A Scarborough woman who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $500,000 from a Falmouth doctor’s office and a Maine dental practice was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. Carrie Caporino, 46, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to two years in prison and three years of supervised release. […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Community groups hosting public events in Old Orchard Beach have a new way of getting the word out. On Tuesday night, the Town Council approved a policy by town staff to post notices on a digital sign installed in December on the corner of E. Emerson Cummings Boulevard and Saco Avenue […]

SACO — A lobster wholesaler is suing one of its part owners, alleging he embezzled nearly $1.5 million from the business. Sea Salt, which operates as a wholesaler and a restaurant on Route 1 in Saco, alleges that the part owner, Matthew Bellerose of Scarborough, set up a sham customer with another man and then […]

PORTLAND — Health care is the top issue for Mainers 50 and older, according to a telephone survey of 804 registered voters conducted by AARP Maine Aug. 16 to 26. Respondents had no trouble identifying that issue. However, when it comes to candidate the results show, with some exceptions, between 12 and 16 percent were […]

An influx of federal aid is bolstering a program designed to make sure Maine seniors get fresh vegetables. The U.S. Department of Agriculture boosted its support for the Maine Senior FarmShare Program by $60,000 this summer, allowing the program’s manager to clear a waiting list and open the program to an additional 1,000 Maine seniors. […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Daily, the comic sidekick to leading men on the sitcoms “I Dream of Jeannie” and “The Bob Newhart Show,” has died, a family spokesman said Saturday. Daily died of natural causes in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Tuesday, at his home where he had been living with his son, J. Patrick […]

A 5-year-old Westbrook boy reported missing has been found safe, according to police. The Westbrook Police Department had asked for information on the whereabouts of Garnett Cummings on Friday night. The department said Saturday evening that he had been located. “Update – Garnett has been found safely!!! Thank you everyone for getting the word out,” reads the […]

The disclosure that two Lewiston hospitals were found to have illegally rejected patients who arrived at their emergency departments with mental health issues has highlighted a chronic lack of services for mental illness in Maine. Behavioral health experts, hospital executives and law enforcement officials say the state’s mental health system is riddled with weaknesses and […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House seethes with intrigue and backstabbing as aides hunt for the anonymous Deep (state) Throat among them. A president feels besieged by tormentors — Bob Woodward is driving him crazy — so he tends his version of an enemies list, wondering aloud if he should rid himself of his attorney […]

Railroad construction in Southern Maine and New Hampshire will disrupt passenger rail service from the Amtrak Downeaster starting this weekend through early October. Weekday service between Brunswick and Dover, New Hampshire, will be limited and passengers on most of the line should expect to take part of their trip by bus, said Patricia Quinn, executive […]