WASHINGTON — It might seem counterintuitive, but the dreaded polar vortex is bringing its icy grip to the Midwest thanks to a sudden blast of warm air in the Arctic. Get used to it. The polar vortex has been wandering more often in recent years. It all started with misplaced Moroccan heat. Last month, […]

ITHACA, N.Y. — A Kennebunk man faces felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly discharging what law enforcement officials say was a high-powered air rifle inside a hotel in Ithaca, New York on Friday afternoon. Paul M. Coughlin, Jr., 48, of Kennebunk, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, a Class […]

SANFORD — Those in search of a patchwork quilt, a birdhouse fashioned in the shape of a  camper and crafted from used license plates, a baby sweater or a perfect pair of earrings to celebrate  the coming season are in luck. The Oldtimers’ Shop, now entering its 51th season, is going strong on Sanford’s Main […]

BIDDEFORD — It was Soup and Sandwich Saturday at the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1044 on Elm Street ( Route 1). On the menu was French onion soup, chicken and dumpling soup and laughter. There were sausages, Monte Cristo and reuben sandwiches and lively conversation. The VVA and Associates of VVA have been hosting […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said the odds congressional negotiators will craft a deal to end his border wall standoff with Congress are “less than 50-50.” As hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers prepared to return to work, Trump told The Wall Street Journal that he doesn’t think the negotiators will strike a […]

A crime thriller called “Allagash,” written by a former Mainer and starring Tom Berenger, is set for filming in western Maine in March. The plot revolves around a retired military veteran living near the Allagash, played by Berenger, who finds a dead woman, and a lot of money, while hunting. A group of criminals, searching […]

A private Brunswick music teacher has been arrested on six counts of unlawful sexual contact with one of his students, his lawyer confirmed Saturday. Joshua King, 31, of Wiscasset, was arrested Jan. 3 by Brunswick police for allegedly having unlawful sexual contact with a student at the Brunswick Music Center in the Tontine Mall in […]

Because of potential listeria contamination, a New York company has recalled fresh peaches distributed to Hannaford supermarkets in Maine. The action was part of a larger recall issued Thursday by Jac. Vandenberg Inc. of Yonkers, New York. The company recalled 1,727 cartons of peaches, 1,207 cartons of nectarines and 365 cartons of plums because they […]

ROCKPORT — A 38-foot lobster boat was destroyed Friday when it broke from its mooring in Rockport Harbor and ended up on North Haven. Marine Patrol Sgt. Matt Talbot said that Daniel Dodge’s La Boat III was destroyed when it broke up on the rocks on North Haven, located about 10 miles across Penobscot Bay […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Tom Brady and the New England Patriots have arrived. So have Jared Goff and the Los Angeles Rams. Now it’s time for them to get to work. The teams landed in Atlanta on Sunday and will practice this week before squaring off in the Super Bowl next Sunday in the NFL’s main […]