KENNEBUNKPORT — Congress has authorized dredging for portions of the Cape Porpoise Harbor as part of a federal navigation project in Kennebunkport with work there to be performed starting in November. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, a private contractor will employ a mechanical dredge and scows to remove material from […]

BIDDEFORD — A youth development organization that strives to inspire local children to overcome obstacles has received some welcome support and a generous donation. Earlier this week, representatives of Biddeford’s Community Bicycle Center announced the facility is the recipient of a $5,000 grant from the Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund of the Maine Community Foundation […]

LEWISTON — All the man wanted to do was build himself a coop, get some chickens and start enjoying the fresh eggs. He went to City Hall to ask about permits. He checked the city webpage to look over the local ordinance pertaining to chickens. Everything looked good, so he went out and spent $1,000 […]

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. will take the weekend off from broadcasting to be with his wife and daughter after the three were in a plane crash landing Thursday near Bristol Motor Speedway. The 44-year-old television analyst and retired driver was taken to a hospital for evaluation after the crash in east Tennessee. […]

BETHEL — Authorities say a 75-year-old woman from Maryland drowned in the Androscoggin River when the canoe she was in overturned and she became trapped beneath it. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said the accident that killed Xiaolian Ding of Silver Spring happened at about 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the vicinity […]

An Arundel couple whose dairy farm is contaminated by so-called “forever chemicals” had up to 20 times the national average of PFAS in their blood, according to test results released Thursday by the farmers’ attorneys. Fred and Laura Stone’s dairy operation has been shut down because of chemical pollution in their groundwater, soil and cows’ […]

The publisher of Maine Magazine and Maine Home + Design has stepped down less than a year after she took over following her predecessor’s resignation amid controversy. Andrea King left the publications to take a job in Newfoundland, according to Sandy Spaulding, who co-owns the magazines’ parent company, State 23 media. Orion Poulin, who has […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — How fragile is the global economy? The U.S.-China trade war is weakening businesses in both countries, Germany’s economy shrank in the second quarter, and Britain appears headed for a disruptive exit from the European Union this fall. Those trends have hammered American manufacturers and caused global financial markets to plunge on fears […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A gunman who opened fire on police Wednesday as they were serving a drug warrant in Philadelphia, wounding six officers and triggering a standoff that extended into the night, is in police custody, authorities said. Philadelphia police Sgt. Eric Gripp said early Thursday morning that the man was taken into custody after […]

BIDDEFORD — On the cusp of a big breakthrough and musical stardom, Biddeford’s own electro-funky pop band The Side Chick Syndicate remains focused on performing original music that local residents do not typically hear with a heavy emphasis on Pop, Funk, Hip Hop, R&B and Electronic Dance styles. And after performing more than two dozen […]