HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Cipriano Garza says Rep. Carlos Curbelo is “a decent man, a family man.” He lauds the South Florida Republican for defiantly pushing his party to protect young “Dreamer” immigrants from deportation. Founder of a nonprofit that helps farm workers, Garza happily hosted Curbelo at a reception honoring high school graduates last […]

ALFRED — A suspect charged in 2015 with luring a woman to a remote residence in Arundel, assaulting her with a cattle prod-shaped taser, and attempting to force her into a van has been found guilty of felony charges after a two-week trial. Following a half day of deliberation, a jury of six men and […]

SACO — There are some students that are good at science, and some that are good at music, and then there’s Elizabeth Roy, who excels at both. Roy, 18,  will be graduating summa cum laude on Sunday from Thornton Academy. She plans to attend Skidmore College in the fall, pursuing a double major in neuroscience and viola performance. […]

BIDDEFORD — A community kitchen, growing fresh produce on the rooftop of one of Biddeford’s historic buildings, these are just some of the ideas that will bandied about at a workshop next week. Local Foods, Local Places is a federal initiative “that helps communities reinvest in their neighborhoods and improve quality of life as they […]

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Karthik Nemmani didn’t win his regional spelling bee. He didn’t even win his county spelling bee. But he was still good enough to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Throwing everything he had into his one shot at glory, 14-year-old Karthik outlasted better-known spellers on Thursday night and became the […]

YORK COUNTY — Good Shepherd Parish is changing the schedule of Masses for Catholic worshippers for the summer. On May 26, the 5:30 p.m. Saturday summertime Mass at St. Brendan Chapel in Biddeford Pool resumed for the season and the chapel will be adding a Sunday morning Mass at that location at 9:30 a.m. on […]

BRUNSWICK — U.S. Sen. Angus King officially launched his reelection campaign on Thursday, saying “this is not a time to walk away from the United States government.” Six years after first running for Senate in hopes of helping bridge the partisan divide, King acknowledged the ongoing gridlock in Washington. But the independent said he has […]

BIDDEFORD — A wall to honor veterans will be unveiled next week at Volk Packaging in Biddeford. Derek Volk, president of Volk Packaging spearheaded a project to build a Military Heroes Wall to honor those who have served, or are currently serving, in the armed forces of the United States. “Our Wall is 50 feet […]

Drawing on his own past as a victim of child abuse, Maine Gov. Paul LePage told a legislative committee Thursday that the deaths of two children after months of abuse should have been prevented. “I want to make sure these children did not die in vain,” LePage said as he spoke before the Government Oversight […]