BRIDGEWATER, N.J. President Donald Trump insists that his White House counsel isn’t a “RAT” like the Watergate-era White House attorney who turned on Richard Nixon, and he is blasting the ongoing Russia investigation as “McCarthyism.” Trump, in a series of angry tweets, denounced a New York Times story that his White House counsel, Don McGahn, […]

A CABER GOES FLYING through the air Saturday during the Maine Highland Games and Scottish Festival at the Topsham Fairgrounds

BRUNSWICK Republican Sen. Susan Collins confirmed on Friday that she is still undecided on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Speaking at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, Maine’s senior senator said that she couldn’t make a decision until after she meets with Kavanaugh one-on-one next week and hears his responses at his confirmation hearing. “I […]

FALMOUTH It’s the time of year when browntail moth caterpillars hatch to feed and start building their winter nests. In response, a group of area town managers got together to see if a more regional approach to the widespread problem could be more effective. Towns have been battling the infestation of this pest on their […]

PORTLAND A Freeport woman employed by Bath Iron Works for 10 years is suing the shipyard, claiming she was discriminated against and forced to leave her job. Ruth Soong filed the federal lawsuit Aug. 3 in U.S. District Court, after the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission dismissed her complaint. She asked for a courtappointed attorney, […]

As the number of dead and stranded seals washing up on southern Maine beaches rises by the day, researchers are linking the sudden die-off to decades of chemical pollution that made the seal population vulnerable to toxins and disease. “We don’t think there is any possibility that these animals are biologically healthy,” said Susan Shaw, […]

PORTLAND A new analysis of New England’s shrimp population doesn’t bode well for the future of the long-shuttered fishery for the crustaceans. The Maine-based shrimp fishery has been shut down since 2013 because of concerns such as warming ocean temperatures and poor survival of young. Scientists working with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission are […]

BLUE HILL (AP) — Officials say an elderly Maine man is facing charges after he refused to stop for sheriff’s deputies and police until after a police officer disabled his vehicle by shooting at its tires. The incident began around 8 a.m. Saturday when authorities began searching for a man believed to be experiencing a […]

SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine community college has closed a residence hall where mold was found. Southern Maine Community College said in a statement on Facebook Sunday that they had closed the Spring Point residence hall to “assess and address the appearance of mold.” Students have been moved into another residence hall. SMCC student […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A new study finds that the rate of Maine mothers with opioid use disorder at the time of labor and delivery has risen. Maine Public reports that a U.S. Centers for Disease Control report released this month found Maine had among the highest annual rate of increases among two dozen states studied. […]