When she spotted the silver silhouette of the state of Maine dangling from a necklace in a Portland jewelry store window, then-Attorney General Janet Mills had a premonition. “I was visiting Portland and the necklace caught my eye in a shop window. I thought ‘Oh, I like that!’ so I went inside and learned the […]

Westbrook’s world famous ice disk has been frozen in place since Tuesday, when air temperatures sank to single digits. But the huge circle is still clearly visible on the surface of the Presumpscot River even as it is encased in the surrounding ice sheet. And it could spin again if the milder temperatures arriving Wednesday […]

BIDDEFORD — Well-known political activist Angela Davis spoke to a packed room Wednesday at University of New England. Davis was at the campus as part of the college’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, held to commemorate King’s 1964 visit to St. Francis College, the predecessor of UNE. With the room at the Harold […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is postponing his State of the Union address until the partial government shutdown ends, yielding after a weeklong showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Following a high-stakes game of dare and double-dare, Trump conceded Wednesday night that “no venue that can compete with the history, tradition and […]

CORNVILLE — A 21-year-old man was killed Wednesday afternoon, and a second man was injured, when the snow-laden roof of a vacant and structurally unsound mobile home collapsed in this Somerset County town, officials said. Rescue personnel removed a body at 2:05 p.m. from the collapsed structure on Route 150, also known as Beckwith Road. […]

  OLD ORCHARD BEACH — National discount store Dollar General has opened a new store at 19 Heath St. in Old Orchard Beach. The store had a soft opening earlier this week, and will celebrate its official grand opening on Saturday, Feb. 2, according to a press release from the retailer. Doors will open at […]

SANFORD – Sanford Housing Authority director William Keefer said he hopes residents of The Maples, a 26-unit, 55-and-older apartment complex on Mayflower Drive will be able to move back in by the end of the month after a sprinkler system mishap caused damage to the three-story complex 10 days ago. Keefer said the mishap caused […]

SANFORD – The city needs to do a better job of “tooting its own horn,” Sanford Mayor Thomas Cote said Tuesday as he and other council members approved a $100,000 allocation from Tax Increment Financing funds to help Sanford Regional Economic Growth Council market Sanford. Growth council executive director Jim Nimon said the growth council […]

BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from Jan. 14 to Jan. 22: • A juvenile, 14, of Biddeford, was issued a summons for the sale or use of drug paraphernalia. • Mark R. Mullins, 38, of Saco, was issued a summons for operating a motor vehicle while […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The son of James Gandolfini has been cast as the young Tony Soprano in the planned “Sopranos” prequel, “The Many Saints of Newark.” Michael Gandolfini will play a younger version of the iconic character his late father played on the HBO series. The 19-year-old actor has had a recurring role on […]