The Thornton Academy boys basketball team brought back a ton of talent from last year’s squad – and the Golden Trojans were looking to make some noise this season. More...

mondayHigh Schoolboys basketball Fryeburg at Biddeford, 1 p.m.Noble at Sanford, 1 p.m.Westbrook at Kennebunk, 1 p.m.Portland at Thornton Academy, 4 p.m.Old Orchard Beach at Waynflete, 6:30 p.m. More...

Old Orchard Beach Fire Chief Ricky Plummer was recently welcomed to the advisory board of the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army by Major Bryan Smith. More...

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Today is Monday, Jan. 18, the 18th day of 2016. There are 348 days left in the year. This is the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. More...

The new year is here, and with it comes the implementation of all the tax reforms included in the current state budget. Those reforms make our tax system more progressive, and will mean more money in the pocket of Mainers all over our state.  More...

Throughout most of the 20th century the Republican Party was a peaceable kingdom. More...

WASHINGTON — Diplomatic triumph or travesty, America’s relationship with one of its most intractable foes took two giant leaps forward this weekend when Iran released four Americans in a prisoner swap after locking in last summer’s nuclear deal and r More...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department’s pardon attorney is resigning at the end of the month after less than two years on the job.  Deborah Leff was appointed in an acting capacity in April 2014, when the Justice Department announ More...

DEAR READERS: Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! I have been thinking a lot about Dr. King and his poignant messages about how to live together as brothers and sisters in our great nation and throughout the world. More...

Fletcher Knebel, who wrote political fiction and died in 1993, said, “Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.”  More...

Reactions to nominations announced Thursday for the 88th Academy Awards:  “I like the awards ceremonies better when you know you’re going to win. More...

The Southern Maine Garden Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St. Guest speakers are Chris and John Bozak, owners of Berry Best Farm in Lebanon; they’ll discuss growing blueberries, raspberries and peaches. More...