The tide is starting to turn on efforts to let ‘dental therapists’ bring tooth care to rural areas
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St. Rose of Lima Parish event planned
Mass, dinner and reception planned for Aug. 24.
Why did Trump’s ‘judge whisperer’ buy a house on the Maine coast?
Leonard Leo, a central figure in the Brett Kavanaugh nomination, bought the Northeast Harbor mansion last fall. This month, it hosted a fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins that drew protesters.
Rash of burglaries hits Portland restaurants, stores
Police don’t yet know whether the break-ins – at least six in the past three weeks – are connected.
New Hampshire motorcyclist, 51, killed in Bridgton wreck
Timothy McNamara’s bike struck a utility pole on Kansas Road around 11 p.m. Friday, police say.
Bizarre counterfeit bills targeting readers of Jewish authors found in Brunswick library
The bills, some that resemble so-called Confederate dollars, have a Christian evangelical theme.
Developer envisions restaurants, bed-and-breakfast at Fort Gorges
The group Friends of Fort Gorges opposes the idea, but the developer says it’s the best way to raise money to preserve the Casco Bay landmark.
China’s paramilitary police conduct exercises across from Hong Kong
They march and practice crowd-control tactics at a sports complex in Shenzhen in what some interpret as a threat against pro-democracy protesters.
U.S. plans to sell F-16 fighters to Taiwan
The decision by the Trump administration is highly controversial because China fiercely opposes all arms sales to Taiwan, which it regards as a renegade province.
Medical examiner rules Jeffrey Epstein’s death a suicide by hanging
Epstein’s lawyers say they are ‘not satisfied’ with the conclusions and will conduct their own investigation.