Drumline percussionist Mackenzie Toussaint holds her stick poised above a bass drum Thursday night prior to a banquet for members of Coastal Tech Percussion, a drumline comprised of young musicians across Southern Maine. JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune

ARUNDEL — Parking and hunting concerns related to the Eastern Trail have prompted selectmen to take action, though the town has limited control over the trail’s use. The Eastern Trail is a walking trail through the woods that will connect Kittery to South Portland at its completion. Part of the trail runs through Arundel, along […]

Rory Holland, 56, of Biddeford, shakes hands with his attorney Clifford Strike, Wednesday, after a jury found Holland guilty of two counts of murder. After deliberating for about three hours, jurors at Penobscot County Superior Court in Bangor found Holland guilty of the murder of Biddeford brothers Derek and Gage Greene on South Street in […]

BANGOR — On Wednesday, approximately three hours after they began deliberations, jurors returned to a second floor courtroom at the Penobscot County Superior Court in Bangor, and pronounced Rory Holland guilty on two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of brothers Derek and Gage Greene. On June 30, 2009, at approximately 1 a.m., Holland, […]

Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage chats after voting, Tuesday in Waterville. (AP WIREPHOTO/Robert F. Bukaty)

AUGUSTA  — Republican Paul LePage, a tea party-backed candidate who’s promised to trim state government and make it more business-friendly, has been elected governor of Maine. The Waterville mayor defeated independent Eliot Cutler and three other candidates to become the first Republican to be elected governor since John McKernan won his second term in 1990. […]

Former Biddeford Mayor Wallace Nutting, former Governor Angus King and current Biddeford City Councilor Patricia Boston prepare to speak in opposition to a proposed racino in Biddeford at a rally outside the Saco train station Monday afternoon. (LIZ GOTTHELF/Journal Tribune)

SACO — Former governor Angus King voiced his opposition against the proposed racino in Biddeford Monday afternoon at a rally outside the Saco train station. The rally was organized by local grassroots group Citizens Against a Bad Deal. It was held at 3 p.m., a half hour before King was scheduled to attend a rally […]

Bishop Richard Malone exits the church after participating in the Mass. The church has been placed on the market to be sold. (LIZ GOTTHELF/Journal Tribune)

SANFORD — On Saturday, St. Ignatius, Martyr opened its doors for Mass for the last time. The closing was part of what Bishop Richard Malone called “a sad necessity.” The church, located on St. Ignatius Street off Main Street, was dedicated in 1928 and is also the site of a former parochial school. Due to […]