People & Places: New Dimensions Federal Credit Union welcomes new financial education coordinator; Bert Languet attends investing summit in Boston; Thomas College announces two new Board of Trustee members; and Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley receives $50,000 in honor of community leader Richard 'Dick' O’Connor.

They call it the Cosmic Crisp, and growers have already planted 12 million trees.

The Skowhegan Savings chief executive officer talks about the importance of planning for a succession in leadership.

Nationwide, the Justice Department is disbursing $273 million to improve public safety and serve crime victims in native communities.

As of late Saturday night, about 5,200 were still without power following this week's nor'easter.

For the past three years, they almost uniformly defended the president.

The Legion has done 'a wonderful job providing for the town,' said Raymond Soucy, 94, one of Saturday's honored vets.

Local retailers and importers of European wines and cheeses are trying to buffer their customers from sticker shock, and hope that any price hikes resulting from new tariffs are temporary.

Game wardens pulled the canoeists from Ripogenus Lake after high winds caused 2 of the canoes to overturn, sending 5 people into the water.

The veteran the character actor was a foil to Bea Arthur's feminist wife in 1970s sitcom.

In a series of tweets, the presidential candidate calls Hillary Clinton the 'personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long.'

Providers don't disclose the scope of outages or predict when service will be restored – because they don't want to, and because they can't.

Establishment Democrats see the Massachusetts senator as too risky in the general election but question whether the former vice president can win the nomination.

The president says he is nominating Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to replace the departing secretary.

A Republican congressman speaks out publicly and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he now supports impeaching President Trump.

An Owls Head mini-pumper truck is considered a loss, and the cost of replacing it is estimated at $500,000.

The State Department has completed its internal investigation into the former secretary of state's use of a private email system.

Per-ton rates paid the town as host fees will increase as the Crossroads Landfill operator expands the facility's operations and extends its life to 2041, according to the agreement.

Bryce Wilson, 18, is being held without bail at the Oxford County Jail.

From doughnuts to noodle bowls, the new offerings are geared to capitalize on the capital's large daytime population and growing downtown neighborhood.

They warn their 189 member countries that the divisions threaten to worsen the impact of a global slowdown.

A letter Mayor Nick Isgro posted on his personal Facebook page says that councilors, blinded by hatred, took part in a 'preconceived plot' to attack him Tuesday, when resident Bob Vear criticized the mayor.

The agency raps the aircraft manufacturer for a delay in disclosing employees' instant messages about the now-grounded jet.

The actress, known for her opposition to the Vietnam War, is picking up where she left off with civil disobedience nearly a half-century ago.

During her Las Vegas show, the pop star invited a fan onstage who picked her up and lost balance.

Residents will be asked to OK the town joining a coalition looking into bringing high-speed broadband to the region. 

Ashton Heald, 19, of Madison is charged in a campus incident April 2.

The announcement comes late in a heated mayoral campaign, with incumbent Ethan Strimling's campaign trading ethics complaints with a Portland political action committee formed to oppose his re-election.

The accident closed lower Church Street for the afternoon, as workers from Reed & Reed broke down the concrete into smaller pieces for removal.

A woman from Farmington and a man from Strong died in March.

Anheuser-Busch is seeking an injunction to prevent MillersCoors from “accessing, using or disclosing” the Bud Light and Michelob Ultra beer recipes.

Augusta area police reports for Oct. 18, 2019.

Canopy by Hilton, a boutique-style hotel with a rooftop bar, is expected to open in the spring of 2021.

The proposal comes as some lobstermen are sounding the alarm that the increase in fish and shellfish farming in the state's waters could limit their ability to lay traps.

A spokesman says ‘Bath Iron Works is honored to build DDG 134 in the spirit of its namesake, an inspiring example of bravery, compassion and sacrifice.’

The men and two juveniles are accused of redeeming false reward points at Gould's Service Station.

The former director of Hatch Hill, who was promoted to public works director in 2011, has continued to oversee the landfill but said the work has gotten to be too much.

The state's estimate of unemployed people in the Portland metro area was even lower, at 1.9%.

The emerald ash borer, one of the most destructive invasive insects in the country, had previously been found in small pockets in Aroostook and York counties.

Waterville area police reports for Friday, Oct. 18, 2019.

Andrew Waite was found with a 2010 Ferrari, 100 pounds of pot and more than $200,000 in cash in warehouses in Turner.

The attack comes a day after a United Nations report said that Afghan civilians are dying in record numbers in the country's increasingly brutal war.

