BRUNSWICK Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s presentation of their 20th annual Winter Speaker Series, “Electronic Silent Spring,” features investigative journalist and novelist Katie Singer. The event taking place at Brunswick’s Unitarian Universalist Church across from Curtis Library on Wednesday is free and open to the public, but a $10 donation is suggested helping cover Church rental […]

PORTLAND Maine voters face a number of tight elections on Tuesday, including one of the most closely watched congressional races in the country and a decision about whether to legalize marijuana. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump also is fighting hard to take an electoral vote out of Maine. He has found support in the congressional […]

PORTLAND The negative TV ads, robocalls and campaign fliers will soon come to an end as Mainers on Tuesday decide the hard-fought contest for president, a closely watched congressional race and high-profile referendums. Maine is one of five states with marijuana legalization proposals on the ballot. Voters also are considering whether to overhaul elections with […]

CORNISH Maine drug agents and York County Sheriff ’s Office deputies found some drugs in a car they stopped Friday night, but when they used a search warrant to look through Daniel Smith’s Maple Street home, they allegedly found a whole lot more. Drug agents say others associated with Smith have been identified and additional […]

OLD TOWN (AP) — The state fire marshal’s office says one adult and two children were killed in a fire at a Maine home. Firefighters were called to the home in Old Town around 10:15 p.m. Monday. Crews arrived and learned that people were trapped inside the home. Further details weren’t immediately available. The cause […]

DAMARISCOTTA (AP) — Authorities in Maine say a man was killed when a tractor trailer and truck crashed in the town of Damariscotta. The Portland Press Herald reports that the crash happened around 10 a.m. Monday. Authorities say the impact knocked the truck onto its side. Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett confirmed a man died […]

OSSIPEE, N.H. (AP) — Police say two people are dead following a two-car crash in Ossipee. WMUR-TV reports officers were called to the intersection of state Routes 28 and 171 around 9:45 a.m. on Sunday. Police say the two people who died were from the same vehicle. They were identified as 87-year-old Arthur Defeo and […]

VASSALBORO (AP) — The federal government is providing more than $4 million to assist two Maine sewer and sanitation districts in making improvements. The Vassalboro Sanitary District will receive more than $3.8 million and the Boothbay Harbor Sewer District will receive $600,000. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King say the money is critical for […]

MEDFORD (AP) — The Maine Warden Service has suspended the search for a 71- year-old Medford woman who has not been seen since Oct. 31. Wardens say that during an extensive search no clues have been found that can be attributed to Diana Estey, who is believed to have gone missing around Wednesday last week. […]

SACO (AP) — Two Maine cities are going to consider placing moratoriums on recreational marijuana businesses as the state prepares to vote on whether to legalize recreational pot use. Portland will consider a six-month temporary ban on retail marijuana establishments and social clubs on Monday. Portland is the largest city in the state and legalized […]