Bangor Savings Bank is putting all 900 of its employees through an innovative training program that is designed to empower workers to intervene whenever they witness workplace bullying or harassment. The Bangor-based bank is also sponsoring similar training for some community groups in Maine and trying to get others involved. “It’s one of those questions […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft designed to drill down into Mars’ interior landed on the planet Monday after a perilous, supersonic plunge through its red skies, setting off jubilation among scientists who had waited in white-knuckle suspense for confirmation to arrive across 100 million miles of space. Flight controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion […]

ALFRED — The man took a sip of water from a white paper cup, and as he put it down again on the witness stand in the York County courthouse, his hand was shaking. He was the first person to testify Monday in the trial of former Massachusetts priest Ronald Paquin, who is accused of […]

SANFORD — Monday’s municipal job fair in Sanford attracted a number of  people during the first hour of the three-hour long event. The job fair was designed to encourage people to apply for numerous openings with the city government and School Department, organizers said. By 2 p.m., city officials said many people had stopped by […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Hopefully there won’t be any chairs in this courtroom. Talk show host Jerry Springer is getting a new TV role as “Judge Jerry,” where he’ll hear testimony and render verdicts before a studio audience. NBC Universal Television Distribution announced the half-hour court program Monday that will debut in national syndication in […]

SANFORD – The following people were arrested or issued a summons by Sanford Police from Nov. 15 through Nov. 25: • Thomas A. Gilchrist Jr., 21, Gorham, was arrested and charged with domestic violence assault at 9:15 a.m. Nov. 15 on Theriault Street. • A 16-year-old was issued a summons charging disorderly conduct at 10:03 […]

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump brought back the playbook he used during the leadup to the midterm elections, warning of the dangers of illegal immigration and painting Democrats as radical “socialists,” as he returned to the campaign trail Monday to try to keep a Mississippi Senate seat in GOP hands. A day after […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to Mississippi for two rallies to try to keep a Senate seat in Republican hands. Trump will be campaigning Monday for GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who is in a runoff Tuesday against Democrat Mike Espy. The former congressman was agriculture secretary under President Bill Clinton. Espy is […]

A blizzard hammering the Midwest is expected to result in some serious snowfall late Monday in interior Maine, according to the National Weather Service in Gray. The storm will move northeast through the Great Lakes region Monday, pushing rain and snow into New England late Monday, with up to a foot of snow possible in […]

YORK COUNTY — A golfer from York County has been honored by the Maine State Golf Association as its inaugural winner of the Women’s Player of the Year award. Ruth Colucci of the Biddeford-Saco Country Club captured the award for her outstanding play throughout the 2018 season. With this year’s merger of the Maine State Golf […]