BIDDEFORD— The Thornton Academy girls basketball team cruised past Biddeford 58-27 in Biddeford Monday night. TA dominated all 32 minutes on both ends and never gave Biddeford an opportunity to strike. More...

No wrestler enjoys coming up short on the mat, but sometimes a loss can turn out to be a good thing. More...

“How dear the woods are! You beautiful trees! I love every one of you as a friend.”  — Lucy Maud Montgomery, “Anne of Avonlea”   More...

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Today is Tuesday, Dec. 15, the 349th day of 2015. There are 16 days left in the year.  On this date:  In 1791, the Bill of Rights went into effect following ratification by Virginia.  More...

Be afraid. Be very, very afraid. Along with watching cable news terrorism coverage 24/7, some people appear to think it’s your patriotic duty to run around with your hair on fire. It’s the American Way.  More...

GOP frontrunner Donald Trump reminds me of Lucy, the character in Charles Schulz’s beloved comic strip “Peanuts.” In one strip, Lucy is trying to alarm a happy Snoopy, loudly yelling “Floods, fires and famine! More...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. this week holds its first formal strategic dialogue with ally Thailand since a military coup.  The top U.S. More...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The death of a special education teacher who died after being taken into custody by security guards at an apartment building in southeast Washington has been classified as a homicide.  A spokeswoman for the District of Co More...

DEAR HARRIETTE: Recently, one of my coworkers was fired, and I’m finding it hard to keep going to work. He was my confidant, someone with whom I could complain about our supervisors, and a huge part of the reason I loved work. More...

David Bird, the prolific bridge-book writer from England, has got to the nittygritty of the game in “52  Bridge Mistakes to Avoid”  (Master Point Press).  The highlighted errors are split 13 on bidding, 25 on declarer play More...

NEW YORK — Taylor Swift is releasing a live concert special from her starstudded “1989 World Tour” exclusively on Apple Music.  More...

A group meeting for those with loved ones with Alzheimer’s will be held at Atria Kennebunk at 1 p.m., led by Life Guidance Director Susan Bertin. Participants are encouraged to call ahead of time with any questions and to RSVP at 985-5866. More...