State troopers responded to a call of a potential eight-vehicle crash on 295 North in Freeport, to discover five separate crashs.
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Finding the cause behind emphysema, and ways to minimize it
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am male, age 65. I exercise regularly. A shortness of breath led me to get a chest X-ray, which showed that I have emphysema. I smoked for 10 years, but quit 33 years ago. As an avid runner, this revelation was perplexing and depressing. Is it possible that other factors contributed […]
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A Cumberland couple’s hospice care has ended. Their need for it has not
The home visits that Babette O’Dwyer, 94, has been receiving since suffering a stroke in 2018 have been cut off, putting the entire burden on her 77-year-old husband, Bartholomew.
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Residents collect school supplies for children in need
FARMINGTON—As the school year approaches, shoe box packers are making use of back-to-school prices to purchase gifts and essential items for children in need around the world. Residents in Farmington are collecting school supplies, along with personal care items and fun toys, to pack in shoe boxes. Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, […]
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Golf: Cole Anderson ready for second crack at U.S. Amateur Championship
The Camden native will play in the nation’s top amateur golf event, wrapping up what is likely his last summer before turning professional.
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Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan canceling $39 billion in student loans
The suit is part of a wave of legal challenges Republicans have leveled at the Biden administration’s efforts to reduce or eliminate student debt for millions of Americans.
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Photo: Young man with a plan
A Lewiston lad has big plans for the money he makes selling lemonade in Lewiston.
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Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change
Montpelier businesses that had already moved to higher ground once to get away from flood threats were not spared by July’s torrential rains.
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U.S. auditors accuse Maine of misusing federal grants to shore up its pension fund
The practice, while not unique to Maine, exceeded ‘reasonable’ allowances as it diverted $2.6 million away from fishing, hunting and wildlife protection programs.