Police arrested Tyler Malmstrom of Sebago on unrelated charges this week, and Sanford police have charged him with stalking and criminal threatening.

Central Maine Power warns customers in hard-hit areas that it could be days before power is restored.

The Caribou native and fellow astronaut Christina Koch accomplish the feat when they replaced a battery charger outside the space station orbiting 250 miles above Earth.

No decisions were made at Thursday's meeting, which kicked off the mascot selection process after the school board voted to retire its controversial "Indians" nickname for high school sports teams.

Sweetser will step down in May 2020 as the leader of the organization that champions Maine's Alpine and Nordic ski industries.

While the complaint by the incumbent's campaign says Unite Portland failed to file disclosure reports and concealed a consultant's identity, a group opposing Ethan Strimling's re-election says his operation failed to report in-kind contributions.

Medical professionals and human rights advocates say the trend has a chilling effect on immigrant populations around the country.

The president and House speaker have very different takes on an encounter in the Cabinet Room.

A woman told police she was knocked unconscious and tied up for hours before she escaped.

Danielle Larochelle, 32, was indicted on charges of manslaughter and operating under the influence that resulted in death.

Daniel Brown Jr., 17, of Kingfield was riding his skateboard on the edge of Route 142 when a car driven by Isaac Moody of Kingfield allegedly struck him and took off, police said.

The Wednesday morning blaze destroyed a farmhouse at 182 Foundry Road.

The pontiff praises the Anglican convert who became an influential, unifying figure in both the Anglican and Catholic churches.

The Church of Jesus of Christ of Latter-day Saints changes its position just months after saying it wouldn't stand in the way of a similar measure.

The portion of Americans with no religious affiliation is rising significantly, in tandem with a sharp drop in the percentage that identifies as Christians.

The former Texas governor has been energy secretary since March 2017, making him one of the longest-serving members of the president's Cabinet.

Nicholas Blanchard pleaded guilty to a felony, but the conviction will be reduced to a misdemeanor next year if he follows the terms of the agreement.

Maine's share of the multistate settlement is a little more than $1.5 million, according to Attorney General Aaron M. Frey.

The Passamaquoddy’s attorney was the victim of a state-sponsored conspiracy while doing work that led to the Indian land claims settlement act.

Tong Jiang, who has owned the restaurant for four years, has never failed a health inspection, according to Robert Long of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, including the most recent inspection performed on Wednesday.

Producers of premium agricultural items such as French wine, Italian Parmesan and Spanish olives face a 25 percent tariff increase Friday.

The House speaker is proceeding with legislation allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription prices with drugmakers.

Prosecutors say a man who fled Massachusetts 16 years ago and was arrested in Maine this summer will be arraigned in connection with a pair of unsolved rapes from the 1990s

A resident reported the dog missing Wednesday and told police she suspected coyotes, but there was no evidence that a wild canine was involved, police said.

Maine's secretary of state has certified the voter signatures on a petition that calls for voters to decide on the law ending religious and philosophical exemptions for childhood vaccines.

The Marine Corps confirmed Thursday that René Gagnon had been mistakenly identified among the group of six men credited with having been photographed while raising a large U.S. flag on Feb. 23, 1945 — a revelation that stirred memories for Joseph Owen of a quiet man who shied away from the limelight.

Health officials say the shortage is only temporary and supplies of the high-dose shots often used by seniors will be available soon.

Winthrop interim Superintendent Cornelia Brown said the student threatened to "harm students" at the high school early Thursday morning.

Juul, the best-selling e-cigarette brand in the U.S., has been besieged by scrutiny, including multiple investigations by Congress, the Food and Drug Administration and several state attorneys general.

Waterville area police reports for Oct. 17, 2019.

The vehicles were among those en route from multiple departments to a fire that destroyed a six-car garage and damaged a home on Clark Island.

Saturday’s annual event at Togus will provide medical services, housing connections and other support to homeless veterans across Maine.

The 59-page report by a Boston-area law firm says officials did not take appropriate steps to investigate allegations by Rosa Slack, who filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission in 2018.

The idea of holding the meeting of world leaders at a resort owned by the president has been criticized by government ethics watchdogs.

Roast magazine, which covers the specialty coffee industry, recognized the Maine coffee company.

Jamie "Booger" Betances, of Rochester, N.Y., was sentenced to 126 months in prison and three years of supervised release by Judge John A. Woodcock.