BIDDEFORD — Next week as Maine Catholic schools begin to observe New England Catholic Schools Week, students at St. James School in Biddeford will have a special visitor to kick off their celebration. Bishop Robert P. Deeley of the Diocese of Portland will spend Monday at St. James School and participate in a school town hall […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marcia, Marcia, Marcia was in the house. Six cast members of “The Brady Bunch” gathered Thursday in Los Angeles at the home that was featured in the opening and closing of the sitcom. HGTV purchased the home in the Studio City neighborhood in Los Angeles for its new series, “A Very […]

A teenager from Gorham faces charges after his involvement in a rear-end crash on Interstate 95 in Hampden on Thursday night. Maine State Police said Anthony Hodge, 19, was distracted by his cellphone when his car slammed into the rear of a 2003 Dodge Dakota, driven by Frank Corso, 32, of Tampa, Florida. Hodge’s car, […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH – Residents of Old Orchard Beach will be asked on Tuesday whether to approve a $1 million bond to cover the majority of costs for a new administration building at the town’s wastewater treatment facility. The town’s wastewater treatment facility processes wastewater from residences and businesses hooked up to the town sewer […]

A judge in Portland ordered a Westbrook man held on $25,000 bail for allegedly hitting another man intentionally with his car last month. Clemente “Tony” Hernandez, 45, did not enter a plea during his brief first appearance in Cumberland County Unified Criminal Court on Friday afternoon. Through his attorney, Hernandez reserved the right to argue […]

More trains from Boston are coming to the Freeport and Brunswick areas. The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, which manages Amtrak’s Downeaster passenger rail service from Boston to Maine, says the new train service will begin on Nov. 12. The Downeaster currently runs five round-trips between Portland and Boston, and three of them extend […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Political activist Leah McElrath was reviewing her electronic ballot at a polling place in Houston when she was shocked to find Republican Ted Cruz listed as her choice in Texas’ high-profile U.S. Senate race. McElrath had voted a straight ticket for Democrats, but the machine had switched her vote in the Senate […]

ROCKLAND — The Maine Lobster Festival has changed its leadership and apologized to a former Sea Goddess who was pressured to step down over social media posts. The shakeup at the top of the board of directors was approved Tuesday. The actions come three months after Taylor Hamlin, 18, stepped down when a year-old photo surfaced on […]

SANFORD – The scent of tourtiere, warm and fragrant from the oven, brings back memories of family gatherings at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Tourtiere, or pork pie, is a French Canadian dish that evokes memories of memere and pepere, aunts, uncles and cousins gathering around the table on holidays or other special occasions. There is always […]

When the audio recording of former Maine club basketball coach Mike “Woody” Woodbury going on a profanity-laced tirade against a Florida prep school player went viral on Wednesday it may have been a surprise to some, but that certainly wasn’t the case for two of his former players. For former Maine Elite players Emily Rousseau […]