Belfast-area district might close an elementary school to cut costs

Gray Village Hardware named Maine’s 2026 HBSDealer All Star

Gray retailer recognized for service innovation, broad capabilities and commitment to meeting the needs of southern Maine  GRAY — Gray Village Hardware has been selected as Maine’s 2026 Hardware All Star by Hardware + Building Supply Dealer magazine, earning recognition as one of just 50 independent home improvement businesses honored nationwide.  The annual Hardware All […]

Xi says 2 giant pandas from China will arrive in the coming days at Atlanta's zoo

ATLANTA (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days, bolstering a loan program that at one time had lapsed as part of tensions between Beijing and Washington. China and the zoo had said in April that Ping Ping, a male, […]

Senate to vote on resolution to halt the Iran war as gas prices upend midterms

WASHINGTON (AP) — Increasingly anxious about the Iran war, senators are set to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution seeking to halt President Donald Trump ‘s military action, which has been largely blamed for the spike in fuel prices and become a flashpoint in the midterm election. The Senate vote, days after Trump’s bombastic […]

8 sailors in USS Lincoln group attempted suicide on extended deployment, Navy leader says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight sailors attempted suicide while deployed with the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group, which spent a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea supporting the Iran war, the Navy’s top civilian leader said this week. Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao provided the information to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a letter dated Tuesday […]

You be the judge!: 29th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival Screening at Stonington Opera House

STONINGTON — Film lovers in Stonington will join over 100,000 film enthusiasts around the world at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25 when the 29th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at the Stonington Opera House. Manhattan Short 2026 screens simultaneously across the world during a one-week period, with the Best Film and Best Actor […]