GRAY — Meteorologist Jim Hayes has been tracking the same storm over the past few days, watching as it winds its way east. He's been on shift at the National Weather Service office in Gray since Tuesday night and now, just after 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, he's waiting for the the storm... Full Story »
Sex offender notification The following suspect meets Lewiston Police Department's policy on community notification. Full Story »
LEWISTON — Roland Fortin was born on Dec. 10, 1915 — 94 years ago — and he still visits the gym for an hour every day. "I've been doing this since forever," he said Wednesday morning at Planet Fitness on East Avenue. A couple of years ago, the Lewiston m... Full Story »
POLAND — The A.B. Ricker Memorial Library may be losing control of its trust. The trust, a $300,000 pool of money created in the early 1960s to cover some expenses at the small town library, has been growing but yielding little income. Fees with Bank of America/Merrill Lynch have ... Full Story »
Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Brittany Byer, 10, helps keep the sidewalk clear of snow in front of her father's store, Corner Variety, at the corner of Cedar and Lincoln streets in Lewiston Wednesday morning. "It gives her something to do and helps me out since she isn't in schoo... Full Story »
Investigators said there was a strange twist to a fire that damaged a Biddeford apartment building Monday evening. Full Story »
Cumberland County dispatch confirmed a three-vehicle crash with fire has been reported at 1114 Roosevelt Trail in Naples. Full Story »
Maine officials have identified locations of three offshore wind-power test sites that would be the first of their kind in the nation and could unlock the door to huge reserves of energy. Full Story »
The fire marshal's office will be in Waterville Tuesday investigating the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a four-unit apartment building at 69 Pleasant St. and left seven people homeless. Full Story »
When it comes to bed bug complaints, the public housing authority in Maine's second-largest city says show me the bug. Full Story »
WILTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Giving Tree stands in the lobby of the Cushing School. By now, all of it's paper ornaments are gone. And that's a good thing. Full Story »
NAPLES, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office says an accident on U.S. Route 302 in Naples has left at least one person dead. Full Story »
North Pole (NEWS CENTER)--Track Santa, and also recieve a personal phone call from the big guy himself. Full Story »
PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The man accused of manslaughter in the death of a Deering High School student has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. Full Story »
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine officials have identified locations of three offshore wind-power test sites that would be the first of their kind in the nation and could unlock the door to huge reserves of energy. Full Story »
A mother of 13 only wants one thing for Christmas -- an in vitro fertilization treatment so she can have another child. Full Story »
An ad campaign launched by Labatt Brewery in Canada to promote non-alcoholic beer is causing controversy. The campaign's tag line, "Leave one out for Santa. He's driving," has some consumers saying it sends the wrong message. Full Story »
Santa and Santa's helper were more naughty than nice over the weekend. Full Story »
A t-shirt being sold online says to pray for President Obama. But the message actually contains a threat. The shirt reads "Pray for Obama. Psalm 109: 8." But instead of being pro-president, it is anti-Obama. Full Story »
No more "bffs" for judges and lawyers in Florida. Justices and attorneys may have to unfriend each other on Facebook after a recent opinion by a state ethics committee. Full Story »
Two days of mail added extra volume in our mailbox, which is not surprising considering that Monday was the cut-off day for receiving requests. Full Story »
LISBON — A Town Council meeting will begin at 7 p.m. today with the inauguration of elected officials at the town office. The inauguration will include officials elected Nov. 3 to the Lisbon Town Council, School Committee, Budget Advisory Board, and Water Commission. Full Story »
LISBON — The Lisbon Revitalization Committee and the Maine Downtown Network have established the Lisbon Business Roundtable. Full Story »
BRUNSWICK — Androscoggin Superior Court Justice Thomas Delahanty II ruled in favor of Downeast Energy in a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Auburn law firm Linnell, Choate & Webber. Full Story »
BRUNSWICK — A town committee composed of staff and representatives of People Plus has selected Ouellet Associates of Brunswick as the construction manager of the renovation project at 35 Union St., the future home of People Plus. Full Story »
The Gorham Planning Board voted Monday to grant Shaw Brothers Construction approval for the first phase of redevelopment of a former brick factory site. Full Story »
