PARIS (AP) — Diesel is in the doghouse. There’s a global fight over trade. Brexit is looming. Tighter vehicle emissions rules are on the way. Those are among the challenges facing auto executives as they gather this week at the Paris Motor Show to unveil new vehicles and talk about the industry’s future. A number of carmakers, […]

SACO — Maine Event Films goes live this weekend as local films will be shown from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday evening at the Saco Drive In. “The Maine Event will be ‘Hearts of New England’ from my company Maine Event films,” said local filmmaker Justin Fortin. “It follows two soldier’s struggling with coming home with […]

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry announced today that it has received additional funding from USDA’s Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program to support its Maine Senior FarmShare Program. These funds will provide $50 worth of fresh fruits and vegetables to an additional 1,000 Maine seniors for the duration of this growing […]

The Maine Department of Corrections will allow a Caribou man to receive medication in prison to treat his opioid use disorder. Zachary Smith, 30, sued the department in July. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine filed the complaint on his behalf in U.S. District Court in Portland, claiming Smith was being denied his rights to […]

WATERBORO – Waterboro Public Library has been selected as a beneficiary of the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program for the month of October. The Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program launched in October 2015 and is designed to support local non-profits through the sale of the reusable Community Bags. Waterboro Public Library was selected by Hannaford store […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reversing course, President Donald Trump bowed to Democrats’ demands Friday for a deeper FBI investigation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after Republican Sen. Jeff Flake balked at voting for confirmation without it — a sudden turn that left Senate approval newly uncertain amid allegations of sexual assault. Kavanaugh’s nomination had appeared […]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Look, up on the shelf! It’s Superman. There’s the king of the wild frontier himself, Davy Crockett. And over in that case is Davy Crockett again, except this time he’s Daniel Boone (we’ll explain later). And aaaaay! It’s The Fonz and the whole “Happy Days” family! A veteran auctioneer has on display […]

LEBANON — Searchers late Friday afternoon found the body of skydiving instructor who somehow became detached from his partner during a tandem jump in Maine the day before. Brett Bickford, 41, of Rochester, New Hampshire, was part of a tandem skydiving jump that originated from Skydive New England in Lebanon. His body was found about […]

LEWISTON — No one has ever accused Patrick Dempsey of lacking pizzazz. Just before sundown on Friday, the leather-clad actor swept into Simard-Payne Memorial Park on a Harley-Davidson customized specifically for the event. As they often do when Dempsey rolls in, the crowd went wild. “I’ve never made an entrance like that before,” Dempsey told […]

BIDDEFORD — Biddeford Police are investigating a report of an assault against a 30-year-old man on Friday. Biddeford Police responded to 21 Orchard St. in Biddeford to a report of aggravated assault, at 10:49 a.m. Friday, Deputy Chief Joanne Fisk said in a written statement. The victim of the alleged crime sustained non-life threatening injuries, […]