HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A painting at a Connecticut museum that has long been thought to be by Vincent Van Gogh has been authenticated as such by Dutch researchers. The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford announced Friday that the oil painting “Vase with Poppies” has been verified by researchers at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam as having […]

SANFORD – The Easter Bunny is due to arrive in local neighborhoods in about a month, delivering baskets of eggs to mark the season. In Sanford on Saturday April 20, the eggs will be delivered in a different way, and families who want to take part must register in advance. Sanford Parks and Recreation, in […]

YORK COUNTY — The state of Maine, alongside its New England brethren, is regarded as one of the most progressive states with respect to equality and the LGTBQ community. LD-1025, ‘Conversion Therapy’ As of Feb. 27, State Rep. Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) and State Senator Linda Sanborn (D-Gorham) introduced legislative document No. 1025, a bill to […]

Inside the historic, 1740-built Stella Maris Hall at the University of New England, professor Meghan May – surrounded by beakers, microscopes, vials, bacterial cultures and other pieces of laboratory equipment – is researching pertussis, a preventable disease that’s making a comeback in Maine. The life-threatening disease afflicts more Mainers per capita than any other state […]

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Theresa May faces growing pressure from within her own party either to resign or to set a date for stepping down as a way to build support for her Brexit agreement with the European Union, British media reported Sunday. Senior Conservative Party figures were urging May to recognize her weakened […]

AUGUSTA —On Tuesday, the Maine House of Representatives voted unanimously to support State Sen. Justin Chenette’s, D-Saco, bill LD 256, “An Act To Ban the Use of Leadership Political Action Committees for Personal Profit.” The Senate voted unanimously to approve the measure last week. This bill would prevent legislators and candidates from profiting off political contributions […]

ELLSWORTH — Authorities have identified the 14-year-old Ellsworth boy charged earlier this month with solicitation to commit murder. Documents filed in Ellsworth District Court state that Koda Sinclair was formally charged with terrorizing Class D and solicitation to commit murder Class A. Sinclair’s name was made public because of the severity of the solicitation charge, […]

FARMINGTON — Steve Etzel was searching through the attic of his childhood home on Anson Street exactly one month ago. He was looking for a leaf for his dining room table but as he rifled through items collected and stowed away by the generations before him, a pair of suitcases caught his eye. The first, […]

SANFORD — The estimated state subsidy for Sanford school operations is up by $627,000 for the next fiscal year, but decreases in other revenue and increases in expenses means about seven teaching positions and a slew of other education jobs are proposed to be cut. Sanford School Department business administrator Gwen Bedell presented the proposed […]