Cash from around the country, much of it from enormous political action committees, is already raining down on the campaigns of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and the leading Democratic challenger, Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon. The incumbent Republican has hauled in more than $6 million for her campaign – including $2 million in the last […]

The new chairman of the Maine Public Utilities Commission said regulators are as concerned as Central Maine Power Co. customers over the company’s billing practices. “We share the concerns of customers who are dissatisfied with the response of CMP,” said Phil Bartlett, who was at the University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall for a public […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Paul Stevens, the bow-tied, independent-thinking, Republican-nominated justice who unexpectedly emerged as the Supreme Court’s leading liberal, died Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after suffering a stroke Monday. He was 99. During nearly 35 years on the court, Stevens stood for the freedom and dignity of individuals, be they students or immigrants […]

SANFORD – The following people were arrested or charged by Sanford Police July 8 through July 15: • Michael K. Wilson, 28, Sanford, was arrested on a warrant on Main Street. • Joseph D. Charrette, 32, Sanford, was issued a summons on Oxford Street charging he attached false plates to his vehicle. • Michael P. […]