Charlie Wynott has been operating the Maine Medical Marijuana Resource Center in Westbrook for the past two years, distributing marijuana to people from all over the state who suffer from AIDS, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma and other debilitating diseases. Full Story »
Posted: Thursday, December 3, 2009 8:20 am | Updated: 8:23 am, Thu Dec 3, 2009. The first Town Council public hearing Tuesday on a controversial rezoning proposal in South Gorham drew divided reaction from residents. Full Story »
“I love being home because on holidays it’s always fun,” Canal School student Julia Symbol writes. Symbol and her classmates created prints that represent what home means to them, and the art is now on display at a local cafe. Full Story »
Janine Myers of Portland talks to Westbrook High School teacher Jim Sharkey as Jessica Roberts, a sophomore at the high school, helps clean up dishes from a luncheon at the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church Thursday. Full Story »
YORK — Ending months of deliberation, the York Planning Board granted BAS Eldredge LLC preliminary approval on Thursday, Dec. 10, to build a commercial showroom and storage space at 97 Raydon Road. Full Story »
YORK — The YHS Boys Hockey team is inviting its supporters to help celebrate the spirit of this holiday season by participating in a Toys for Tots drive. Full Story »
What a great first snow of the year! I, for one, hope that if climate change is going to affect our area we get cold, snowy winters instead of the mild, spring-like conditions of last week. Full Story »
A visit to the George Marshall Store Gallery in York never fails to surprise, delight and expand the viewer's concepts about art. In its final exhibit of the 2009 season, "Photography" brings together the works of more than 30 New England artists with... Full Story »
YORK — A family dog saved a York home from what could have been catastrophic damage Monday, Dec. 7, when its barking alerted the owners of a chimney fire Monday night. Full Story »
KENNEBUNK — A 14-year-old girl was hit by a car Dec. 4 while attempting to cross Main Street, Kennebunk Police Lt. Tony Bean Burpee said Tuesday. Full Story »
Carol Santora keeps a jar of jellybeans on a table about six feet back from her easel. Her "stepping back spot," where Santora evaluates her work from a different viewpoint, comes with rewards. The habit is just one part of a finely tuned routine when it... Full Story »
KENNEBUNK — As part of an ongoing initiative, the Street Light Committee on Dec. 9 will conduct a field inspection of a number of streetlights that are proposed to be shut off to save taxpayers money. Full Story »
Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 2:15 pm | Updated: 2:18 pm, Tue Dec 15, 2009. SOUTH PORTLAND – The city of South Portland won't have to pay more than $1 million in property taxes back to the owners of the Maine Mall - at least for now. Full Story »
Judy Shirk, a Pine Point resident, stands on Depot Street facing the Lighthouse Inn at Pine Point in Scarborough. The Planning Board on Monday night approved a plan to relocate the parking lot of the Lighthouse Inn onto some town-owned land. Full Story »
Posted: Friday, December 11, 2009 5:05 pm | Updated: 5:07 pm, Fri Dec 11, 2009. Full Story »
Two South Portland police cruisers were struck during a drunk-driving investigation early Saturday morning, police announced this weekend. Two South Portland officers had just taken a person into custody on suspicion of operating under the influence at around 1:35 a.m. Full Story »
A Scarborough resident died Wednesday after losing control of his car and colliding with another vehicle on a snow-covered road in Edgecomb, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Full Story »
There are big shakeups on both the boys and girls sides after an eventful week of high school hoops action in the SMAA. The Cheverus boys usurp the No. 1 slot after defeating Westbrook, the previous No. 1, early in the week. Full Story »
One of the things I used to be thankful for was the presence of two sensible citizens representing me in the United States Senate. Despite the fact that both Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins hurt my ears when they talk, at least they didn't hurt my brain. Full Story »
I think something went wrong soon after the American Revolution. My main thought here is that the American Revolution should have been a continuing change for the better instead of more government rules, regulations and intervention in our businesses and lives. Full Story »
As debate in the U.S. Senate finally got under way last week (over the unanimous objection of Republicans, who see this issue as a weapon with which they may hack their way back into the glorious land of committee chairmanships and lobbyist-love - perhaps even to the White House in three years), health care is becoming the single most profitable lobbying activity ever to appear in Washington. Full Story »
As temperatures reached into the mid-60s last week on a December date by which temperatures usually have descended into the 30s and 40s, more than a few people remarked at how nice it is to have global warming. Full Story »
A lynx is released in Villafranca de Cordoba, southern Spain. AFP/Cristina Quicler
More Photos and Slideshow »
All Comics »
