TOKYO (AP) — European and Japanese space agencies said an Ariane 5 rocket successfully lifted a spacecraft carrying two probes into orbit Saturday for a joint mission to Mercury, the closest planet to the sun. The European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the unmanned BepiColombo spacecraft successfully separated and was sent […]

A diverse coalition of groups is crafting recommendations aimed at shaping “a new generation of land conservation in Maine” more than three decades after the creation of the Land for Maine’s Future program. The 20-member task force has been meeting since late May in an effort to provide guidance to the next governor and Legislature […]

WATERBORO — A Biddeford man was arrested for heroin possession on the Sokokis Trail in Waterboro early Saturday morning. York County sheriff deputies responded to a report of a suspicious person on the Sokokis Trail in Waterboro at approximately 1 a.m., according to a press release from York County Sheriff Bill King. Upon arrival, deputies found Jonathan […]

Maine’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 3.3 percent in September, but remained under 4 percent for the 34th consecutive month, the state Department of Labor said Friday. The seasonably adjusted rate was up slightly from 3.2 percent in August and was unchanged from a year ago, the department said. Maine’s jobless rate for the […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A few weeks ago, Elle King was in a rehearsal hall in Nashville, Tennessee, going over guitar licks from a new song with her band mates who were all wearing matching jackets that read “Brethren” on the back. The musicians were trying to get a handle on the new material from […]