NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music queen Loretta Lynn has big plans for her 87th birthday this April in the form of an all-star tribute concert featuring Jack White, Garth Brooks, George Strait and many more. The “Coal Miner’s Daughter” singer-songwriter on Monday announced details of the April 1 show in Nashville, Tennessee, at the […]

Maine lawmakers will debate at least three bills to establish Cabinet-level positions in state government to respond to the prolonged opioid crisis that has claimed more than 1,000 lives. Newly elected Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, also has pledged to create a new position – director of opiate response – to coordinate services across state […]

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general will tell senators “it is vitally important” that special counsel Robert Mueller be allowed to complete his Russia investigation, and said he believes Congress and the public should learn the results, according to remarks prepared for his confirmation hearing. William Barr also insisted in testimony he’ll […]

SKOWHEGAN — A New Hampshire man who told police he was high on hallucinogenic drugs when he allegedly tried to steal a marked Somerset County Sheriff’s patrol vehicle in October has been indicted by a county grand jury on a Class A robbery charge. Jeremy Ferry, 34, of Manchester and Nashua, New Hampshire, was spotted […]

A fire that broke out Monday night in an electrical room at the Westbrook Community Center on Bridge Street destroyed the complex’s electrical system and will force the center to remain closed for about six to eight weeks, Fire Chief Andrew Turcotte said. Turcotte said the closure could affect hundreds of city residents who rely […]

>About 180,000 Mainers who use food stamps will get their February benefits on Jan. 17, Gov. Janet Mills announced on Monday, to prevent possible benefit cutoffs caused by the partial federal government shutdown. “The ongoing federal shutdown puts critical services, including nutrition assistance for Maine children and families, at risk,” Mills said in a written […]

Eastport is the easternmost city in the United States and the smallest city in Maine. Its 1,300 residents are connected to the mainland by a causeway. But don’t mistake its isolation for detachment. “We may be geographically isolated, but we don’t let that define us,” said Gregory Biss, chairman of the Eastport Arts Center. “We […]

  Fresh off a strong showing in the November elections, the Maine Democratic Party chose new leaders Sunday to guide it through the next two years. The Maine Democratic State Committee, the party’s governing body, elected Kathleen Marra of Kittery as its chairwoman and Erik Gundersen of Portland as vice chairman. Marra and Gundersen, chosen […]

SANFORD — Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a fire at a Sanford residence on Tuesday morning. There were no injuries. The fire at 45 River St. was contained to one room, Sanford Fire Department said in a news release. Sanford municipal records list the home as a single-family residence, built in about 1900. Firefighters […]