SANFORD — The Sanford Mainers cruised to a 12-2 win over the Upper Valley Nighthawks in the first game of the New England College Baseball playoffs Thursday night at Goodall Park. More...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Defensive end Rob Ninkovich said the New England Patriots defense has a long way to go to get ready for Sept. 11 opener at Arizona.  “We got a long way to go here through camp. More...

OKLAHOMA CITY — A month after Kevin Durant bolted for Golden State, star guard Russell Westbrook signed a contract extension to stay in Oklahoma City. More...

KENNEBUNK — The Law Enforcement Torch Run began on June 8 at the town line of Kennebunk and Wells and proceeded to the Kennebunk and Arundel line, where local police department officers handed the torch off to members of the York County Sheriff’s Dep More...

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Today is Friday, Aug. 5, the 218th day of 2016. There are 148 days left in the year.  on this date:   In 1884, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal was laid on Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor.  More...

BOSTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and his family are beginning their seventh and final vacation on Martha’s Vineyard as first family.   The Obamas officially arrive Saturday to start a two-week vacation.  More...

PORTLAND — A Sanford man faces a potential sentence of up to 10 years in federal prison and a hefty fine after pleading guilty in federal court Thursday to firearms charges.  More...

HOLLIS — Game wardens on Thursday recovered the body of Jesse Nicholas Cardone, 19, of Hollis Center, after he fell overboard into Long Lake the previous day.  Maine Warden Service Cpl. More...

WELLS — In 2006, Patricia Prendergast, then president of the Wells Public Library Board of Trustees, decided to have a consultant study how well the library was projected to serve the community in the coming years and how well it met state and More...

OGUNQUIT — Just about a year ago, the installation of the Seaside Garden along the Marginal Way walk was 90 percent complete, with new plants taking root. More...

WELLS — Maine’s population is old and getting older. More...

The Providence Journal (R.I.), July 29:  Donald Trump, a former reality TV show star who somehow has become a major political party’s nominee for the presidency, contemplates shaking up the world order in a way no president has imagined fo More...

A fter 65,000 miles, the car started gently moaning, like a middle-aged ex-boxer forcing himself out of a recliner. After 70,000 miles, it began to whine. More...

WASHINGTON — After a slow start, it appears increasingly likely that the Obama administration will hit its goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees into the United States before the end of September. More...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — As a yellow fever outbreak in central Africa exploded, 1 million vaccines disappeared in Angola. Thousands more vaccinations were delayed when accompanying syringes got waylaid. Ice packs to keep the shots potent went missing . More...

A pancake breakfast will be held at 9 a.m. at Second Congregational Church, 19 Crescent St., Biddeford, followed by a 10 a.m. worship and an 11 a.m. fellowship. For more information, call 284-7898. Monday, August 8 More...