SANFORD — A fire that roared through the unoccupied three-story rectory of a former Methodist Church on Tuesday was deliberately set. Flames shot through the third story of the former rectory, but firefighters were able to confine the fire, sparing the nearby church and a three-unit apartment building next door. Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Rowe […]

Flames billowed from a second story of the rectory at the former Methodist Church at 19 Bodwell St. in Sanford Tuesday. It was he second fire at the vacant property within the month. A number of departments from around the region assisted Sanford Fire Department in fighting the blaze and keeping it from spreading to […]

THOMASTON – A world-famous philanthropist and a widely recognized news anchor will join together to help raise money for one of Maine’s most enduring history museums. The General Henry Knox Museum has its annual fundraising gala Thursday evening, and the guest of honor is philanthropist Doris Buffett, sister of the famous investor Warren Buffett. The […]

Maine Medical Center Sophia Elizabeth Libby, born June 26 to Dan and Darci Libby, Limington. Grandparents: Jim and Sue Gendron, Waterboro; Fred and Beth Libby, Limerick. Great-grandparents: Barbara and Donald Libby, Brownfield. Great-great-grandparents: Bill and Dorothy Hopkins, Biddeford.   Mid Coast Hospital Randel Phillips III, born July 8 to Whitney Neher and Randel Phillips Jr., […]

The Maine Civil Liberties Union and American Civil Liberties Union affiliates from 29 other states filed Freedom of Information Act requests today, seeking records from the FBI about the agency’s collection and use of racial and ethnicity data. In a press release issued this morning, the executive director of the MCLU, Shenna Bellows, said her […]

BP said the decision to replace Hayward, 53, with the company’s first ever non-British chief executive was made by mutual agreement.

Three seats on the Town Council will be up for grabs. Two seats are for regular three-year terms. The third is for a term that will expire in November 2011.

POLAND — Maine fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire in the town of Poland. Reports say police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fire as well. Officials say the fire on Harris Hill Road was reported just after midnight Tuesday.

Shaw Industries Group Inc. reportedly will close the Appalachian Katahdin mill in the next several weeks, putting 18 employees out of work.

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