ALFRED — Voters in Alfred,  by nearly a two-to-one margin, rejected a plan to buy and renovate the old York County Jail for use as a town hall in Tuesday’s elections. The vote was 556 against the plan, and 268 in favor. Voters also returned incumbent Selectman Tony Palminteri to office, casting 448 votes in […]

Following recent allegations that its owner and former publisher sexually harassed a female employee in 2010, the assets of magazine publishing company Maine Media Collective have been sold, the company said Thursday. “I’m thrilled to tell you that Maine magazine, Maine Home+Design and Old Port magazine have new owners,” said the company’s current publisher and […]

Mainers supported ranked-choice voting for the second time in two years by passing a people’s veto on Tuesday, making the state the first to overhaul its system for choosing candidates. With 90 percent of precincts reported by Wednesday afternoon, Yes on 1 held a 54-46 advantage — a greater margin than when ranked-choice voting was […]

Shawn Moody says he plans to move quickly to build support in the Republican Party that he joined eight months ago and reach out to lawmakers who supported others in the four-way gubernatorial primary that he dominated on Tuesday. “I think Republicans know exactly who I am,” Moody said in an interview Wednesday. “Obviously economic […]

Either Janet Mills or Adam Cote will likely be on the ballot for governor in November, but it will be days before Mainers know who represents the Democratic Party this fall. With 87 percent of precincts statewide reporting, Mills was maintaining a roughly 5,000-vote lead over Cote on Wednesday afternoon. But Mills’ 33 percent share […]

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An appeals court on Thursday slashed Rebel Wilson’s record 4.6 million Australian dollar ($3.5 million) damage award to AU$600,000 ($454,000) after a magazine publisher appealed the amount of its payout in a defamation case. The 38-year-old Australian comic actress, best known for the “Pitch Perfect” movies and “Bridesmaids,” was not in […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fighting resumed Thursday around the Yemen port city of Hodeida as a Saudi-led coalition tries to retake it from Shiite rebels known as Houthis. Witnesses described heavy fighting to the city’s south, near its airport. The Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen’s exiled government launched an assault on the port city […]

BIDDEFORD — On Tuesday, Biddeford voters overwhelmingly approved the school budget along with two regional cost-sharing center referendum questions. Casting their ballots at the Biddeford High School Tiger Gym, voters passed the $37 million school budget for fiscal year 2019, 2,499 to 861. Property taxpayers will contribute about $18.1 million toward education expenditures. The new […]

Shawn Moody won Maine Republicans’ primary for governor Tuesday, while Attorney General Janet Mills held a modest lead over Sanford attorney Adam Cote on the Democratic side. With 63 percent of precincts reporting shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday, Moody had 55 percent of the vote and was carrying Maine’s largest cities, including Bangor, Lewiston and […]

WATERBORO — On weekend mornings, you’ll likely see Lydia Wasina pouring coffee or dispensing doughnuts at Dunkin Donuts. During the season, you’ve seen her on the lacrosse field, or playing field hockey — she’s a Massabesic Mustang. And give her a few years, and this mathematics aficionado will be in the classroom, teaching your middle […]