WASHINGTON (AP) — A West Wing aide’s morbid remark about gravely ill Sen. John McCain has not yielded widespread White House soul-searching. Instead, it has led to a push to fire those responsible for leaking that story and others that have bedeviled President Donald Trump’s administration. Nearly a week after Kelly Sadler dismissed McCain’s opinion […]

BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford City Council on Tuesday granted initial approval to a zone change that would allow the University of New England to build a amphitheater/pavilion along the Saco River. The amphitheater would let students and others enjoy music and other entertainment in a scenic setting overlooking the river. If the council votes for […]

LYMAN — A project to the former Cousens School into new town offices in Lyman has been put to a halt, as the Lyman Select Board believes renovations will cost more than budgeted. The former Cousens School building, located at 382 Goodwins Mills Road, was built in 1937, with an addition built in 1965. The […]

ALFRED — Rachel V. Sherman, 50, of Sanford, says her background in records management, accounting, familiarity with Maine Statutes, Maine Title Standards and other factors will stand her in good stead in her bid for York County Register of Deeds. Sherman will be challenged by fellow Democrat Nancy Hammond for the open seat in the […]

SANFORD — They were the doughboys who didn’t come home, the ones America — and indeed, every country who sent troops to fight in World War I — pledged to never forget. This Nov. 11 will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the war to end all wars, as it […]

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Eight civilians, including a husband and wife and four members of another family, were killed when Indian and Pakistani soldiers fired at border posts and villages along the highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir, officials said Friday. An Indian soldier was also killed in the fighting. The cross-border firing and shelling […]