Tax time is fast approaching, and accountants in Maine say recent changes to the federal income tax code will have an especially profound impact on two groups: those with dependent children and those who usually itemize their deductions. The accountants said most taxpayers are likely to experience a net decrease in federal income tax as […]

GENOA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — More than 200 items belonging to “Little House on the Prairie” star Melissa Gilbert and her husband, Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield, have been purchased in an estate sale in Michigan. Items sold in the American Eagle Auction & Appraisal Company online auction this month included a red wedding dress, signed […]

SANFORD — If you ask a fourth- or fifth-grade student in the Sanford public school system just what bullying is, and what it isn’t, they can tell you. Because of a program called Boston vs. Bullies that engages young people, through videos made by famous sports figures, along with classroom activities and scenarios, youngsters have […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — She imperiled his State of the Union address. He denied her a plane to visit troops abroad. The shutdown battle between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is playing out as a surreal game of constitutional brinkmanship, with both flexing their political powers from opposite ends of Pennsylvania Avenue as […]

Tax time is fast approaching, and accountants in Maine say recent changes to the federal income tax code will have an especially profound impact on two groups: those with dependent children and those who usually itemize their deductions. The accountants said most taxpayers are likely to experience a net decrease in federal income tax as […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A grand Washington ritual became a potential casualty of the partial government shutdown Wednesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked President Donald Trump to postpone his Jan. 29 State of the Union speech. She cited concerns about whether the hobbled government can provide adequate security, but Republicans cast her move as a […]

  BIDDEFORD – The Taco Bell at 460 Alfred St. in Biddeford  is currently closed, and its unclear when — or if — it will reopen. The fast food restaurant, which is adjacent to a Jiffy Lube car maintenance shop, has been closed for several days. A sign on the door states, “Sorry for the […]

AUGUSTA — Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon is proposing a bill to provide Maine workers with up to 12 weeks of paid medical leave for childbirth that would be funded by a 0.5 percent tax on worker earnings. If passed, Maine would join a handful of states that offer paid family and medical leave to […]

  LYMAN — A York County couple who volunteer as fire-police at Goodwin’s Mills Fire Department heard that a young boy in central Maine was diagnosed with cancer. They knew he was collecting fire department and law enforcement shoulder patches, so they decided to help. John and Patricia Leeman spent Thursday, Friday and Monday on […]