The Town Meeting will be held June 14 at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.

The hard right is distrustful of the New York state congresswoman, who has a relatively moderate voting record and is on track to replace Rep. Liz Cheney as the No. 3 leader among House Republicans.

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The action grew out of a leak investigation surrounding reporting on Russia’s role in the 2016 election.

The country's current blanket ban on overseas vacations will be replaced on May 17 by a traffic-light system classifying countries as low, medium or high risk.

She was initially charged with filing 591 false tax returns between 2012 and 2017, but pleaded guilty to filing at least 70 false tax returns.

With the Mother's Day weekend on the way, the latest record is likely to be surpassed quickly.

Administration officials say the emergency support was urgently needed because nearly 7 million Americans reported being behind in their rent payments in late April.

Former Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida says tackling climate change is a top issue, and he also wants to diversify the space agency's workforce so it reflects America.

Police are trying to determine why the 6th-grader pulled a handgun out of her backpack and shot 2 other students and an adult custodian before she was disarmed by a teacher.

The Austrian novelist and screenwriter Peter Handke is known for his apologist views over Serb war crimes during the 1990s wars in the Balkans.

Proponents said the ban would save lives and protect children from tobacco manufacturers' marketing efforts, but others said a ban would simply drive consumers into New Hampshire to buy products.

What started as an amicable exchange of messages between State Farm insurance agent Michael Lee and Wendy's has spread mirth throughout the region.

Already, in farm states, meat eating has joined abortion, gun control and transgender rights as an issue that quickly sends partisans to their corners.

The restaurant had difficulty finding staff and negotiating a new lease. Its last day is May 15.

The fair is scheduled for Sept. 24-26 at the Common Ground Country Fairgrounds in Unity.

Three juveniles and an 18-year-old, all males, from the Anson and Madison area have been charged. A fourth juvenile is being interviewed.

The $40 million bond for the Land for Maine's Future program would honor longtime sportsman George Smith, who died in February after a long battle with ALS.

India reported a record 414,188 new infections and 3,915 deaths on Friday, with experts saying that the reported figures likely underplay the real toll.

Students and family members held a peaceful demonstration Friday to protest the circumstances surrounding the firing of Tim Gallic in April.

Marianne Pelletier, superintendent of Maine Catholic Schools, said Tim Gallic was let go because of budget cuts.

Close's illustrious and revered career includes three-time wins at the Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Awards.

Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers are accused of willfully violating the Black man’s constitutional rights.

With half the state's eligible population fully vaccinated, public health officials are trying to maintain momentum by expanding clinic hours and emphasizing the convenience of walk-ins.

Employers added just 266,000 jobs in April, sharply lower than in March and far fewer than economists had expected.

The agency's emergency authorization of the vaccine lasts only as long as the public health emergency continues.

Graduations will look different for a second year in a row but campuses are finding ways to recognize students through smaller in-person events with COVID precautions.

Deputy Chief S. Clyde Ross and firefighter Junior Turner joined the department on the same day, May 3, 1971 — 50 years ago.

Without a majority of commissioners voting to move forward, the case was dropped.

Find this week's arrest log, as well as a map of arrests in our area, here.

A Friday rally aims to push college administrators to go further than this week's decision to take away the batons carried by otherwise unarmed security personnel.

Officials hope the permanent structure would eliminate public urination at city parks and garages and on private property.

Ross and Carie Gauvin, owners of Rowe Station Woodworks, make 1,500-plus floating shelves a month and just hired their first employee last year to handle shipping, with more plans for growth in the works.

The mass vaccination clinic at the Auburn Mall will begin accepting walk-in visits and a new mobile vaccination clinic in Lewiston is launching Friday.

Many landowners and commercial users of public lands are leery of President Biden's attempts to more than double the conserved area.

Budget represents a decrease of $420,372, or 7.5%, to the current spending plan. The county assessment is $450,248 for the coming fiscal year, an increase of almost 1%.

With the help of a lot of planning on a spreadsheet, Jeremy Chapman biked the entire 750-mile Empire State Trail, facing down snowstorms and multiple flat tires.

During minute-long public session after meeting with its lawyer, Select Board moves to hire a temporary certified public accountant, and schedule an interview with interim town manager candidate.

The operation was aimed at investigating the recruitment of teens to hijack trains and commit other crimes.

A teacher disarmed her and held her until law enforcement arrived.

Tokyo, Osaka and several other areas are under a state of emergency with coronavirus infections rising.

The industry sued to stop the rules during the Obama administration but lost.

The House GOP is moving toward stripping Rep. Liz Cheney of her leadership post for her frequent criticism of former President Donald Trump.

Andrew Hazelton, who is charged with possessing child pornography, was a member of a small but vocal white supremacist propaganda group that recently established a presence in Maine.

Actions, policies and team work has sent the morale of Oxford County employees soaring "through the roof."

Changes to mail voting in Florida are certain to affect older voters, and thousands of Republican voters in Arizona could stop getting ballots in the mail automatically.

Arrests logged at the Franklin County Detention Center May 2 to May 5.

Authorities in Sanford issued a similar warning this week about such thefts, which are an increasing trend regionally and nationally.