No governor can lower your energy bill, or guarantee a business that its rates won’t rise. Nor can he or she slow the pace of climate change and its potential consequences for Maine. Not directly, anyway. But Maine’s next governor, through the energy policies he or she pursues, can influence what you pay for energy, […]

BIDDEFORD — Halloween is a fun, festive holiday for kids and adults alike, but it does present potential fire hazards. As Oct. 31 fast-approaches, the National Fire Protection Association encourages everyone to keep fire safety in mind, and to take simple safety precautions that can help ensure a safe, fire-free day. “Halloween is an exciting day for […]

BIDDEFORD — The Sellam Circus School recently opened its doors in Biddeford and to help celebrate their opening, they have teamed up with professional circus company, Cirque Us, to provide one-of-a-kind circus performances in the city. “Fusion” is an hour long, family friendly, performance featuring professional circus artists from Cirque Us, Circus Smirkus, The Midnight Circus, […]

YORK COUNTY — Maine libraries have launched a new portal aimed at providing improved free online access to a growing collection of high quality subscription content. Known as the Digital Maine Library, the site allows any Maine resident to easily access thousands of magazines, newspapers, reference sources and learning materials from their home computers. The […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro is calling on people to vote in light of the series of bombs addressed to targets of right-wing anger. In a statement released by his publicist on Friday, the actor says “There’s something more powerful than bombs, and that’s your vote. People must vote!” A suspicious package containing […]

Who should prove an adult defendant’s competency to stand trial? That question was at the center of an appeal heard Wednesday in a Belgrade sex assault case that should see the state’s top court rule definitively on that and whether it should be proved by a preponderance of the evidence. The case involves Travis R. […]

A coalition of governors headed by Gov. Paul LePage that seeks to open most federal waters to oil and gas exploration is staffed by employees of an oil industry lobbying firm, according to records obtained by the Maine Sunday Telegram. The Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition, which LePage joined in 2015 and has chaired for the past […]

LONDON (AP) — An American tourist from Louisiana helped stop a hammer-wielding thief who unsuccessfully tried to steal the Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral, working in tandem with a church employee to prevent the man from escaping. Matthew Delcambre, of New Iberia, Louisiana, told The Associated Press that he and his wife Alexis were sightseeing […]

A state lawmaker who is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing firearms has tagged deer, turkey and moose using firearms hunting permits issued by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, according to state records. IFW records obtained by the Portland Press Herald show that Rep. Jeffrey Pierce, R-Dresden, has registered game he […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Kiernan Shipka, best-known as Don and Betty Draper’s daughter, Sally, on “Mad Men,” is learning a lot as the star of the new Netflix series “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.” One of those lessons: She’s allergic to cats, which can be a challenge if you portray a teenage witch whose black […]