Wreaths Across America recently named the City of Collinsville a top contributor for its annual campaign. Every December, the nonprofit based out of Columbia Falls, Maine, coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, and at more than 1,600 graveyards across the country. It also recognizes top sponsorship groups for excellence in serving their communities.

PORTLAND, Maine — Of all the high school infielders the Red Sox have taken in the upper rounds of the draft over the last five years, Matthew Lugo is a bit of a forgotten man. Maybe it’s because Lugo is part of a brutal 2019 Red Sox draft class that has produced just two fringe major leaguers (Chris Murphy and Brandon Walter) in five years’ time. Maybe it’s because other infielders, like Nick Yorke, Marcelo Mayer, Mikey Romero, Nazzan Zanetello and Antonio Anderson have gotten more attention, having been drafted...

WELLS, Maine — At Bake Maine, a new breakfast, lunch and pastry shop, there’s a savory sandwich called The Brandon that includes a baked egg, bacon, ham and sausage, all topped with cheddar, American cheese, dijonnaise, arugula, tomato, and avocado, all tucked in between a ciabatta bun. Never heard of The Brandon? There’s a reason for that. It’s unique to Bake Maine, which is owned by Wells natives Kristen and Doug Perry and opened at 2178 Post Road on Friday, May 3. According to Doug, Brandon was just a customer...

BRIDGTON – Saundra Kay Morton Dodd of Bridgton died on May 4, 2024, after a long illness. Sandy was born on Nov. 11, 1953, in New Mexico and settled in Maine. She leaves behind her loving husband Scott Dodd after 25 years together; her children Justin Paul Hannaford and Jaimie Lynn Hannaford of Portland; grandchildren Noah, Tanner, Jesse, Izabella, Bailey, Lucian, Dylan; her siblings Donald Morton and Mary Ann Kasperson; and her many, many dear friends, especially Deanna Flannigan. Sandy had a deep passion for her cats, cooking shows, and...

BRUNSWICK – Shirley Jane Chace died on April 24, 2024, at her home in Brunswick. She was born in New York City on June 2, 1931, to Fred Shirley Chace and Mildred Matilda Ziegler Chace, who owned a small butcher and grocery shop in Tuckahoe, N.Y. As a child, she swam in the Long Island Sound during her summers becoming a freestyle champion as a teen. She rode the train to Manhattan to see Broadway shows, instilling in her a lifelong love of the arts, and sat in the stands...

PHIPPSBURG – Hope Ann Wallace Horning, 43, of West Point, Maine, passed away on April 23, 2024 at her family home. Hope was born on June 27, 1980 in Bath, to Michael R Wallace and Susan Gilliam Wallace. From the age of two Hope lived in Washington state, Alabama and Germany returning to West Point at the age of nine. Hope attended Morse High School. She gave birth to her cherished son, Tyler Horning in 2000 and married his father, Luke Horning in 2005. Hope was passionate about animals, especially...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A man in Maine stole a police cruiser on Monday before crashing, exchanging gunfire with police and stealing another police vehicle in a chase that created a chaotic scene in a mostly rural part of the state, police said. Police said the man, who is unhoused, was being transported to a jail by Paris police when he was able to steal a police cruiser while handcuffed. He then crashed on Route 117 in Paris, about 50 miles (80.47 kilometers) north of Portland, police said. Officers confronted...

Boston Celtics' Payton Pritchard (11) heads up court after making a 3-pointer during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Payton Prichard scored a career-high 31 points and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 131-98 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.Pritchard added 11 assists for his second double-double this season and helped the Celtics avoid losing three consecutive games in a season for the first time since 2010-11.Luke Kornet finished with 16 points and...

A bill to restrict paramilitary training in Maine in response to a neo-Nazi who wanted to create a training center for a “blood tribe” was signed into law by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday. The law, which the governor signed without public comment, allows the attorney general to file for a court injunction to stop paramilitary training that's intended to sow civil disorder — and to bring charges that carry a penalty of up to a year in jail. Rep. Laurie Osher of Orono introduced the bill after a...

The Maine Senate endorsed a series of bills Friday night that would require mandatory background checks for private gun sales, create a 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases and ban bump stocks and other rapid-fire devices. The Senate also voted to study whether the state should allow residents to voluntarily waive their rights to purchase or receive firearms. A bill that would allow civil lawsuits against gun manufacturers who irresponsibly market and sell firearms failed. All of the bills will face additional votes before any progress to the governor’s desk....