AUGUSTA — Maine’s attorney general says it will be easier for him to investigate and prosecute illegal robocallers in his state because of a new agreement with phone companies. Attorney General Aaron Frey says he joined a coalition of 51 attorneys general and 12 phone companies with a goal of fighting the annoying robocalls. He says the […]

BIARRITZ, France (AP) — Under the threatening clouds of a global economic slowdown, President Donald Trump is confronting the consequences of his preference to go it alone, with low expectations that the leaders of the richest democracies can make substantive progress on an array of issues at their summit in France. The meeting of the […]

SCARBOROUGH — SeedMoney, a Scarborough-based nonprofit, is offering 255 grants to schools, community gardens, food banks and other nonprofit causes interested in starting or sustaining a food garden project. Over the past four years, SeedMoney has helped over 1,100 garden projects in Maine, nationally and internationally to take root. Some of its local recipients include […]

BIARRITZ, France (AP) — President Donald Trump heads into a summit with global economic powers confronting the consequences of his preference for going it alone in a polarized nation and an interconnected world. The Group of Seven nations are gathering in a French beach resort town at one of the most unpredictable moments in Trump’s […]

A 78-year-old Naples man was charged with felony theft after he was found in a motor home he allegedly stole in Alfred, Maine State Police said Friday. Police say Joseph Boldiga was found Friday in the motor home in the parking lot of the Kittery rest area on Interstate 95. Boldiga is accused of stealing […]

SACO — Thanks to the efforts of a local veterans group and community members, a flagpole has been replaced at the firefighters’ monument at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Laurel Hill Cemetery is located at 293 Beach St. and was founded in 1884, according to the book “Laurel Hill Cemetery of Saco, Maine” by Leslie and Emory […]

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Comedian Dave Chappelle plans to host a special block party and benefit concert in Ohio for those affected by the recent mass shooting. Chappelle will be among national and local entertainers planned for the main stage at the “Gem City Shine” event in Dayton on Sunday. WDTN-TV reports the City of Dayton along […]

BIDDEFORD — For first responders and medical professionals, dealing with tragic events is often part of a day’s work. These people focus their efforts on providing the best care for their patients, but often neglect their own mental health – but there is an effort to change this. “There’s always been a stigma,” said Biddeford […]

SANFORD – Is your preference a hamburger, hot dog, an ice cream biscuit or all three? When you’re 9, like William Morin, the Sea Dog ice cream biscuit came first. After that? Well, he wasn’t saying. Young Morin was among the hundreds of people who turned out Thursday evening for the annual Sanford Police Department’s […]