Several motorists, angered by a man they spotted throwing rocks Sunday afternoon at passing cars on the Maine Turnpike in Scarborough, forcibly subdued him until troopers from the Maine State Police arrived. Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, in a statement said that David Mullen, 42, who was high on drugs […]

An election in Bar Harbor has resulted in a temporary hold on redeveloping the Portland Ocean Terminal. City Manager Jon Jennings asked members of the City Council Economic Development Committee for a three- to six-month delay on issuing a request for qualifications on mixed-use redevelopment to add retail uses to the first story of the […]

AUGUSTA — Post Offices across the state will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, to celebrate the anniversary of our nation’s independence. There will also be no mail delivery on the holiday. Normal retail and delivery operations will resume on Thursday, July 5. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on […]

A high-speed chase early Sunday in Belfast resulted in the arrest of the driver and startled a family of six when his truck smashed into their home, partially destroying it. Belfast police Sgt. Matthew Cook said Leonid Richter, 22, of Belfast crashed his black Ford-150 extended cab pickup into the living room of a two-story […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” dinosaurs ruled the box office for a second weekend in a row, but also left a little room for more modest newcomers like “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” and the basketball comedy “Uncle Drew” to over-perform in the crowded marketplace. Studios on Sunday estimate that the […]

With Portland adding hotel rooms at a rate well above the national average, city leaders are looking to create a new fee to help address a shortage of housing that’s affordable to the typically low-wage workforce needed to operate these businesses. Officials say the new fee is needed because hotels are very profitable, yet they […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has a plan that would lead to the dismantling of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in a year, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Sunday, although U.S. intelligence reported signs that Pyongyang doesn’t intend to fully give up its arsenal. John Bolton said top U.S. […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The historic state capital of Annapolis is draped in grief from a shooting attack on the local newspaper, which killed journalists who chronicled soccer games, art exhibits and the fabric of small-city life. A sign outside The Annapolis Bookstore, a block from the Maryland State House, starkly expresses the depth of […]

DAYTON –  Officials are trying to confirm the owner of three pigs found on the side of the road on Tuesday. The three full-grown pigs were found lying down on the side of the road by a nearby resident on New County Road, according to Dayton Animal Control Officer Kristen Russell-Perkins. They appear to be […]

NEWFIELD — Those who enjoy history — and perhaps a ride on an authentic 1894 carousel — can step back in time now through July 4 and again July 7 and 8, when 19th Century Curran Homestead at Newfield will be open to the public. Curran Homestead at Newfield is the new name for the […]