The staff for Maine’s utility regulatory agency says high usage, not meter problems or new billing software, was responsible for thousands of Central Maine Power customers receiving high electricity bills in the winter of 2017-18. The conclusion by analysts with the Maine Public Utilities Commission affirms an earlier analysis done by Liberty Consulting Group, an […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr.’s trial on groping charges has been postponed until Oct. 10. Prosecutors said Tuesday they’re still waiting for evidence in the Oscar-winning “Jerry Maguire” star’s case. Jury selection had been set to start this week. Gooding’s lawyers argued against the delay. The actor is accused of placing his hand […]

AUBURN — After surviving round after round of closures, the blue lights are going out at Maine’s last two Kmart stores. The Maine Department of Labor reached out to both the Auburn and Augusta stores on Tuesday morning offering Rapid Response services, a spokeswoman said. The last Kmarts left in Maine are among the nearly […]

SANFORD – Voters in Sanford won’t be asked to amend the charter to change the composition of the Sanford Budget Committee in November. While members of the Sanford City Council have apparently been discussing the matter  for some time, the decision to leave the committee as it is came after a joint public hearing of […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has won praise from gun control advocates for its decision to discontinue sales of certain gun ammunition and request that customers no longer openly carry firearms in its stores. But whether the moves will translate into fewer guns on the street remains an open question. The announcement Tuesday follows similar […]

The first day of classes at schools  in  Sanford, Saco and RSU 57  began  Tuesday morning, while most students in Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach began classes late last week. Here, students  at a bus stop on North Avenue in Sanford head for the bus that will take them to classes Tuesday morning. TAMMY WELLS/Journal […]

SACO — Boxes at churches in Good Shepherd Parish will continue to fill with crutches, canes, and wheelchairs, all to help fill the hearts and needs of Africans without access to reliable mobility devices. The process is part of Good Shepherd Parish’s support of “Crutches 4 Africa,” an organization that has collected, shipped, and distributed […]

For Florida, just a handful of miles may make a huge difference in Hurricane Dorian’s slow dance with the coast. The National Hurricane Center forecasts Dorian to be 40 to 50 miles off the Florida coast on Tuesday and Wednesday, with hurricane-force wind speeds extending about 35 miles to the west. When they make a […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — It’s been said that history relies on new generations to write other chapters and that’s exactly what a group of students did this summer while restoring an antique tram at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport. From Aug. 4 through Aug. 10, six local students, Thalia Tucker, Metis Tucker, Blake Pennington, Carlie Hutchins, […]

What started as an attempted traffic stop on a rural road in Waterboro last Tuesday night could have ended in tragedy if a York County sheriff’s deputy hadn’t rescued the speeding driver from a fiery wreck. York County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Collins had just turned from Victoria Lane onto the winding, two-lane pavement of New […]