STONEHAM — One man was killed and another injured Thursday afternoon when a garbage truck went off Route 5 and struck a tree, Oxford County Chief Deputy James Urquhart said in a news release. Police said 22-year-old Justin Gerickont of Sangerville was killed in the wreck. Gerickont was driving a garbage truck north on Route […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Democrat Pete Buttigieg has brought his presidential campaign to Maine.  A crowd gave a big ovation Thursday to the South Bend, Indiana, mayor at a fundraiser at the State Theater in Portland.  So far, Maine has seen little presidential activity, though author Marianne Williamson, a Democrat, spoke at an Eliot event in early […]

WESTBROOK — The sun had not yet risen Thursday when Jodi McCaffrey made the short walk to the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland to write her name on the list of prospective adopters taped to the door.  The Westbrook woman had been thinking about adding a second dog to her family when she heard […]

Warning: Video has explicit language RANGELEY — Two men reportedly escaped with minor injuries Thursday afternoon after their floatplane went down on Rangeley Lake near Russell Cove.  Pilot David Taisey, 69, of Pownal and passenger Mike Koob, 53, of Oquossoc were flying to Bangor, Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said.  […]

Hundreds of asylum seekers in Maine could see their cases further delayed because of a Trump administration directive to shift resources from offices in Newark, New Jersey, and Boston to handle cases at the southern border.  The move is the latest by President Trump as he seeks to manage an increasing number of people who […]

Rosie is a four-and-a-half-year-old black and tan coonhound/Shepherd mix. If you’re looking for a jogging or hiking partner, look no further. In her last home, she walked two miles every day, but would have gladly gone farther.   She has excellent leash manners but can be wary of new people, particularly men, so Midcoast Humane will […]