LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rip Torn, the free-spirited Texan who overcame his quirky name to become a distinguished actor in theater, television and movies and win an Emmy in his 60s for his comedy turn on TV’s “The Larry Sanders Show,” has died. He was 88. Torn died Tuesday afternoon at his home with his […]

State policymakers alarmed by the growing number of Maine communities restricting or abandoning costly recycling programs will draft legislation requiring private companies to shoulder the cost of disposing of common household packaging. The proposed measure is partially a response to the collapse of global markets for recyclables such as paper and plastic. Communities accustomed to […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would be looking “very closely” at Labor Secretary Alex Acosta’s handling of a sex trafficking case involving now-jailed billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein. But he also seemed to stand by his Cabinet official, praising Acosta’s performance on the job and saying he felt “very badly” for him. […]

RAYMOND, N.H. —  A North Waterboro man died at a Manchester, New Hampshire, hospital on Sunday night from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash in Raymond, in southeastern New Hampshire. Raymond Police Lt. Chad Shevlin said that Donald Johnson of North Waterboro, 58, succumbed to his injuries at Elliot Hospital following a crash between his […]

WELLS ⁠— Wildlife officials are asking beach goers to be mindful of piping plovers on the beach. This includes filling up any holes dug in the sand before leaving the beach. Piping plovers are a small, sandy colored shorebird listed as an endangered species by the state and designated by the federal government as threatened. The […]

EDGEFIELD, S.C. (AP) — Attorney General William Barr said Monday he sees a way to legally require 2020 census respondents to declare whether or not they are citizens, despite a Supreme Court ruling that forbade asking the question. In an interview with The Associated Press, Barr said the Trump administration will take action in the […]

SACO — Developers anticipate a new ConvenientMD location in Saco by the end of the year. ConvenientMD is a growing, for-profit chain of urgent care clinics based in Portsmouth. According to the ConvenientMD website, the chain has 17 locations in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts and several more in the works. In January, developer Mammoth […]

ALFRED — Two people were injured in an afternoon accident on Sunday, July 7, at Gile Family Farm Store at 139 Waterboro Road in Alfred. At about 3:23 p.m., Alfred Fire & Rescue was dispatched to a motor vehicle collision involving a car and a motorcycle, according to Alfred Fire & Rescue. Justin Brandstein, 27, driver […]

BOSTON (AP) — The man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him at a Massachusetts resort island bar in 2016 asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refused to testify Monday after being questioned about text messages the defense claims were deleted. The man’s decision not to testify caused the judge to question the […]

KENNEBUNK — The school board Monday authorized the start of a search for an interim superintendent to replace Katie Hawes, who resigned last month after months of controversy over the district’s handling of two racist incidents. The decision to begin the search comes just weeks after Regional School Unit 21 confronted another racially tinged incident […]