MANCHESTER, N.H. Embracing the tough penalties favored by global strongmen, President Donald Trump on Monday brandished the death penalty as a fitting punishment for drug traffickers fueling the opioid epidemic. The scourge has torn through the rural and working-class communities that in large numbers voted for Trump. And the president, though he has come under […]

BRUNSWICK This weekend, Brunswick audiences will be transported back to 1912 and come aboard the “unsinkable” RMS Titanic for its ill-fated maiden voyage. The cross-Atlantic journey, of course, will be cut short when the luxury steamship sideswipes an iceberg and sinks, resulting in the deaths of 1,500 passengers and crew. The Brunswick High School Players […]

BATH After a nearly 20-year absence, a Bath restaurateur is reviving a U.S. professional ski tour. JR Maxwell’s owner Ed Rogers launched the World Pro Ski Tour last year, and has his sites set on expanding the tour into a full-fledged operation that competes with established European tours. This isn’t his first time running a […]

BOWDOIN Veronica Dumais simply wanted to thank the Good Samaritans who came to her rescue, but whom she had never met. A little more than a year ago, Dumais was trapped inside her SUV after striking a tree and could see flames rising from underneath the vehicle’s hood. Stacey and Lincoln Wheeler where on their […]

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER Ellison Etnier of Harpswell has been named to the Dean’s List for academic achievement for the fall 2017 semester at the University of Rochester

AUGUSTA Republican Gov. Paul LePage said Monday he’ll comply with a court order by adding a “minimal” number of staffers and inmates to a state prison he shuttered without legislative approval. LePage said that the Maine Department of Corrections plans to take such steps by the week’s end. The governor said he met Monday with […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Utility regulators will decide this week whether to open a full investigation into Central Maine Power over customer complaints of skyrocketing bills and poor service. The Maine Public Utilities Commission says it has received more than 1,000 complaints from the utility’s customers. The commission has conducted a preliminary review of the complaints […]

SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — Union members at a food distribution center in Maine have voted to accept a three-year contract that gives them an hourly wage increase and maintains their health coverage. Union officials say United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 voted for the contract last week. Last month, the Hannaford Distribution Center workers […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Many Maine cities are spending more than expected to keep roads clear of snow and ice this winter, and another nor’easter could send them even further over budget. Portland is still totaling bills from plowing contractors, but had already spent nearly all of its $1.37 million budget before the last two storms. […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed a bill to require insurance carriers to provide coverage for services provided by naturopathic doctors. Naturopathy’s an alternative medical system that focuses on things like diet, herbs and vitamins instead of pharmaceuticals. The Maine Association of Naturopathic Doctors used social media on Monday to urge residents […]