2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (834+ words) A man allegedly forced a woman to marry him in New Hampshire before performing a "satanic ritual" in Kittery, according to court documents. Daniel Ouellet, 47, has been charged with obstructing someone to report a crime or injury by threatening them…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (13+ words) Benefits such as the return of sea-run fish should not be overlooked....

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1174+ words) Honey, come here," he said to his wife as he picked up a small purple jawbreaker and dropped it through the chimney." A few seconds later, it spit out the front, landing in a rainbow pile of other jawbreakers. That…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (172+ words) The federal excise tax for gasoline has been unchanged at 18. 4 cents per gallon since 1993. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 increased the federal gas tax by 4. 3 cents, according to the Federal Highway Administration, and it hasn't increased since then. The…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (843+ words) LEWISTON " The parents of a family that escaped a fire that destroyed their home Thursday on College Street say their 3-year-old daughter alerted them to the blaze as it was starting to spread. "Ayla came upstairs and was acting weird…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (884+ words) WASHINGTON " The Senate early Friday morning approved Homeland Security funds to pay Transportation Security Administration agents and most other agencies, but not the immigration enforcement operations at the heart of the budget impasse that has jammed airports, disrupted travel and…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (271+ words) The Republican-led bill, known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, passed the House of Representatives largely along party lines last week and comes as President Donald Trump has called for a nationalization of elections. It now advances…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (166+ words) A residence in Harpswell was destroyed in a fire in the early hours of the morning Friday. No one was seriously injured in the structure fire, which was reported around 2: 40 a. m. at 7 Hugh Ave. in Harpswell. Harpswell, Brunswick, Orr's Island and…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1060+ words) Over my career, I have covered a handful of milestone birthday celebrations of people turning 100-plus years-old, and all of them have been touching affairs that tug at the heartstrings, but this one was a little different. As I got…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (247+ words) Sea smoke rolls past a lobster boat at sunrise at Camp Ellis in Saco on a freezing cold morning Tuesday, December 9, 2025. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Sea smoke rolls past a lobster boat at sunrise at Camp Ellis in…...