The Lamartine was carrying granite blocks from Stonington, Maine, when it sank off Gloucester 120 years ago.

Prosecutors say Francis Smith III had a shotgun and a handgun when he went to the Verso Paper Androscoggin Mill in Jay on March 14 and kept the manager hostage.

Funeral services are planned for Saturday morning in Bedford, N.Y., with burial to follow in Hyannisport, Mass., where the Kennedy family has a compound.

At issue is a scheme to use about $1 million from two wealthy campaign donors to hide the Democrat’s pregnant mistress Rielle Hunter as he ran for the White House in 2008.

Gov. Martin O’Malley is a rising star in the Democratic Party and Democratic Governors Association chair.

An Augusta man who died in a construction accident Tuesday might have been a family man who loved his children, as his ex-wife says. However, Robert Marandes Rodriques was also a convicted sex offender, burglar and thief with a lengthy criminal record.

AUGUSTA — Republicans passed a bill Thursday to lower income taxes further in the future, but Democrats expressed concern that the measure creates ongoing deficits.