SCARBOROUGH (AP) — A Scarborough after-school group that practices circus arts has been selected to participate in President Barack Obama’s inaugural parade on Jan. 21. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree says the Gym Dandies will ride 6-foot unicycles in formation during the 57th Inaugural Parade. The Gym Dandies are made up of 41 students ages 8-18 […]

WATERVILLE (AP) — Colby College has set the opening date for a new pavilion at its art museum. The Waterville college says the July 13, 2013, opening of the 26,000-square-foot Alfond- Lunder Family Pavilion will make the Colby College Museum of Art the largest art museum in Maine. The $15 million pavilion creates a light-filled […]

KENNEBUNKPORT (AP) — Maine authorities say there are no new developments in the disappearances of two boatbuilding students whose clothing was found on an island near Kennebunkport. Police say the search for 21- year-old Zachery Wells of Burlington, Vt., and 23-yearold Prescott Wright of Barnstable, Mass., was suspended on Christmas. Searchers found pieces of clothing […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection is seeking nominations for the annual Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence. The awards honor businesses, government entities and nonprofit organizations for projects and programs that are deemed innovative while resulting in both environmental and economic benefits. The application deadline is Feb. 22. Awards will be presented in […]

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The white Christmas across northern New England will be getting whiter during the holiday week. A winter storm is expected to bring 10 to 14 inches of snow in Vermont and 6 or more inches to parts of New Hampshire and Maine. The storm will start tonight and taper off Thursday […]

ORONO (AP) — Maine fire officials say a fire that killed two brothers in Orono started in a damaged chimney. State Fire Marshal Joseph Thomas told the Bangor Daily News that the early morning fire on Sunday started in an unlined chimney, where debris had accumulated in gaps left by missing bricks and crumbling mortar. […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A vehicle driven by a suicide bomber exploded at the gate of a major U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan today, killing the attacker and three Afghans, Afghan police said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Police Gen. Abdul Qayum Baqizai said a local guard who questioned the vehicle driver […]

EASTPORT (AP) — The Great Sardine and Maple Leaf Drop to bring in the new year will be getting some national exposure, according to officials. CNN plans to broadcast that event live from Bank Square in Eastport as part of its New Year’s Eve Special with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin. The event takes place […]