Hannah Pingree says Jay shouldn’t be data center ‘testing ground’ as project restarts

A note to ‘46’: Donald Trump’s private message to Joe Biden emerges in new White House memoir

President Donald Trump, who for years disputed his loss in the 2020 election and publicly decried the result having been stolen from him by Democratic forces, privately lauded incoming President Joe Biden as someone he believed “will be true to yourself and the American people.” That sentiment, along with others, was part of the letter […]

Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, cut off his ankle monitor, DOJ says

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, cut an electronic monitoring device off his ankle, just days after his arrest for keeping child sexual abuse material in storage units in California, authorities said Tuesday. Thomas Markle was in custody awaiting a hearing in federal court in Tampa, Florida, […]

Ex-officer convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore to keep Massachusetts woman quiet about sex abuse

BOSTON (AP) — A former police detective was convicted Tuesday of murdering a pregnant Massachusetts woman, Sandra Birchmore, to keep her from revealing that he had sexually abused her when she was 15. Matthew Farwell, 40, was found guilty of strangling Birchmore on Feb. 1, 2021 — 12 days after a tipster called the suburban […]

Norway Savings Bank to hold major all-branches food drive

NORWAY — In an effort to assist individuals and families in need this holiday season, Norway Savings Bank will hold the Share and Care Food Drive at all of its branches in Maine and New Hampshire from Monday, Nov. 16 through Monday, Dec. 14. All customers and community members are encouraged to drop non-perishable food […]

Dreams, desks and selfies: Newly elected members of Congress learn their way around

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep.-elect LaKesha Womack, a community organizer who stunned her own Democratic Party by defeating a well-know North Carolina Republican on her shoestring $56,000 campaign budget, said she’s excited to arrive in Washington and show what’s possible. Rep.-elect Brian Poindexter said his win over incumbent GOP Rep. Max Miller ensures Ohio remains a […]