They could be “couch surfing” or living in the woods in a tent or an old camper somewhere. They're the ones who aren't in a shelter, the folks, for the most part, who nobody really sees. More...
PORTLAND (AP) — Celebrity lawyer F. Lee Bailey is continuing his fight to practice law in Maine. A lawyer for Bailey and the Board of Bar Examiners will make their arguments to the state supreme court on Tuesday. More...
AUGUSTA — Maine must strengthen its laws to ensure wind power development doesn't hinder the beauty of its natural resources, supporters of a bill to amend the state's wind energy laws said Monday. More...
BIDDEFORD — A Biddeford Internet provider claims that a Portland company misspent millions of federal stimulus dollars that were to be used to bring affordable Internet service to rural Maine. More...
AUGUSTA (AP) — More than 13,700 Maine residents picked plans on the health care exchange in the first three months of open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act, but most Mainers getting coverage are older, according to figures released by t More...
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Nonpoint Source Training and Resource Center is offering certification classes necessary for contractors who work in shoreland zones. The shoreland zone is defined by the state More...
ALFRED — The State Medical Examiner's Office said the death of an inmate at York County Jail Sunday morning was a suicide. Jeffrey Noonan, 49, of Saco, died after removing a shunt that had been used for his kidney dialysis, said Maine Pub More...
After a cold snap the week before, temperatures were above freezing on Sunday, Jan. 5 when this fellow was rowing from his lobster boat to the wharf in Cape Porpoise. More...
WATERBORO — After a 67-49 defeat to Thornton Academy on Dec. 20, a loss that dropped his team to 1-4 on the young season, Sanford boys basketball coach Paul Nolette said the No. More...
MELBOURNE, Australia — After a day of searingly-hot temperatures which raised complaints from players, top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the second round of the Australian Open in relatively mild conditions. More...
There is something to be said for taking an aimless drive on a snowy day, which I did recently after having been apartment-bound for several days during the Big Chill of 2014. More...
SANFORD — Literacy Volunteers of Greater Sanford recently announced new ways to support its fifth annual Trivia Night fundraiser, set for Friday, Jan. 17. More...
SOUTH BERWICK — A program on learning the background of old homes will be offered on Thursday, Jan. 16 from 7-8 p.m. at the Jewett-Eastman House in South Berwick. More...
The Major League Baseball appeals process worked in favor of New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez on Saturday, as the 211-game suspension that was handed to Rodriguez Aug. More...
In many ways, Jacob Gould was an ordinary 16-year-old. A 10th-grader, he loved hanging out with his friends and chatting up girls at Kennebunk High School. More...
CAIRO — Egyptians formed long lines Tuesday outside polling stations to vote on a new constitution that represents a key milestone in a military-backed roadmap put in place after the ouster of Egypt's Islamist president in a coup last July.&nbs More...
NEW DELHI — India is scrambling to protect its beleaguered tiger population after several big cats tested positive for a virus common among dogs but deadly to other carnivores, experts said. More...
BOSTON — Robert Quinn, the former state attorney general and Massachusetts House speaker, who helped create the University of Massachusetts and toughen environmental protections in the state, has died. More...
The Bison Council, an official sponsor of the Polar Grill Fest, has teamed up with The Meat House and Redhook Brewery to serve grilling-enthusiasts bison for the first time at the third annual event. More...
BIDDEFORD — In November, GrafTech International and its wholly ownedsubsidiary, Fiber Materials Inc., based in Biddeford, received an Ohio Aerospace Institute Innovation Award for the thermal protection material that was used on the heat shield More...
SPRINGVALE — A-Pro Sporting Goods opened last fall, and is aiming to become the local spot for folks interested in fishing, hunting, and an array of winter, spring, summer and fall sports. More...
Wells lawmakers, state Sen. Ron Collins and Rep. Kathy Chase, presented Maine Diner owner Dick Henry with a legislative sentiment on the establishment's 30th anniversary. More...
