SANFORD — At 7 a.m. on Election Day, poll workers in Sanford’s Ward 2 arrived at their polling station at St. Ignatius Parish Hall on Riverside Avenue to find about 50 voters waiting for them — even though the polls in Sanford were scheduled to open an hour later, at 8 a.m., said election worker […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — People magazine has named Idris Elba as 2018′s Sexiest Man Alive, and the British actor says the honor has given him a boost of self-confidence. Elba, who starred in “The Wire” and “Luther,” was surprised after being crowned this year’s winner, the magazine said . “I was like, ‘Come on, no way. Really?’” […]

Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says voters should be confident that Maine’s election will be secure, largely because the state doesn’t store or transmit voter or election data on the internet. Dunlap addressed security issues in a recent video and in an interview Monday, as concerns about the security of the nation’s voting systems simmer […]

  Outgoing District 12 Independent State Rep. Marty Grohman, left, congratulates his replacement, newly elected State Rep. Victoria Foley, a Democrat, outside the polling place at Biddeford High School on Tuesday morning. ED PIERCE/Journal Tribune

A man was rescued Monday night after his car, apparently left in gear, went off the Frye Island ferry and into Sebago Lake. Dennis Feeney, 64, of Westbrook drove onto the car ferry but failed to put his vehicle in park, Capt. Scott Stewart of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement late […]

The University of Maine system is ramping up a program that’s designed to encourage more young Mainers to attend and graduate from college – and to fill gaps in Maine’s aging workforce. Known as the Early College program, it allows qualifying high school students to attend college classes online, at their high school or at […]

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said Monday that he plans to move to Florida for tax reasons and teach at a university there regardless of who Mainers elect to succeed him. “I’ll be a resident of Florida if Janet Mills wins, I can promise you that,” LePage, referring to the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, said with […]

YORK COUNTY  — Not exactly sure where to vote in your community, or when the polls open or close? Here is a list. Polls open at 8 a.m. in most communities, though a few open at 6 a.m. or 7 a.m. and so those are noted. All polls close at 8 p.m. Here’s where to […]

BIDDEFORD — More than 100 children will be a little warmer this winter, thanks to the work of a local knitting group. On Monday morning there were hundreds of hand knitted items — enough to completely cover 12 table tops — at the J. Richard Martin Community Center. The items, handcrafted sweaters, child-size hats with […]