BIDDEFORD — Because of the holiday, the Journal Tribune will not publish an edition on New Year’s Day, Tuesday, Jan. 1. Instead, the newspaper will publish an edition on New Year’s Eve, Monday, Dec. 31. The publishing changes allow for the newspaper to give employees the holiday off to spend with their families. The Journal […]

BEIRUT — Syria’s military said Friday it had entered the key Kurdish-held town of Manbij in an apparent deal with the Kurds, who are looking for new allies and protection against a threatened Turkish offensive as U.S. troops prepare to leave Syria. Turkey and American troops patrolling the town denied there was any change of […]

CONCORD, Mass. — The Gulf of Maine’s Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic salmon has been federally listed as endangered, but because of an agreement made between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Maine Department of Marine Resources, permit applications for certain projects impacting Atlantic salmon in […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Richard Overton, the nation’s oldest World War II veteran who was also believed to be the oldest living man in the U.S., died Thursday in Texas, a family member said. He was 112. The Army veteran had been hospitalized with pneumonia but was released on Christmas Eve, said Shirley Overton, whose […]

Central Maine Power announced Thursday that beginning next month residential customers’ electric bills will include a brief explanation of why portions of their bill may be higher in 2019. Earlier this month, the company announced that Standard Offer electricity supply rates for residential customers will rise by nearly 14 percent starting in January. “We thought […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer Robin Thicke surprised his pregnant girlfriend with a marriage proposal. The 41-year-old “Blurred Lines” singer proposed to model April Love Geary with friends and family. She announced the couple’s engagement in an Instagram post Monday as a video shows Thicke asking the 24-year-old Geary to marry him and her writing “YES YES […]

AUBURN — A Lewiston man pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge related to a June shooting in downtown Lewiston. Jordan Waterman, 27, of 206 Park St. was sentenced to 12 years in prison with all but four years suspended, plus four years of probation. He had been scheduled for trial next week on a […]

BIDDEFORD — An annual neighborhood festival in Biddeford has received national recognition. The Bacon Street Festival is the only event in Maine recognized by the National Association of Town Watch for showcasing the revitalization of the neighborhood, in the city’s downtown area. The festival has received the award nine times in the 11 years since […]

  SACO — The Dyer Library and Saco Museum recently announced the award winners for the 14th Annual Festival of Trees. Dozens of carefully decorated trees and wreaths have adorned the Saco Museum at 371 Main St. this past month during the Festival of Trees, an annual event to benefit the museum. This year’s theme […]