Carole Swan is charged with 10 counts of defrauding the federal government.

SAN FRANCISCO – The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired right-hander Ricky Nolasco from the Miami Marlins in exchange for three minor league pitchers Saturday. The Dodgers sent Steven Ames, Josh Wall and Angel Sanchez to Miami. Los Angeles also received international signing bonus slot No. 96, which is valued at $197,000. Nolasco, 30, made 18 starts […]

The city suffered a decline of its textile mills and industrial base between the 1950s and 1990s, and has struggled to rebound.

Until the 2015 start of the ’employer mandate,’ Maine workers can buy insurance through health exchanges.

The British R&B singer/guitarist and his band play Asylum on Saturday.

Concerts and shows currently on sale

WESTBROOK – When Maine permitted the sale of consumer fireworks last year, it also issued regulations on their use, but many municipalities, including Westbrook, have deemed the state regulations too loose to govern use within city limits. On Monday, Westbrook city councilors pieced a variety of amendments together into a proposal that would allow residents […]

WESTBROOK – Emma Lombardo’s mother is already gathering items for when the soon-to-be seventh-grader starts her own family, and the first item she’s saved for her daughter has special meaning: a keepsake baby journal distributed statewide that includes art work from Lombardo. “I’m saving the book for Emma if she decides to have kids. I’m […]

Gov. LePage lets the industry-backed recycling bill become law despite his opposition to a new fee.