HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Akira Tanimoto says his apartment narrowly survived the floods and mudslide at his residential complex over the weekend, and even if he wants to go back there with his wife and two pet birds, he can’t because there is no water, power or food there. After their desperate run from the […]

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump is going down to the wire as he makes his choice on a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, but he says with his final four options “you can’t go wrong.” Trump spoke to reporters Sunday afternoon as he concluded a weekend in New Jersey spent […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 1965 Gibson SG electric guitar owned by Tom Petty will be auctioned, along with one the late rocker’s top hats. Heritage Auctions announced Monday that the auction will occur on July 21. It says the guitar was played by Petty during his 1986 tour with Bob Dylan. A portion of the […]

LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Brexit Secretary David Davis said Monday that he won’t seek to challenge Prime Minister Theresa May’s leadership after resigning from her Cabinet, but will aim to pressure her to toughen her position on Britain’s departure from the European Union. Davis quit late Sunday, saying he could not support May’s plan […]

BIDDEFORD — Lydia Boothby of Biddeford’s Ever After Mustang Rescue believes that the essential joy of being around horses is that the spirited animals link humans with the attributes of grace, beauty, and a love of freedom. On Saturday afternoon, Boothby shared her passion for horses with the public during an open house at the rescue […]

YORK COUNTY – Educators in York County and across the state can take pride in the progress made in raising test scores for students in crucial fourth and eighth grade examinations. Results of the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress tests in reading and mathematics show that Maine’s fourth and eighth graders scored at the […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — An 8-unit condominium building at 9 Cascade Road was heavily damaged in a fire in Old Orchard Beach Saturday night. No one was hurt but 16 people were displaced, Orchard Beach Fire Capt. Norman Gendron said. “It was pretty much a total loss,” he said. The fire started at about 9:30 p.m. […]

KENNEBUNK — A spectacular art show and gala event called “Summer Splash II” in Kennebunkport on July 18 is planned to promote Art Guild of the Kennebunks membership and upcoming exhibitions. According to Wendy Webster Good, Art Guild of the Kennebunks president, the organization’s annual art show and gala will be held from noon to 8 […]

KENNEBUNK and KENNEBUNKPORT — Thanks to sustained fundraising efforts and generous donors, the Kennebunks now have two new beach wheelchairs to loan out to the public. One chair is stationed at the Narragansett condominiums for use at Kennebunk beaches, and the other chair will be stationed at the Tides Beach Club at Goose Rocks Beach. Both […]

Bridgton officials have moved swimming lessons from Woods Pond Beach to Salmon Point starting Monday, after they closed the beach Friday afternoon because people fell ill with gastrointestinal symptoms after swimming there earlier in the week. The town shut down the beach after being contacted by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to report the […]