WINTHROP (AP) — A Winthrop-based nonprofit dedicated to conservation efforts says it has received more than two dozen acres of land from a donor who wants to remain anonymous. The Kennebec Land Trust added 26 acres of land on Horseshoe Island in Cobbossee Lake. The group says it plans to create a new trail on the property, […]

YORK COUNTY — Here is a list of York County representatives and senators named to joint standing committees of the 128th Maine Legislature: • Appropriations and Financial Affairs: Rep. Stedman Seavey, R-Kennebunkport; • Criminal Justice and Public Safety: Reps. Martin Grohman, D-Biddeford, Karen Gerrish, R-Lebanon and Don Marean, R-Hollis; • Education: Rep. Heidi Sampson, R-Alfred; • Energy, Utilities and […]

LIVERMORE (AP) — The Maine Medical Examiner’s Office will try to determine if a man suffered a medical issue before dying following a car crash in Livermore Falls. State police say 41-year-old Shawn Berry, a passenger, started having an apparent medical issue early Sunday. The driver, 27-year-old Brady Romano, pulled over on Route 4 and […]

SANFORD — Whether the topic is the state’s long term economic policy, alternative energy, ramping up revenue sharing to previous levels or looking at minimum wage as it applies to small farmers and others, the 128th Maine Legislature will have a full plate this session, which begins Wednesday. The issues are some of the concerns voiced […]

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate lawyer Robert Lighthizer as U.S. Trade Representative, a transition official says, filling in one of the final pieces in the new administration’s senior team. Lighthizer, who served as deputy USTR under President Ronald Reagan, would play a key role in Trump’s trade agenda. The president-elect has […]