In the middle of the Portland Expo, between rows of cots and tables, several young children dance and sing while others kick a ball. But for Oscar Kitakya, a 31-year-old Portland resident and volunteer, there is no time for games. “I’ve been too busy,” he says, laughing. Kitakya has been busy. Over the last two […]

WATERVILLE — Maine recently made headlines as the first state in the country to place a ban on Styrofoam food containers. While the news has been met with positivity from groups advocating for the end of single-use plastics and non-recyclables, a handful of small business owners have voiced mixed feelings about the economic repercussions on […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Writer Judith Krantz, whose million-selling novels such as “Scruples” and “Princess Daisy” engrossed readers worldwide with their steamy tales of the rich and beautiful, died Saturday at her Bel-Air home. She was 91. Krantz’s son Tony Krantz, a TV executive, confirmed her death by natural causes on Sunday afternoon. He said […]

BIDDEFORD — Sisters Priscille Dolor and Louise Peterson were born and raised in Biddeford. Both moved away — Dolor to Pennsylvania, and Peterson to Florida. But they were back in their hometown this weekend, taking in a bit of French culture at La Kermesse. The festival, now in its 37th year, brings families and old […]

HONOLULU (AP) — Federal investigators will review repair and inspection records on the skydiving plane that became inverted before crashing shortly after takeoff on Oahu’s North Shore, killing all 11 people on board in the deadliest civil aviation accident since 2011. The same plane that crashed Friday sustained substantial damage to its tail section in […]

WATERBORO – A Freeport woman died Saturday when the motorcycle she was operating struck an SUV at the intersection of Townhouse Road and Deering Ridge in Waterboro. Kimberly Sawyer, 53, died at the scene from injuries sustained in the crash, said York County Sheriff William L. King Jr. in a news release issued Sunday afternoon. […]