CLEVELAND — President Donald Trump implored Republicans on Monday to help preserve “fragile” GOP victories that could be erased by Democrats as he closes out a midterm campaign that has been defined by his racially charged rhetoric, hard-line immigration moves and scattershot policy proposals. One day before polls closed, Trump arrived in perennial battleground Ohio […]

KENNEBUNK — Police in Kennebunk have determined that a local man who allegedly threatened to return to his former workplace and shoot people, did not have access to firearms. Benjamin A. Mildner, 31, was arrested on Sunday morning and charged with terrorizing, a Class D misdemeanor. Kennebunk Deputy Police Chief Michael F. Nugent said police […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The day of reckoning for American politics has nearly arrived. Voters on Tuesday will decide the $5 billion debate between President Donald Trump’s take-no-prisoner politics and the Democratic Party’s super-charged campaign to end the GOP’s monopoly in Washington and statehouses across the nation. There are indications that an oft-discussed “blue wave” may help Democrats […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — Maintenance dredging of the Cape Porpoise Harbor federal navigation project in Kennebunkport will be performed during 2019 and 2020. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, a private contractor will employ a mechanical dredge and scows to remove material and then take it to either the Cape Arundel Disposal Site or […]

Maine’s first virtual charter school is undergoing its first comprehensive evaluation as it seeks to renew its state charter, five years after it launched amid concerns around local schools’ independence from national companies contracted to provide extensive services and whether students would succeed in an online learning environment. Maine Connections Academy is also seeking to […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reality TV star Farrah Abraham has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor stemming from a scuffle with security at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Abraham pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles court Friday to a charge of resisting police. The 27-year-old was sentenced to two years’ probation and five days of community labor. […]

YORK COUNTY  — Two accomplished politicians are running for Maine’s House District 20 seat, which includes Acton, Lebanon and part of Shapleigh. The seat is currently held by Republican Karen Gerrish of Lebanon. Democrat Daniel Lauzon of Lebanon, a retired locomotive engineer and former legislative representative for the Locomotive Engineers, ran against Gerrish in 2016. This […]

Lawrence Ramaila Jr. of Cape Elizabeth has been arrested and charged with sexual assault of a minor, according the Maine State Police. Ramaila, 30, was arrested in Houlton, according to News Center Maine, and was taken to the Aroostook County jail. He has been charged with three counts of gross sexual assault of a minor […]

BIDDEFORD — The YMCA of Southern Maine will expand child watch services on Election Day with the aim of making it easier for busy parents and guardians to vote on Tuesday. According to Helen L. Breña, president and CEO of the YMCA of Southern Maine, the organization acknowledges the challenges many parents face balancing personal […]