KITTERY — The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery could lose nearly $150 million for crucial facility improvement projects if President Trump is able to proceed with construction of a $3.6 billion wall on the country’s southern border. The Department of Defense released a 21-page list of military construction projects to Congress on Monday, projects that […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ben McKenzie is looking forward to his next career chapter after “Gotham,” both on-screen and behind the camera. During the five years he’s starred as Gotham City police detective and future commissioner James Gordon in the Batman prequel, McKenzie also wrote two episodes and directed three others. Writing and storytelling are […]

NEW YORK (AP) — International aid has started trickling into the east African countries of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi to ease the humanitarian crisis created by floodwaters from Cyclone Idai. Relief efforts that were initially stifled by airport closures slowly gained steam Tuesday, and foreign governments began pledging aid to help the region recover from […]

One of the most beautiful, refreshing and enjoyable pieces of musical theater is now running at City Theater in Biddeford.  “The Light In The Piazza” is a gorgeous romance musical that departs from the traditional contemporary Broadway genre and takes the viewer to 1950s Florence, Italy, for a powerful and inspiring fable of love about […]

YORK COUNTY — Get used to seeing orange barrels and road construction signs around parts of York County this summer, as Maine’s three-year transportation infrastructure work plan has been announced for 2019, 2020 and 2021. In unveiling details of the plan, State Sen. Deschambault of Biddeford and State Sen. Justin Chenette of Saco said the public must […]

SANFORD — A mother from Sanford is facing parental kidnapping charges in Maine after Massachusetts State Police found her with her children at a home in Beverly, Massachusetts, on Monday. Brittany Bohan, 28, was arrested by Massachusetts State Police without incident. Police said the two children, whose ages were not immediately available, were unharmed and […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of homes flooded in several Midwestern states after rivers breached at least a dozen levees following heavy rain and snowmelt in the region, authorities said Monday while warning that the flooding was expected to linger. About 200 miles of levees were compromised — either breached or overtopped — in […]

KENNEBUNK — Regional School Unit 21 took the first official step Monday in launching an independent investigation into the district’s handling of racist incidents that led a black teacher to file a race-based retaliation complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission. The board voted unanimously to retain attorney Peter Lowe and Lewiston firm Brann & Isaacson to […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country hit-making duo Brooks & Dunn are riding a resurgence of interest in ’90s-era country music with a new album celebrating their top-selling singles, a longstanding Las Vegas residency and now an invitation to join the Country Music Hall of Fame. The duo, along with comedic singer Ray Stevens and record […]