BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel is among Donald Trump’s late-night gadflies, while producer Mark Burnett showcased the future president on “The Apprentice.” Yet they are going into business together. Kimmel and Burnett will produce a new ABC game show, “Generation Gap,” described by the network as a comedy quiz show that brings family […]

SANFORD – A York company plans to expand its retail lumber and hardware business to south Sanford. Eldredge Lumber and Hardware, located in the Cape Neddick section of York, has contracted to purchase three land parcels in south Sanford, including a vacant building at 1787 Main St. – Route 109 – that was most recently […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Old Orchard Beach residents interested in being an elected town official can take out nomination papers for the Town Council or School Board. Those who wish to run must be registered Old Orchard Beach voters and can get nomination papers at the Town Clerk’s Office at Town Hall, 1 Portland Ave. […]

The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad is changing tracks. Instead of building a new museum and rail line in Gray, the nonprofit railroad company that has operated on the eastern waterfront since 1993 with popular events like the Polar Express is staying in Portland. The group recently received zoning approvals to build a new storage facility […]

One of the most beloved birds in Maine is having one of its most productive seasons in years for mating pairs on remote islands off the state’s coast. Atlantic puffins, with their colorful beaks and waddling walks, are one of New England’s best-recognized seabirds. Maine is the only state in the U.S. where the birds […]

SANFORD – The following people were  arrested or charged by Sanford Police July 29 through Aug. 4. • David Michael Allan, 46, Sanford, was arrested on two warrants on Main Street. • Matthew Anderson, 20, Sanford, was arrested on a warrant on North Avenue. • Haley Muse, 18, Sanford, was arrested on a warrant on […]

SACO — Firefighters were able to quickly put out a fire in a north Saco home on Monday morning. Crews responded to the scene of a fire at a ranch-style home at 109 Rocky Hill Road about 11:10 a.m., said Saco Fire Chief John Duross. Crews from Biddeford, Old Orchard Beach, Buxton and Scarborough, and […]

KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk Land Trust announced that its annual meeting guest speaker this year will be Judy Camuso, commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. The commissioner will discuss Maine’s wildlife with a focus on the department’s programs and resources such as citizen science projects, educational programs, landowner relations, outdoor partner […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea continued to ramp up its weapons demonstrations by firing two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into the sea Tuesday while lashing out at the United States and South Korea for continuing military exercises that the North says could derail fragile nuclear diplomacy. North Korea’s fourth round of weapons launches […]

It took just 30 seconds in Ohio and zero bullets in Texas for officers to stop two mass shooters this weekend, but not before 29 people were killed and about 50 injured in less than 24 hours. Officers gunned down the Ohio shooter at the doorstep of a bar-turned-hiding place in the middle of Dayton’s […]