Eleven local sandwich shops gathered in Portland’s Monument Square late morning Thursday to build what may be the unofficial World’s Largest Maine Italian Sandwich – 160 feet from end to end. Collectively, it took the sandwich makers about 25 minutes to build it, said Gillian Britt, one of the owner/producers of Portland’s Harvest on the […]

ROCKLAND — With overseas markets shaky at best, the leaders of Maine’s $1.4 billion lobster industry came together Wednesday to talk about how to drive up demand and get top dollar in the one market they can count on – the United States. It’s a conversation that began long before China slapped a 25 percent tariff on […]

BIDDEFORD — For many, the thought of change can be horrifying and yet wonderful all at the same time. You either love it or hate it, but eventually everything changes or transforms over time. For those who have grown up with the Journal Tribune building being on Alfred Street, it is the only location they […]

A Westbrook police officer was briefly hospitalized Tuesday after he was exposed to suspected fentanyl powder during a late-night traffic stop and began to feel ill, police said. After the stop, Maria V. Bowie, 36, was charged with aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, assault on an officer, reckless conduct, unlawful […]

BIDDEFORD — As autumn arrives bringing cooler temperatures, a day many pet owners eagerly await each fall is set to make its return to Biddeford. The popular “Blessing of the Animals” will be conducted at 7:50 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 in the St. James School parking lot at 25 Graham St. The event is marked […]

ALFRED — A former University of New England student has been found guilty of criminal restraint and domestic violence assault. After a few hours of deliberation Thursday evening, a jury found Nicholas Norton, 20, of Massachusetts, guilty of criminal restraint and domestic violence assault, according to Daria Bishop, mother of victim Summer Bishop. He was […]

SANFORD — The demolition of the rear tower of Stenton Trust mill that burned June 23, 2017, is expected to begin soon. Environmental contractors working for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will conduct the demotion. A public meeting about what will take place during the process has been set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26 in […]

Coastal access to Broad Cove in Cape Elizabeth has divided residents of the Shore Acres neighborhood for years. Several waterfront homeowners agreed to drop a lawsuit if the town vacates any claim to an undeveloped portion of Surf Side Avenue, but the Town Council rejected the proposal Wednesday night. GREGORY REC CAPE ELIZABETH — The […]

WASHINGTON — Christine Blasey Ford may personally testify against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after all, her attorney said Thursday, breathing new life into the prospect of a dramatic Senate showdown next week over Ford’s accusation that he assaulted her when both were in high school. Ford will tell her story to the Judiciary Committee, […]

A former bus driver for Maine School Administrative District 15 is charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly hitting an autistic student. Raymond Files, 58, is no longer an employee of the district, Superintendent Craig King said. He declined to comment further on the allegations. SAD 15 includes Gray and New Gloucester. A witness reported to […]