WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he will hold his second summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in Hanoi and predicted that the authoritarian country would someday become “a great Economic Powerhouse” under Kim’s leadership. In a pair of tweets, Trump praised Kim and said his representatives had just left North […]

A former Ogunquit Select Board member was charged this week with stalking after allegedly sending anonymous letters to Planning Board members that prompted complaints of harassment. Ogunquit police Lt. Matt Buttrick said he issued a summons for stalking to 77-year-old David Barton on Feb. 7. The charge was filed in connection with a complaint about […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsey Buckingham underwent open heart surgery that left the former Fleetwood Mac guitarist with damaged vocal cords. Buckingham’s publicist said in a statement Friday that he experienced chest pains last week and was taken to the hospital where he had the life-saving procedure. Buckingham is recovering at home with his family. […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town has approved the purchase of an odor control system to help mitigate some of the unpleasant smells coming from the town’s wastewater treatment plant.The Wastewater Treatment Plant is located at the end of Manor Street, in the Ocean Park section of town. The facility processes wastewater from the town’s […]

SRINGVALE — Jagger Brothers, Inc. which has been producing yarn in Springvale for 121 years, will close the manufacturing division of the company, likely by the end of March, owner David Jagger said on Friday. Jagger said the company’s 40 employees were informed of the decision on Tuesday afternoon. A separate division of the company, […]

PORTLAND — The Biddeford Police Department assisted in an investigation of credit card fraud that ultimately led to the sentencing of two out-of state men. The United States Attorney, District of Maine Office said Thursday that Sean Trim, 33, of Stoughton, Massachusetts, and Tishon Singh, 28, of Queens, New York City, were sentenced in U.S. […]

BUXTON — A suspect who is awaiting trial on charges she attempted to fraudulently obtain a loan at a Kittery bank is facing additional charges in connection with a similar incident in Buxton. Roza Novikov, 34, of Boston, Massachusetts, was recently charged with Class B felony theft by deception and aggravated forgery — both charges […]

Two men have been charged in connection with a burglary at the Spectrum office in Portland in which thieves stole a safe containing more than $10,000 in cash and checks, police said. The breach happened at the end of December and potentially compromised the checking account information of a few dozen Spectrum customers. The cable […]

FARMINGTON — A Wilton man agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute 40 or more grams of fentanyl, according to a document filed in U.S. District Court on Thursday. Dennis Ayala’s daughter, Andrea Hoffman, 35, also of Wilton, pleaded guilty to the same charge Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Portland, […]