City and town clerks across the state are looking at new election maps and new numbers for Maine Senate and House districts in the wake of reapportionment, which is also often called redistricting. More...
KENNEBUNK — On a recent wind-swept morning earlier this month, Eric Belanger gathered up his surf board and insulated body suit and ventured out in search of roiling winter waves. More...
Party candidates for state and county offices have until March 17 to submit nomination petitions to the Maine Secretary of State's Office for the June 10 primary. In the meantime, some folks have already signaled their intent to seek office by More...
BANGOR (AP) — A federal jury is deliberating in the trial of three men charged in connection with one of the biggest marijuana busts in Maine history. More...
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts woman accused of beating and strangling her pregnant friend, then cutting the fetus from her womb, is set to face a jury almost five years after the gruesome crime. More...
Just before 1 a.m. on Friday morning, Arundel Fire-Rescue, along with mutual aid from the Kennebunk and Biddeford fire departments, was dispatched to 16 Bass Lane in Arundel in response to a two-bay garage that caught fire. More...
BIDDEFORD — A citizens referendum on parking meters, which could put the kibosh on a parking garage in Biddeford's city center, is poised to be on the November election. More...
GARDINER (AP) — A Maine man wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting in Gardiner has been arrested in Massachusetts. Maine officials say 30-year-old Paul Coyne was charged early Friday with being a fugitive from justice. More...
AUGUSTA — The budget shortfall facing Maine's Department of Health and Human Services is now expected to be about $30 million less than originally thought, Commissioner Mary Mayhew said Friday. More...
Well, here we go again. Get ready for a Super Bowl week filled with more of the inevitable comparisons between Peyton Manning and Richard Sherman. There's no better headlines: Good vs. evil. Humble vs. More...
"Life,” the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard wrote, “can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Millions of Americans smoke marijuana or cigarettes, drink alcohol and use other addictive substances. More...
Spring might feel like it's far off, but these members of Seacoast Garden Club ”“ shown here around the monument at Dock Square in Kennebunkport in a photo snapped before the snow came ”“ remind us that bulbs and flowers will More...
Sometimes the best intentions can fall flat when it comes to sorting out the details, and it seems Sen. David Dutremble's recently proposed tax relief bill is such an instance. More...
The recent report on the possibility of a theme park is great news for Sanford, but if the city's leadership is serious about keeping an open mind, I have one for their consideration: More...
I should be on the payroll at the Journal Tribune as a fact checker, it would be a full-time job. Regarding the article “Biddeford airport commission reinstated” on Jan. 22, there a couple of inaccuracies. More...
TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie's re-election campaign and the New Jersey Republican Party have less than two weeks to comply with subpoenas from federal prosecutors investigating allegations of political payback. More...
BANGKOK — Just before the start of an anti-government rally that paralyzed the heart of Bangkok four years ago, Thailand's deputy prime minister issued a stern message to demonstrators then converging on the city en masse. More...
WASHINGTON — The nation's uninsured rate dropped modestly this month as the major coverage expansion under President Barack Obama's health care law got underway, according to a closely watched survey released Thursday. More...
