SACO — Senior night is a time for students to gather one last time to celebrate the friendships they’ve made over the years and enjoy some time with fellow classmates before leaving high school. One Saco graduate says an alleged car burglary on Senior Night put a damper on the spirits of his fellow Thornton […]

A Winthrop man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault in connection with an attack on a woman and a 2-year-old boy in which police say he broke two of the toddler’s ribs and slashed the woman’s right thigh with a knife early Monday. Officers arrested Brian Diaz, 23, after receiving a 911 call early […]

A lightning strike Tuesday knocked out dairy processing at Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook for up to a week. Milk and cheese production has been on hold since midday Tuesday. A bolt from a passing thunderstorm apparently damaged sensitive controls required by the federal government to monitor pasteurization. The creamery can’t operate without that equipment […]

Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap was notified Wednesday that he will receive, within 24 hours, documents related to a presidential commission on voting integrity he served on last year. Dunlap, one of 11 members appointed by the Trump administration, sued the commission last year after he was excluded from information, including state voting data. […]

The Maine Public Utilities Commission voted Wednesday to launch a new investigation into whether Central Maine Power has been overcharging its customers. PUC Chairman Mark Vannoy said the vote came in response to a complaint filed by over a dozen CMP customers on May 29. The complaint, led by former state Rep. Herbert Adams, D-Portland, accuses […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump spent a second day managing the political fallout from his widely criticized meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, shifting stances and mopping up what the White House said were misstatements. His toughness with the longtime American foe in question, Trump said Wednesday he told the Russian president face-to-face during Monday’s […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Springsteen propped himself on top of Billy Joel’s piano to sing a duet with The Piano Man, who was celebrating his 100th concert at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. Joel told the energetic crowd he had a guest coming onstage who has won a Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Springsteen […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Christie has a book coming out next year and he doesn’t plan on holding back. Hachette Books confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday that the former New Jersey governor’s “Let Me Finish: Trump, the Kushners, Bannon, New Jersey, and the Power of In-Your-Face Politics” is scheduled for next Jan. […]

YORK COUNTY  — Two suspects were arrested by law enforcement agents for alleged drug trafficking activities last weekend in York County. According to York County Sheriff William L. King, Jr., deputies from the York County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the Maine State Police PACE Unit and agents from the FBI stopped a vehicle about 11 p.m. […]

OGUNQUIT — Stepping on the stage at Woodstock on the first night of the historic music festival in August 1969, the singer known as “Melanie” ignited her career and it’s led to a lifetime of memories and performances for the iconic voice of a generation. At 8 p.m. Friday, Melanie returns to Maine, appearing at […]