Attack ads work. It’s been said before. Last week, when a pair of polls showed a tightening race for a U.S. Senate seat from Maine, political pundits were saying it again. They referred to more than $1.7 million in advertising from outside groups presumably responsible for chopping a 20-point lead by independent front-runner Angus King […]

WASHINGTON — They’ve been called devastating, disastrous and, most recently, labeled by the White House as “bad policy” that was never intended to be implemented.

WASHINGTON — In one of their final actions before leaving town to finish campaigning, senators voted early Saturday morning to approve a temporary spending measure that eliminates the threat of a politically embarrassing government shutdown one month before Election Day.

IN ANSON, Friday, at 1:15 p.m., reported burglary was investigated on River Road.

FARMINGTON — The robbery of the Walmart pharmacy on Wilton Road led police to arrest a 27-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man in a nearby motel room on Friday.

WINTHROP — The Kennebec Land Trust plans to preserve two parcels of land in town, and wants the public to take a look.