NEW YORK — A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Tuesday from asking about citizenship status on the 2020 census, the first major ruling in cases contending that officials ramrodded the question through for Republican political purposes to intentionally undercount immigrants. In a 277-page decision that won’t be the final word on the issue, Judge […]

BIDDEFORD — Changes are coming to Shevenell Park in downtown Biddeford. Sometime soon, the park could have new seating, new programs and more. Leah Schaffer, who has “adopted” the Main Street park as part of the city’s Adopt A Park program, is seeking recommendations from the public about what they would like in a restyle […]

  AUGUSTA — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed off Tuesday on a $15 million state borrowing package that was approved by voters more than three years ago and meant to bolster the state’s stock of affordable housing for senior citizens. The bonding package was approved by voters in November of 2015. Mills’ predecessor, Republican Gov. […]

KENNEBUNK — Sarah Stanley has always been an outdoors sort of person. “I was always interested in the environment, hiking or fishing with my family,” said Stanley. “That inspired me to realize the importance of our environment and community and leaving things better than you found them. And when you live in a great state […]

NEW YORK — Carol Channing, the lanky, ebullient musical comedy star who delighted American audiences over 5,000 performances as the scheming Dolly Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” on Broadway and beyond, has died. She was 97. Publicist B. Harlan Boll said Channing died of natural causes at 12:31 a.m. Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, California. Boll says […]

SACO — The mayor will begin presiding over the school board meetings in July. In November, residents voted 5,790 to 3,002 to approve a change to the city’s charter that expands the mayor’s duties to preside over the school board. Saco’s mayor chaired school board meetings in the past, but the practice ended when the […]

SACO — A contract zone has been approved that will allow a developer to pursue a proposed urgent care facility on Route 1. The City Council voted four to three, with Councilors Roger Gay, William Doyle and Alan Minthorn opposing, to grant Mammoth Acquisition Company a contract zone that would allow the company to tear […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the government mired in shutdown week four, President Donald Trump rejected a short-term legislative fix and dug in for more combat Monday, declaring he would “never ever back down.” Trump rejected a suggestion to reopen the government for several weeks while negotiations would continue with Democrats over his demands for $5.7 […]