A new poll from a respected online survey research company indicates that Sen. Susan Collins’ once-strong approval rating in Maine has plummeted in recent months. The poll by Morning Consult, which was conducted online with nearly 2,000 Maine voters between April and June, found Collins had the second-lowest approval rating of any U.S. senator, besting […]

BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from July 5 to July 14: • Cole R. Fitzemeyer, 18, of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence (drug or combo). • Jenny F. Gallant, 22, of Sanford, was issued a summons for operating a […]

SACO — Families with children in elementary school through high school spend, on average, about $700 in back to school shopping, according to an annual survey by the National Retail Federation and Proper Insight and Analytics, but help is on the way for local parents. The Saco Wireless Zone, located at 35 Scamman St., is […]

ALFRED – York County Human Resources director Linda Corliss has been named Deputy Manager of York County government. The appointment is a part-time gig in additional to her duties in human resources. County Manager Greg Zinser said he interviewed several department heads for the job and chose Corliss from among them. York County Commissioners approved […]

LISLE, Ill. — The National Catholic Risk Retention Group has appointed Bishop Robert P. Deeley of the Diocese of Portland as the company’s episcopal moderator. The bishop has also been elected as a member of National Catholic’s Board of Directors. These new appointments are in addition to his duties as the 12th Bishop of the Diocese of Portland. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — With a nod to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Amy Landecker announced on Instagram that she is “of Bradley,” elopement style. Landecker said Thursday she wed her fellow “Handmaid” co-star Bradley Whitford with their children and dogs, Izzy and Otis, as witnesses. They were married by political activist Ady Barkan at the courthouse […]

GRAY — The Maine Wildlife Park’s beloved 1-year-old moose Maggie has died, the park announced Thursday. She was found dead in her enclosure by park staff on July 16, the park said on its Facebook page. The results of a necropsy indicated that she died from a ruptured brain aneurysm. Maggie arrived at the park […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town’s beachfront was teeming with tens of thousands of tourists on the evening of July 19, 1969. The popular carousel with hand-carved horses spun its riders round and round. The brightly colored Noah’s Ark fun house, a fixture near the iconic wooden pier since 1929, rocked back and forth. Pairs […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — A private dive team has located the last U.S. Navy warship to be sunk by a German submarine in World War II, just a few miles off the coast of Maine. The sinking of the USS Eagle PE-56 on April 23, 1945, was originally blamed on a boiler explosion. But the Navy […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge who denied bail for jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges Thursday said he poses a danger to the public and seems to still have an uncontrollable urge for sexual conduct with or in the presence of underage girls. Epstein, 66, also might use his “great wealth and vast resources” […]