Appeals court says fishermen's claim in lobster defamation suit raises First Amendment questions

Residents vote to keep Ashland Police Department

Town officials plan to seek other ways to save money.

4 Cornell lawsuit defendants join effort to oust Letitia James from criminal investigation

NEW YORK (AP) — Four men named in a former Cornell University student’s lawsuit are joining a co-defendant’s effort to block New York’s attorney general from leading a reopened criminal investigation into the woman’s gang rape allegations, according to court filings on Thursday. The co-defendant’s lawyers said the men agreed to be added to a […]

Dolly Parton's manager moves to drop complaint accusing late singer's nephew of threatening estate

Dolly Parton ’s longtime manager moved Thursday to drop a complaint that accused the late singer’s nephew who acted as her head of security with threatening her estate and its employees. The manager, Danny Nozell, who runs She’s Alive, an entity founded to manage and protect Parton’s estate, had secured a temporary restraining order against […]

House Democrats pick Ambureen Rana of Bangor as new assistant leader

The second-term rep previously served on the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, which sets the state budget.

New town leaders take helm in Houlton

Houlton's newly elected Town Council, featuring three incumbents and two challengers, held their first meeting after a record-breaking turnout, appointing local officials and re-electing Chris Robinson as chairman.