WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are considering next steps on two immigration bills after GOP leaders persuaded moderate Republicans to drop their renegade effort to force votes on legislation that would have protected young “Dreamer” immigrants with a path to citizenship. Instead, leaders reached a deal with moderates and conservatives that will allow two votes […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country duo Florida Georgia Line has built its career one hit song at a time thanks to key collaborations, while also taking quiet steps to establish a lasting songwriting legacy in Nashville. Since blasting into the music scene in 2012 with “Cruise,” featuring Nelly, the duo of Tyler Hubbard and Brian […]

SANFORD — Voters in Sanford handily approved a validation vote on the $49.8 million school budget for the upcoming fiscal year, approved a regional purchasing question and in a somewhat closer vote, agreed to bond $2.5 million to build a snow removal equipment building at Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport in Tuesday’s election. The school budget […]

  SACO — Saco residents passed a $39.3 million fiscal year 2019 school budget in a 2,340 to 1,360 vote. A newly formed local educational foundation, Saco STEAM, advocated for the budget. Saco STEAM members say the budget addresses concerns in the local education system by providing interventionists in math and literacy and a new […]

Waterboro voter Alicia Shortill holds up her ballots before inserting them into the voting machines Tuesday evening, while Town Administrator Gary Lamb stands by. Besides county and state primaries, Waterboro voters came out to cast ballots in the first-ever referendum election for the municipal budget, after voting a year ago to abolish the traditional annual […]

  OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Lori Gramlich won the Democratic primary for State House District 13, covering the town of Old Orchard Beach. Gramlich beat Jay Kelley 713 to 302, and will run against Republican Sharri Macdonald on Nov. 6. The House District 13 seat is being vacated by Democrat George Hogan. Gramlich, 55, owns […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Residents of Old Orchard Beach approved the Regional School Unit 23 Budget in a 1,547 to 348 vote. RSU 23 is a single municipality school district, covering Old Orchard Beach. The $14.1 million 2019 fiscal year school budget has no impact on the town’s tax rate. The municipal budget, which was […]

ARUNDEL — A fire off Drew’s Mills Road off Route 111 on Monday night was in an area so thickly wooded that firefighters had to drag in hoses the last 600 to 700 feet. The fire is currently under investigation by the Maine Forest Service. Arundel Deputy Fire Chief Renald Tardif said firefighters discovered a […]

SPRINGVALE — Adam Cote cast a ballot at Nasson Community Center in Springvale on Tuesday morning surrounded by his family. Cote is one of seven Democratic candidates and four Republicans vying for his party’s nomination for Governor of Maine in today’s primary contest. The winners will hit the campaign trail  that culminates in the November […]