WATERBORO — Maine’s last election was just 11 days ago, but already the community of Waterboro is looking ahead to the 2020 primary and presidential election and how they’ll cope with as many as 5,100 registered voters if options other than the Town Hall remain unavailable. There were issues inside the building on Election Day: […]

Two paintings owned by Vinalhaven artist Robert Indiana sold for $5 million at auction at Christie’s in New York on Friday, well above a preauction estimate of about $4 million for both. “Orange Peel” by Ellsworth Kelly sold for $2.3 million and “Ruby” by Ed Ruscha sold for $2.7 million, said James Brannan, of Rockland, the […]

BANGOR — Bangor police on Friday arrested a transient sought in connection with the homicide of a man who formerly lived in Rockland and Waldoboro. Donald Galleck, 29, of Bangor and Michigan, was taken into custody by officers from the Bangor Police Department, according to a news release from Bangor police Detective Lt. Tim Cotton. […]

BIDDEFORD — To help make it easier for area residents to apply for a U.S, passport, the Biddeford Post Office at 100 Alfred St. will offer extended hours for that purpose on Saturday, Nov. 17. Postal clerks in Biddeford will be available to process applications and take photographs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and […]

BIDDEFORD — Southern Maine Health Care has been recognized by the MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence’s Breathe Easy initiative for its efforts to prohibit smoke and tobacco use on campus and address client tobacco use. This is the ninth year SMHC has participated in the initiative showing a longstanding commitment to addressing tobacco use and exposure. The […]

The incoming Mills administration says it will review a contract to outsource Maine’s public health emergency preparedness to a North Carolina company. When Janet Mills assumes office in January, her administration will review the contract and determine whether the current Maine-based system should remain, or whether the work should go to an out-of-state firm chosen […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge is expected to announce Friday whether he will order the Trump administration to return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly, an appointee of President Donald Trump, has set a hearing for Friday morning to announce his decision. CNN has asked […]

Country star Roy Clark, the guitar virtuoso and singer who headlined the cornpone TV show “Hee Haw” for nearly a quarter century and was known for such hits as “Yesterday When I was Young” and “Honeymoon Feeling,” has died. He was 85. Publicist Jeremy Westby said Clark died Thursday due to complications from pneumonia at […]

BIDDEFORD — Residents and business and property owners have raised a number of concerns about a Biddeford parking plan that includes paying to park in eight downtown parking lots owned by the city. One resident has even filed a civil suit to prohibit charging to park in these lots. To discuss concerns, the Biddeford City […]