Ghost sightings? Check. Illustrious (although apparently false) place in state history? Check. Across the street from L.L. Bean’s flagship store? Check. The building that houses Jameson Tavern in Freeport can check off a lot of unique assets as it heads to market priced at $1.3 million. Besides its own history, the building is “located in […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Britney Spears is putting her planned Las Vegas residency on hold to focus on her father’s recovery from a life-threatening illness. The pop superstar announced Friday she is going on an indefinite work hiatus. Her residency was scheduled to kick off in February at Park Theater at the Park MGM casino-resort. […]

YORK COUNTY —York County Senior College’s Winter 2019 Gary Sullivan Memorial Lecture Series begins in January with a focus on history, both familial and geographical. All Senior College lectures take place in the morning and afternoons of Jan. 16, Feb. 20 and March 20 at the Brothers of Christian Instruction in Alfred. Leading off the […]

An eight-month independent audit of Central Maine Power’s billing and metering systems offered hope that ongoing anger and confusion about high electric bills for tens of thousands of customers finally would be cleared up. That didn’t happen. The Maine Public Utilities Commission released a long-awaited report just before Christmas that concluded last winter’s cold spell was largely […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal agency tasked with guaranteeing U.S. airport security acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown . Employees of the Transportation Security Administration are expected to work without pay during the shutdown because their jobs are considered essential. The TSA said in a statement […]