First Parish offers ‘Election Eve Vigil’

Blocked extra point in OT proves costly as UMaine football loses 8th-straight

UMaine had plenty of opportunities to snap its seven-game losing streak during Saturday’s game against rival Rhode Island.

US plans to deport Afghans back to their home country through Pakistan, documents show

President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to deport Afghans detained in the U.S. back to their home country via Pakistan, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press — a move advocacy groups say could put their lives at risk. Immigrant rights organizations say those deported could face retaliation from the Taliban. Thousands fled […]

Mamdani says Trump agrees to grant visa to mother of Ghanian teen killed in Bronx shooting

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Saturday in a social media post that after talking to President Donald Trump, he has agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana who was shot to death earlier this week. The White House did not immediately […]

Maine lobstermen lock down a top Democrat’s support days before Jackson-Collins election

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington held the closed-door meeting Saturday at the Ellsworth Elks Lodge with Troy Jackson.

Heavy rains expected to bring flooding risk to already saturated parts of the US Southwest

Heavy rains starting Saturday evening were expected to bring a threat of flash flooding to already saturated areas of the U.S. Southwest through Monday, according to the National Weather Service. As much as 4 inches (10 centimeters) of rain could fall across the region, where a number of weather systems have brought a deadly autumn […]