DOVER, N.H. (AP) — Three men charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of an 18-year-old New Hampshire man are being held without bail. More...
PORTLAND ”“ Gov. Paul LePage wants to limit state welfare benefits to only those residents living in Maine legally, a move that could force municipalities to drop some recipients or risk losing government funds. More...
ACTON — The Have a Heart Victory Ride kicks off from Iron Tails Saloon on Route 109 in Acton, commencing with registration at 8:30 a.m., with kickstands up at 11 a.m., Sunday, June 29. More...
SANFORD — When Carl French learned he'd earned a Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in emergency medical services, he couldn't be on hand in person to accept the award from Gov. Paul LePage. More...
OLD ORCHARD BEACH —The town is making an effort to address its “problem properties,” an effort Town Manager Larry Mead said will improve both the quality of life for residents and the town's image. More...
BIDDEFORD — Thursday evening marked the kick-off of the 32nd La Kermesse festival. The annual Franco-Americaine celebration, hosted at Biddeford Middle School this year, is expected to fill with crowds throughout this weekend. More...
WATERBORO — Massabesic had a disastrous first inning on Thursday, as three errors led to three unearned runs, putting the team in a 3-0 deficit before even swinging the bat. More...
RECIFE, Brazil — They heard about people back home watching during their lunch breaks, streaming on office computers or playing hooky with fellow fans. And then, as the bus pulled away from the hotel Thursday, the U.S. More...
KENNEBUNK — Children ages 6-10 are invited to join the Brick Store Museum's new summer camps this year. Each camp will be a week long, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon. Camps will be held at the museum at 117 Main St. More...
Girl Scouts Troop No. 1553 has provided 16 hours of community service by participating in a food drive distribution program run by Brian Litchfield at John F. Kennedy School in Biddeford. More...
Some unexpected news came out of Southern Maine Health Care last week. Hospital officials told the Journal Tribune June 18 that the Waterboro Walk-in Clinic would be closing temporarily, effective the next day. More...
I feel compelled to set the record straight about the vetoed women's health bill, LD 1247, referenced in a recent letter to the editor. While the writer was correct about the Legislature being unable to override Gov. More...
KHARTOUM, Sudan — A Sudanese Christian woman whose death sentence for apostasy was overturned was freed again on Thursday after being detained on accusations of forging travel documents. More...
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick signed a law on Thursday that would raise the state's $8 per hour minimum wage to a U.S.-leading $11 per hour by 2017. More...
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The constitutionality of a New Hampshire law allowing buffer zones around reproductive health facilities' entrances was questioned Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a similar Massachusetts law. More...
Summer services have begun at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Saco and Biddeford, 60 School St., Saco, and will continue until Aug. 31. These services are held at 8:30 a.m. and are followed by lemonade and conversation. More...
LEWISTON — The pipe organ originally housed in Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Saco will be blessed and dedicated at its new home in the crypt chapel of the Basilica of Ss. More...
