’s most coveted seafood item to corners of the country that don’t get a chance to crack open a lobster tail as often as New Englanders. The annual lobster catch has been high for several years in Maine, and it […]

Nine nurses who work in the Labor and Delivery Unit at Maine Medical Center now share an added common bond. All nine are pregnant, with due dates falling between April and late July. “Something is definitely in the water here at Maine Medical Center on the Labor and Delivery Unit! Nine pregnant (8 pictured) nurses. […]

ALFRED —  The man who made national headlines as the “Cupid of Chaos” is now being held in custody in Maine. Michael Middleton, 43, whose last known address was Old Orchard Beach, was indicted in January on a bigamy charge by a New Hampshire grand jury. He is accused of knowingly marrying a woman in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice, Attorney General William Barr declared. That brought a hearty claim of vindication from Trump but set the stage for […]

ARUNDEL — A high-speed chase in Arundel resulted in the arrest of a driver by York County deputies early Sunday morning. According to York County Sheriff William L. King Jr., a York County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a 2013 Lexus for exceeding the posted speed limit (75 mph in a 50 mph zone) on Alfred […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — An advisory committee will formally pitch Legere Park as the best site for a municipal skate park at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, finally airing the subject of a community dispute that’s been simmering for months. Residents and business owners near the park on Waterman Drive have organized to oppose the No. 1 […]