Waldo County commissioners cut their own pay and benefits amid budget problems

Camden to remove street paid parking kiosks in wake of voter poll

Camden Public Works will soon be removing the paid parking kiosks from streets downtown and storing them at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Peanut the squirrel's former owner has been detained by ICE and could be deported

PINE CITY, N.Y. (AP) — When New York wildlife officers euthanized a couple’s pet squirrel, Peanut, two years ago, Republicans including JD Vance seized on the critter’s killing as just another example of government overreach from meddling Democrats. “The same government that doesn’t care about hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant criminals coming into our […]

Teen arrested in killing of Ghanaian student, 15, on his way to school in New York City

NEW YORK (AP) — A teenager was arrested Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Ghanaian immigrant on his way to school, New York City police said as the victim’s family, Ghana’s government and civil rights advocates pressed for justice. The 17-year-old male suspect was arrested on murder and other charges in the Oct. […]

Trump administration to pursue public land sales and a decrease in federal ownership

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration wants to sell public lands to states, tribes and local governments as part of an effort to “decrease the size of the federal estate,” according to a new five-year plan presented by the Interior Department. Agency officials said the sale of federal property would allow the government […]

Police accuse midcoast man of being drug dealer bodyguard

The man, known as Viking, is prohibited from having guns and was arrested after police found a sawed-off shotgun in a van he was riding in.