When Mike Dugay looks at Fort Gorges, he sees a historic landmark in desperate need of repair and a location perfect to make that happen. The Civil War-era granite fort sits in Casco Bay, largely untouched over the last 160 years but viewed by thousands who pass by on boats or admire it from the […]

McLEAN’S TOWN CAY, Bahamas (AP) — Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas on Sunday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, its record 185 mph winds ripping off roofs and tearing down power lines as hundreds hunkered in schools, churches and other shelters. Dorian hit land in Elbow Cay in the Abaco Islands at 12:40 p.m., […]

Maine plans to create a state-based health insurance marketplace under the Affordable Care Act, taking over marketing, outreach, advertising and in-person assistance from the federal government, Gov. Janet Mills said Thursday. Maine would still use the federal website www.healthcare.gov for sign-ups, and the move would not change the providers who presently offer plans in the […]

YORK COUNTY — As York County schools enter a new school year, school administrators have reported a significant increase in the number of students using electronic smoking devices, commonly referred to as vaping, over the course of past year, but help is on the way. To help support schools in reducing this significant health hazard, […]

A York County grand jury has indicted a California man who is accused of breaking into a York home this spring and getting into bed with an 11-year-old girl. Claudio H. Pinto, 31, of Santa Ana, California, was indicted on charges of burglary, aggravated criminal trespass, assault and attempted unlawful sexual contact, court documents state. […]

BAR HARBOR — The province of Nova Scotia is considering extending the ferry service season this year once international ferry service starts up between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, according to news reports. The ferry season was originally planned to run from June 21 to Oct. 15. With work still being done on the […]

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Kristen Stewart only knew Jean Seberg as an image. The picture of the waif with the pixie haircut and the New York Herald Tribune shirt embodied the effortless chic associated with the ingénues of the French New Wave. But behind the haircut and her improbable ascent from obscurity to Hollywood stardom […]

On Saturday about 150 faculty and student volunteers moved 625 new students into dorm rooms at the University of Southern Maine campus in Gorham. They include students from across Maine and 28 other states. This year the college staggered the move-ins to the six dormitories over a period of six hours instead of three to […]

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Where’s the pope? He’s stuck in a Vatican elevator. Thousands of people who were gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the traditional Sunday on-the-dot-of-noon appearance by Pope Francis were watching for the window of the Apostolic Palace to be thrown open so they could listen to the pope’s remarks and receive […]

McLEAN’S TOWN CAY, Bahamas (AP) — A dangerous Hurricane Dorian closed in on the northern Bahamas early Sunday, threatening to batter islands with 150 mph (240 kph) winds, pounding waves and torrential rain as people hunkered down in schools, churches and other shelters. Millions from Florida to the Carolinas kept a wary eye on Dorian, […]