BIDDEFORD — When Steven Eames was a young child, he used to enjoy watching John Wayne westerns, TV shows about frontiersman Daniel Boone other programs about America’s past. “I’ve been a complete and utter nut on history since I was kid,” Eames said. The North Berwick resident parlayed that childhood past time into a career, […]

WELLS — A popular tradition continues on the weekend after Labor Day, as the Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival returns for its 31st year at the Wells Reserve. Artwork and fine crafts by 120 of New England’s finest artisans will be on display on Sept. 8 and Sept. 9 from 10 a,m, to 4 p.m .each […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that took him to Congress and the Republican presidential nomination, died Saturday after battling brain cancer for more than a year. He was […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News host Tucker Carlson said Friday he’s shocked his segments this week on a South African land reform policy should be considered an appeal to white nationalists — let alone spark an international incident. Carlson argued against a proposal that would allow the South African government to seize some white-owned […]

The former Litchfield Fair treasurer has been charged with embezzling more than $10,000 from the Litchfield Farmers’ Club, which runs the fair. Club officers said Wednesday more than $80,000 disappeared from the various accounts over the past two years. On Friday, after a closer look at the books, that number rose to $120,000. Ryan A. Beaudette, 36, […]

OXFORD — A New Gloucester man was killed Saturday morning when the car he was driving crashed and went up in flames, according to the Oxford Police Department. Garrett Drew, 30, was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox when it crashed in the area of 232 Fore St. at 3:15 a.m., police said in a statement. […]

Three families are suing the commissioner of the Maine Department of Education over the state law that bars tuition reimbursements for religious schools. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor challenges a decades-old law in Maine. Local school administrative units that do not have their own secondary schools can pay a certain […]

SANFORD — It was 3 p.m. on an October afternoon and Paul Auger was behind the wheel of his van, his son Andrew in the passenger seat, when he heard yelling in the area of The City tobacco and beverage store on River Street in Sanford. He looked up, and saw that the third-floor porch […]

WELLS – South Coast Senior College at York County Community College will host a Fall Open House from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at the college, located at 112 College Drive in Wells. Adults ages 50 and up are invited to the free event to learn about Senior College courses and lectures being […]

(StatePoint) Backpack and supplies — check! So, what’s left to do before going back to school? How about finding out how well your child has learned foundational skills that they need to succeed in the next grade? Ninety percent of K-8 parents believe their child performs at or above grade-level in reading and math, according […]