AUGUSTA — Democrat Janet Mills became Maine’s 75th governor and the first woman to hold the office in the state’s 199-year history on Wednesday, pledging to invite diverse voices to policy debates and to erect a “Welcome Home” sign at the state’s southern border. Mills took the oath of office before a fired-up crowd of […]

Four Ogunquit residents have filed a formal challenge to a rival group’s effort to recall three Select Board members. The filing is based on a little-known provision in the town charter that does not clearly lay out what the town is supposed to do next, forcing officials to consult with the town attorney about how […]

Two men were arrested on drug charges Wednesday after Scarborough police and members of the town’s Special Enforcement Unit raided a home at 6 Woodfield Drive. Law enforcement teams went to the house around 5 p.m., when they served a drug search warrant, Sgt. John O’Malley said in a news release Wednesday. Scarborough police said […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The breezy air was a balmy 50 degrees Tuesday, but there were still winter boots on the beach as hundreds of participants and spectators gathered for the 31st annual Lobster Dip to raise money for Special Olympics Maine. While the Lobster Dip is a New Year’s Day tradition, last year it […]