MONMOUTH — As Deborah Fox and her family were waiting for the cardboard boat race at the Monmouth Beach Party on Saturday, a line of powerful thunderstorms pushing through central Maine around 5 p.m. sent them all scrambling for shelter on the northeast shore of Cochnewagon Lake. Since they were wet anyway from swimming, they […]

LONDON (AP) — Stevie Wonder surprised concertgoers in London Saturday night by announcing that he will take a break from performing so that he can receive a kidney transplant this fall. The 69-year-old music legend made the announcement after performing “Superstition” at the end of a packed British Summer Time concert in London’s sprawling Hyde […]

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s ambassador to the United States described the Trump administration as “diplomatically clumsy and inept” and said he doubted it would become “substantially more normal,” according to a leaked diplomatic cable published Sunday. The memo was one of several leaked documents published by the Mail on Sunday in which Ambassador Kim Darroch […]

WELLS — Although having served the town of Wells for only three years, Fire Chief Wayne Vetre made an indelible mark on the fire department he led. On Saturday, town officials, residents and the firefighters turned out to say a final farewell to the much respected chief who died Friday. At about 1 p.m. Saturday, […]

ARUNDEL — A suspect has been arrested for an alleged rape on July 4 in Arundel. York County Sheriff’s Office deputies were summoned to a campground in Arundel at about 10:15 p.m. Thursday for a reported rape. When the deputies arrived at the campground, a women told deputies that she was forcibly raped, according to […]

SANFORD — Arson is to blame for the damage to two residences in an early morning fire in Sanford on Saturday, July 6, according to the Sanford Police Department; no one was injured during the blaze. The call reporting a fire at 26 Montreal St. came in at 4:26 a.m., Sanford Fire Lt. Rick Smith […]

BIDDEFORD — A unique program will attempt to educate young students about the importance of STEM-related courses and address food insecurity at the same time this summer in Biddeford. Sponsored by the Healthy Minds Initiative at McArthur Public Library in Biddeford, the new “Lunch and Learn” program is intended to bridge the gap during the summer […]

The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into whether Delta Air Lines violated FAA rules about promoting safety at a time when President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency was in charge of Delta’s flight operations. The FAA investigation grew out of allegations by a Delta pilot that the airline retaliated against her for raising […]

LEWISTON — Police said a 28-year-old man was shot in both legs Thursday. Police responded at about 11 p.m. to 135½ Bartlett St. to a report that a man had been shot. They found Christopher Williams, formerly of Rochester, New York, but don’t believe that is where the shooting occurred. “Several officers and detectives worked […]

The Maine Warden Service is investigating the death of a Wayne man whose body was found Saturday morning in his boat on Pocasset Lake. In a news release issued Saturday, the warden service identified the man as Christopher Brown, 33. Shortly before 10 a.m., the release said, a lakefront resident saw a boat floating near […]