RICHMOND The Richmond Fire Department and four neighboring departments responded to a chimney fire on Plummer Road on Sunday night that turned into a structure fire that badly damaged a home. Fire Chief Andrew Pierce said this morning he received the call of a chimney fire at 10:47 p.m. Sunday at 218 Plummer Road. When […]

U.K.’s Prince Philip remains in hospital LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Philip spent a third night in the hospital as he recovers after treatment for a blocked coronary artery. The 90-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II is in good spirits and will remain under observation for “a short period,” Buckingham Palace officials said today. There […]

WEST CHESTER, Ohio For “Anybody but Romney” Republicans in a key conservative region of Ohio, Newt Gingrich has been picking up support as an alternative to the former Massachusetts governor. The former House speaker has moved to the top in recent polling in Ohio, just as Republican presidential candidates prepare for the Jan. 3 caucuses […]

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — With the ground bare and temperatures in the 40s in the days before Christmas, the head of the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association wasn’t checking the forecast anymore. Why bother? “There’s nothing I can do about it. Why get more discouraged?” said Gail Hanson, the association’s executive director. The little snow this […]

Coastal frontage in Biddeford preserved BIDDEFORD ( AP) — An undeveloped coastal parcel of 98 acres in Biddeford that’s home to nesting eider and bobolinks, deer and foxes is being preserved. The parcel, which also includes sandy beaches, rocky shores, wetlands and forest, is believed to be one of the last unspoiled coastal parcels under […]

Energy costs, Medicaid cuts, state worker union fees and missing child reports are among the issues that should keep the State House jumping during the election-year session that starts Jan. 4. The to-do list is long for the concluding year of the twoyear session, which is expected to wrap up in mid-April. Republican Gov. Paul […]

WATERVILLE ( AP) — Members of a Maine community are praying for a missing toddler. WCSH-TV reports that on Christmas Day members of the First Baptist Church in Waterville took time to pray for Ayla Reynolds and police who are searching for her. Waterville police said Sunday that the investigation is ongoing into the disappearance […]

PALERMO (AP) — Maine State Police say four men have died in a Christmas Day traffic accident, the state’s deadliest this year. The four died instantly in the two-vehicle crash about 1:30 p.m. Sunday. The accident occurred on Route 3 in Palermo. The victims have been identified as 18-yearold Tyler Manduca and his brother, 21-year-old […]

BOWDOINHAM The Board of Selectmen will hold a workshop on goals and priorities at 4 p.m. Tuesday and hold a regular meeting at 5: 30 p. m. at Coombs Municipal Building. During the workshop, selectmen are slated to discuss goals and priorities concerning codes enforcement, the communications topic for the newsletter, and any additional items […]