For the second day in a row, up to a thousand dead fish washed up onto the shore of Old Orchard Beach on Saturday, the result of commercial fishing activity and predation by larger fish. Maine Marine Patrol Officer Thomas Hale said about 750 to 1,000 dead fish were either on the shore or floating […]

AUGUSTA — The body found on Weeks Mills Road on Aug. 23 while authorities were investigating a missing persons case was identified Friday as 37-year old Elizabeth A. Munster. The Augusta woman was reported missing on Aug. 2. The Augusta Police Department identified Munster in a press release at 3:23 p.m. on Friday. “I understand that this […]

BIDDEFORD/SACO — The Biddeford Saco River Jam Festival, celebrating life on the Saco River, is bringing a host of activities to Biddeford and Saco on Sept. 14 and 15. River Jam is hosted by Heart of Biddeford and Saco Main Street, in partnership with Engine, the Biddeford+Saco Chamber and the cities of Biddeford and Saco, […]

Did you know a town in Alaska elected a cat who served as mayor for two decades? The Farmers’ Almanac knew. Do you know the origin of the knock, knock joke or what people did to get by in an age before toilet paper? The almanac is all over that, too. There’s a ton of […]

ROCKLAND — The Maine Lobster Festival board plans to change its vetting process when picking the festival’s annual Sea Goddess after this year’s winner had to resign over some of her social media posts. The board issued a statement Monday night offering more details about why it sought Taylor Hamlin’s resignation as Sea Goddess. “Immediately […]

STERLING, Va. (AP) — For President Donald Trump, it was just like any other Saturday. As political dignitaries gathered in Washington to memorialize Sen. John McCain, the president tweeted familiar grievances and headed to the golf course. McCain’s family had made clear the president was not welcome at the funeral for the six-term senator and […]

A crash involving a recreational vehicle injured four people and contributed to delays for several miles on Interstate 95 north in Palmyra Saturday, police said. The crash occurred near mile 156 at around 12:30 p.m. and involved an RV towing a trailer hauling a 2017 GMC Yukon Delali SUV and a Yamaha golf cart, according […]

FARMINGTON — A Salem Township man is accused of driving down an embankment toward children, running over a bicycle and sending children running. He is also accused of throwing paint on a vehicle. State Trooper Jillian Monahan arrested James O’Brien, 68, on Thursday on misdemeanor charges of violation of condition of release, reckless conduct, criminal […]

WASHINGTON — Increasingly convinced that the West Wing is wholly unprepared to handle the expected assault from Democrats if they win the House in November, President Donald Trump’s aides and allies are privately raising alarm as his circle of legal and communications advisers continues to shrink. With vacancies abounding in the White House and more […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Railroad work will cause interruptions in rail service in the upcoming month and a road closure at Temple Avenue on Sept. 13 and 14. Police are alerting motorists that part of Temple Avenue in Ocean Park is expected to be closed from 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13 to 4:30 p.m. […]