Massabesic’s boys soccer team competed in a preseason tournament on Saturday. More...

Local Calendar  No events scheduled  What’s on TV  littl e league baseball   ESPN — World Series, Portland, Ore. vs. Santiago de los Caballero, Dominican Republic, at Williamsport, Pa., 12 p.m.  More...

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Today is Monday, August 24, the 236th day of 2015. There are 129 days left in the year.  On this date:   In 1572, the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre of French Protestants at the hands of Catholics began in Paris.  More...

On August 24, A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash; an estimated 20,000 people died.  Ten years ago   More...

Before being elected to the Maine Senate, I followed local, state, and national issues but did not really take an active role as family and work came first. More...

Concord Monitor, Aug. 13:  More...

WASHINGTON — With Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid now on board, President Barack Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran seems to be picking up the momentum it needs to survive fierce opposition from its Republican and Israeli opponents.& More...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Hillary Rodham Clinton has gone hyperlocal in Iowa.  More...

BANGKOK (AP) — Despite new surveillance video that may offer a possible clue to the bombing in central Bangkok that killed 20 people, Thai police said Sunday that the perpetrators may have already fled the country, and that they will “nee More...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been on-again, offagain exercising for the past few years, and I don’t think it’s working very well. I feel like I keep gaining weight, even when I make an effort. More...

When you flip a coin, it will come down heads or tails. In theory, half the time, you win; half the time, you lose. At the bridge table, when you take a finesse, in theory, half the time, it wins; half the time, it loses. More...

Here is a list of regularly scheduled upcoming meetings for area councils, boards of selectmen and school boards. Meetings are public.  Acton: Selectmen meet 7 p.m., 2nd and 4th Thursday, Town Hall, 35 H Road; next meeting Aug. 27. More...

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — This Saturday it will be “Raining Men” at Mr. Goodbar.  The event, which runs from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the 6 East Grand Ave. More...

Health centers, research initiatives getting $1.7M   AUGUSTA (AP) — Health centers and research initiatives in Maine are getting more than $1.7 million from the federal government.  More...