Fire destroys Lewiston apartment building

Maine Democratic Party needs plan for incarcerated voters in Senate nomination process

“At the very least, the Maine Democratic Party should fully include incarcerated members to achieve its own stated diversity goals.”

UMaine Extension to host sustainable agriculture research tour

OLD TOWN – University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host its annual Sustainable Agriculture Research Tour on Wednesday, Aug. 5 from 2 to 5:45 p.m. at Rogers Forage and Crops Research Farm, part of UMaine’s Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, 914 Bennoch Road. Sign-in opens at 1:30 p.m. The tour is designed for farmers, agricultural […]

Man found dead in Portland

The 22-year-old was found unresponsive at the corner of Palmer Avenue and Regan Lane on Sunday morning.

Plymouth State University president’s list

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire — Students have been named to the Plymouth State University president’s list for the spring 2026 semester, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.70 or better for the semester  Local honorees are Cassidy Hanson of Stetson and Isabella Tenney of Orono.

E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case

NEW YORK (AP) — The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, court records and her lawyers said. The payment — representing the $5 million jury award, plus interest — was made Monday from an account where it […]