PORTLAND — A Bridgeport, Connecticut, driver whom authorities say was bringing fentanyl and cocaine into Maine to sell when he was stopped on the Maine Turnpike in Wells in 2017 is scheduled to change his plea to guilty in federal court on Friday. Abijah Williams, 30, faces a sentence of between 5 and 40 years […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have released a measure designed around President Donald Trump’s proposal for breaking a budget impasse, its centerpiece his demand for $5.7 billion to build a southern border wall all but guaranteeing Democratic opposition and no foreseeable end to a partial government shutdown. As the shutdown dragged through its fifth week, […]

Greg Mitchell, co-owner of the nationally praised Palace Diner in Biddeford, has leased the former Bolster, Snow & Co. restaurant space in The Francis, a boutique hotel at 747 Congress St. in Portland. He plans to open a restaurant there in May. Mitchell was not yet ready to divulge the name of his new restaurant, […]

A 64-year-old woman who was struck by a vehicle in South Portland Saturday evening was listed in fair condition Monday at Maine Medical Center. Wendy Livingston was crossing Broadway near Cottage Road in South Portland away from a crosswalk when a vehicle stopped to allow her to cross. The first vehicle, a Subaru driven by […]

After facing a blast of snow and sleet Sunday, Mainers were confronted with another winter challenge as the workweek started – weather so bitterly cold that meteorologists warned people to cover up bare skin or face the prospect of frostbite. The National Weather Service office in Gray issued a wind chill advisory Monday afternoon, saying […]

PORTLAND — A great black hawk that was found on the ground in Portland during Sunday’s snowstorm and brought to a midcoast wildlife rehabilitation center was standing and looking alert Monday morning, Avian Haven reported. The rare raptor was residing in Deering Oaks Park the past few weeks and was found by passersby who said […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscars still don’t have a host, but on Tuesday morning, they’ll at least have nominees. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will unveil nominations to the 91st Oscars on Tuesday morning at 8:20 a.m. EST from the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, California. The nominations, to be […]

A new charge called a hazmat fee has started to appear on the bills of Downeast Energy customers, prompting complaints. Pamela Smith of North Yarmouth noted it on her bill after she got a propane delivery this winter. She was charged $188 for the fuel and $11.62 for a hazmat fee. Her propane dealer, Downeast […]

  SACO — First Parish Congregational Church, UCC takes the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy of service to heart. For the 11th year in a row, the church, located on the corner of Beach and Main streets in Saco, hosted the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. The church once again opened […]

ALFRED — When the Children’s Advocacy Center of York County opened in May 2017, the agency that interviews and provides services for victims of reported child sexual abuse estimated they’d get 250 referrals in a year. The estimates were on target. CAC’s program manager Molly Louison recently updated York County commissioners on the numbers for […]