FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — A man has been indicted in the home invasion of a former “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member. James Mainello also faces robbery, aggravated assault and other charges in the indictment handed up Monday by a Monmouth County grand jury. Prosecutors say the 51-year-old Bayonne resident and another man were […]

L.L. Bean will open its first retail store in Canada next month as the company expands its business in Maine’s northern neighbor. The Freeport company plans to open the doors of a 13,000-square-foot store in Oakville Place, a shopping mall outside Toronto, Ontario, on Aug. 23. It will be the first Canadian store in the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Behind America’s late leap into orbit and triumphant small step on the moon was the agile mind and guts-of-steel of Chris Kraft, making split-second decisions that propelled the nation to once unimaginable heights. Kraft, the creator and longtime leader of NASA’s Mission Control, died Monday in Houston, just two days after the […]

Donna Liolis and Paul MacDowell prepare a tasting station at the Bakalico, or market, at the Greek Festival at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Saco over the weekend. The hot weather didn’t seem to deter those tucking into a Greek meal under an outside tent, visiting the marketplace, or touring the church sanctuary, with […]

NORTH WATERBORO – Police said the death of a North Waterboro couple is being investigated as a domestic violence murder-suicide. Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said the bodies of Christal and Christopher Denis, both 45, were found in their home at 620 New Dam Road just before 8 p.m. Saturday by York County Sheriff’s […]

BOSTON (AP) — The East Coast on Sunday sweated through another day of extreme heat and humidity as organizers in Boston canceled a benefit run, Delaware Civil War re-enactors got the day off and the New York Police Department implored residents to take it easy. “Sunday has been canceled,” the NYPD jokingly tweeted . “Stay indoors, nothing […]

WEST KENNEBUNK – It may have been wicked hot outside, but shade trees, lots of water bowls for thirsty pups, and an array of wading pools made an afternoon of doggy fun comfortable at Woofstock, the dog-themed event held Saturday at the Animal Welfare Society. The agility course was moved inside to an air-conditioned room, […]

State and local law enforcement officials say a change in Maine’s distracted driving law could make finding offenders easier and help change a culture that accepts dangerous driving habits. After Sept. 19, anyone caught talking, texting or using a handheld device while driving, even at a stoplight or in stopped traffic, could be subject to […]

After six weeks sleeping on small canvas cots in the Portland Expo, the city’s latest wave of asylum seekers are looking forward to relief in the form of more permanent lodging. Local authorities are working to find homes for the migrants before mid-August, when the Maine Red Claws reclaim their arena. The circumstances have spurred […]