How Maine’s 2-decade-old school consolidation effort continues to unravel

Joe Biden's White House memoir is an unapologetic defense of four years sandwiched between Trump

ATLANTA (AP) — As presidential memoirs go, Joe Biden’s is a relatively brief 480 pages. But Biden’s effort, set for a Tuesday release, serves the genre’s usual purpose of providing an unapologetic defense of his time in the White House. Biden pulls no punches on Donald Trump, blasting him for his election denialism, his role […]

Brooklyn building collapse raises questions about city oversight and safety precautions

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of building construction projects are underway in New York on any given day. The deadly collapse of a building next to one of those work sites has raised questions about the city’s oversight and the safety precautions taken by contractors. While the investigation is ongoing, some New York officials on […]

‘Quiet the Sirens’, Colonial Theatre teams up with Upwell Psychiatry for a Robbins Lumber fire recovery fundraiser

BELFAST – The Colonial Theatre is partnering with Upwell Psychiatry to present “Quiet the Sirens”, a documentary film focusing on psychedelics-based treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in first responders. All proceeds from ticket sales will go directly to first responders recovering from this year’s fire at the Robbins Lumber Mill.  This one-night special presentation […]

Rescues are underway in New Orleans after a tanker hits a river cruise boat on the Mississippi River

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tanker struck the American Heritage river cruise paddleboat in New Orleans on Friday with 129 passengers aboard, partially submerging the boat. Rescues were underway on the Mississippi River, officials said. Authorities did not immediately release whether there were injuries or deaths. Video from the scene showed the much larger Atlantic […]

Survivors of the deadly Brooklyn building collapse recall shock, terror and grief

NEW YORK (AP) — One man’s pregnant wife was pulled alive from the rubble, while two of his roommates perished. A woman living next door woke from a nap to bright daylight flooding her bedroom because her apartment wall was suddenly gone. Survivors of the Brooklyn apartment building collapse that killed eight people wept as […]