The Texas governor’s attempt to convince firms to relocate sheds light on widespread poaching.

Jon P. Andrews, 58, of Augusta, was accused of destroying or tampering with 265 reports “documenting oil or hazardous materials spills” on the day he retired.

GORHAM – Local police departments and about 100 area high school students will descend on the shuttered White Rock Elementary School in Gorham during February vacation to review and improve law enforcement’s tactics regarding school-shooter incidents. About 80 officers from Windham and Gorham police departments and deputies from Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office will cycle through […]

SOUTH PORTLAND – A week after the surprise resignation of Dean Auriemma as principal at Scarborough High School, word came Thursday via a school board agenda that South Portland High School also had lost its administrative leader. On Friday, Superintendent Suzanne Godin said via email that she had accepted the resignation of James Holland effective […]

SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland City Council, at a workshop meeting Monday, authorized the creation of a new group to review and possibly overhaul the structure of the city’s many volunteer boards and committees, as well as the appointment process used by the council. Call it the Committee Committee. “It does seem ironic to […]

SCARBOROUGH – After four years of nominating “historic preservation” to the annual list of Town Council goals, and three years of seeing it languish in last place among the priorities, Jessica Holbrook says she’s ready to make 2013 the last time she’ll have to bring it up. “That’s good,” said Town Manager Tom Hall. “I […]