LINCOLN — Three men used a chain saw to break into the home of a man they know Saturday night, then commenced to vandalize the place, Lincoln Police Chief William Lawrence said Monday. “They had taken a stolen chain saw from another residence and sawed the front porch post and around the door to gain […]

Her decision shined a national spotlight on the corrosive partisanship in Congress and opened the door for former Gov. Angus King to run as an independent and win her seat in November. Snowe’s decision to step down after 34 years in Congress — 16 years in the House and 18 years in the Senate — […]

STANDISH (AP) — Police say they used tear gas to force a domestic violence suspect from a home in Standish and arrest him. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department says 44-year-old Ralph Gaddy Jr. of the Buxton area is charged with domestic violence assault, terrorizing and causing a police standoff. He’s being jailed until he can […]

BARING (AP) — A grandmother has died in a two-vehicle crash on Route 1 in the eastern Maine community of Baring, while her 8-year-old grandson suffered minor injuries. State police said a pickup truck driven by 55-year-old Lynn Roderick of Princeton was heading north at about 2:20 p.m. Sunday when it attempted to pass another […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — As winter begins, an interactive, online calculator can help Maine homeowners estimate the costs of keeping warm and see how they can save money. The calculator is available on the LePage administration’s Energy Office website at www.maine.gov/energy. It allows homeowners to estimate their heating costs based on different types of fuels, their […]