In the summer of 2018, stranded seals began popping up on the beach in Old Orchard Beach, Saco and other communities along the coast of Maine. According to information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 707 stranded seals were reported in Maine from July to Sept. 17. In August alone, there were 285 […]

SACO — After a decade of greeting motorists as they crossed over the Saco River to downtown Saco, the York Hill wind turbine was torn down in late November. The 100-foot-tall white structure had become a part of the city’s landscape. The city installed the wind turbine, manufactured by the Colorado-based company Entegrity Wind Systems, […]

A hearing to consider excluding statements made to police by John D. Williams following his capture in April after allegedly killing a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy is scheduled for Feb. 28 in a Portland courtroom, a major milestone for the case in the coming year. Lewiston attorney Verne E. Paradie Jr., appointed by the court […]

A Maine man was not seriously hurt but will face several charges after his speeding car hit a guardrail on Interstate 295 and flipped down onto Marginal Way in Portland, according to the Maine State Police. State Trooper Joe Royle said witnesses reported spotting a silver Lexus being operated erratically in the northbound lanes at […]

NEW YORK — They are fighting, yes, but the fight crackles with the enticing electricity that only Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn could deliver. He is storming out the door. She is throwing his golf clubs after him. The music is jaunty. He is charmingly irritated. Then he strides up to her, throws a fake […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s retailers, struggling to fill jobs, have been raising pay to try to keep and attract enough employees. Now, some stores want something in return: A more efficient worker. To that end, retailers, fast food restaurants and other lower-wage employers are boosting investment in technology and redesigning stores. Walmart is automating its […]

FRANKFURT, Germany — The euro is about to celebrate its 20th birthday, but the countries that use it are still wrestling with how the shared currency should work and how to fix flaws exposed by the debt crisis that marred its second decade. The euro was launched on Jan. 1, 1999, when 11 countries fixed […]

President Donald Trump sought to deflect blame for the deaths of two Guatemalan children in U.S. custody by claiming they were “very sick” when they arrived, even though immigration authorities have said both children passed initial health checks. The mother of the boy who died Christmas Eve told The Associated Press on Saturday that her […]

ACTON — The State Fire Marshal’s Office says one man has died in a fire in Acton on Saturday. The fire destroyed a garage and a second-floor apartment at a residence on Hopper Road. Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said that the victim’s body was recovered from the rubble early Sunday morning by a […]

KENNEBUNK — Generosity of the public and genuine concern for a public health crisis has led to the first opioid recovery training course open to all first responders and the general public in the greater Kennebunk region, a first in the nation. The organization Above Board—All Hands on Deck hosted a sold-out tented event on […]