KENNEBUNK — Voters in Kennebunk overwhelmingly opposed moving the town’s skate park to Parson’s Field in a vote of 2,766-1,169 on Tuesday. Residents speaking at a public comment session during a Board of Selectmen meeting earlier this year voiced concerns that an earlier measure to fund $100,000 in skate park renovations did not include a […]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared his health care law a firmly established “reality” of American life even as the legality of one of its key elements awaits a decision by the Supreme Court. “This is now part of the fabric of how we care for one another,” Obama said of the law, […]

By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has an offer for Democrats who fear political attacks if they back his trade agenda: Give me your vote now, and I’ll have your back come re-election next year. Days from a critical House vote, it’s still far from certain Obama can muster enough votes. […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A $12.7 million school budget received its final vote of approval Tuesday. The Regional School Unit 23 budget was approved 353-125. The budget for RSU 23, which covers just the town of Old Orchard Beach, had received prior approval from the school board and those in attendance at a public budget […]

WELLS — Voters in Wells said no to three questions at the polls Tuesday, sending the municipal budget for fiscal year 2016, which previously topped $31 million, back to the Board of Selectmen. Residents opposed Article 14, which would have allowed the town to increase the property tax levy limit above what state law dictates […]