AUGUSTA — A former science teacher at Gardiner Area High School pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of gross sexual assault against a teenager who was not one of his students but for whose welfare and care he was responsible. John M. Glowa Jr., 43, of Readfield had been charged with two counts of gross […]

Fryeburg police have identified Dylan Szabad, 27, as the Nashua, New Hampshire man who was found dead on a beach on the Saco River in Fryeburg on Sunday. The cause of Szabad’s death and additional details regarding the circumstances of his death were not being released Monday, Police Chief Joshua J. Potvin said in a […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Demi Lovato has checked out of the hospital she was rushed to two weeks ago for a reported overdose. A person close to Lovato said she was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles over the weekend. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person wasn’t allowed […]

Gov. Paul LePage is threatening to use the “full extent of the law” against Massachusetts officials for their efforts to collect unpaid tolls from Maine drivers. In a letter to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, also a Republican, LePage accuses Bay State officials of using “shakedown” tactics and threatening Maine drivers with license suspensions for unpaid […]

Talk about stagnation. A new state report says that fewer than 100 net jobs will be created in Maine through 2026. A report from the state Department of Labor’s Center for Workforce Research and Information says that while a significant number of jobs will be added in fields such as health care, food preparation and personal care, […]

ALFRED — A Sanford man accused of causing a Wells woman’s fatal heart attack during an attempted break-in three years ago has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Carlton L. Young, 26, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison. He was originally charged with felony murder and manslaughter, in addition to multiple counts of burglary and […]

DETROIT (AP) — Cars and trucks with electronic driver assist systems may not see stopped vehicles and could even steer you into a crash if you’re not paying attention, an insurance industry group warns. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, in a paper titled “Reality Check,” issued the warning Tuesday after testing five of the […]

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump appears to have changed his story about a 2016 meeting at Trump Tower that is pivotal to the special counsel’s investigation, tweeting that his son met with a Kremlin-connected lawyer to collect information about his political opponent. “Fake News reporting, a complete fabrication, that I am concerned about […]

SACO — An initiative of the Catholic church aiming to provide foster children in the area with school supplies continues to expand and seeks public school supply donations to benefit students and families. Good Shepherd Parish, made up of Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco; St. Joseph Church in Biddeford; St. Margaret Church in Old […]

Police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old New Hampshire man who was found dead Sunday on a beach on the Saco River in Fryeburg. Fryeburg police said officers and paramedics used an air boat to respond about 7:45 a.m. to a report of a medical emergency involving a canoeist. Police said in a statement […]