KENNEBUNK — It’s been quite a journey from attending high school classes at Kennebunk High School to being honored as one of the top public health officials in America, but that’s exactly the path that Captain David E. Harvey has been on. Harvey, a 1988 graduate of Kennebunk High, is a Commissioned Corps Officer of the […]

CASCO — A Poland man was killed Wednesday afternoon when his motorcycle and a pickup truck collided at Routes 121 and 11. Police said 52-year-old Robert Hollingshead was dead when emergency crews arrived at the 5 p.m. wreck. Deputies from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office shut down a section of the road as emergency crews […]

AUGUSTA — A state agriculture official said Wednesday that initial tests of Maine milk for the presence of “forever chemicals” showed “excellent” results, with all the samples testing below the state’s reporting limit for the substances that are causing health concerns nationwide. But members of a task force acknowledged that additional testing – and a lot more financial […]

CHESTERVILLE — When her 4-year-old German shepherd went missing May 4, 2018, Cindy Ross was confident they would be reunited, even as the days turned into weeks and months. “I’m an avid prayer, so I had faith that she would come back,” Ross said Wednesday afternoon. “Other than going out and looking for her from […]

Maine child welfare officials closed their case involving Kendall Chick almost 10 months before the girl died from abuse at the hands of her primary caretaker, according to new information released Tuesday. Before closing the case, state officials visited the home of Stephen Hood, Kendall’s paternal grandfather, and Shawna Gatto, his fiancé, only twice – […]

SANFORD — When Trish Moulton was a girl growing up on Long Island, New York, like many, she took dance lessons. Her instructor was a Rockette. “It was a very disciplined class,” she recalled. “We would do kicks until they were perfect. They had to be perfect.” While Moulton wants those taking lessons at her […]

SANFORD — Those with a prescription for medical marijuana may soon be able to consult their caregiver and fill their prescription in an office in Sanford instead of in a parking lot or some other similar location. The Sanford City Council is poised to hold a second reading to consider amendments to the current medical […]

HONOLULU (AP) — Beth Chapman, who co-starred with her husband on the “Dog the Bounty Hunter” reality TV show and later spoke out against some bail reform measures as a leader of a national bail agents’ organization, has died. Chapman died early Wednesday at Queen’s Medical Center after an almost 2-year battle with cancer, Mona […]

KENNEBUNK — United Way of York County has been selected to administer a $74,641 grant from the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program that will provide additional resources to local organizations that meet these basic needs. United Way has been designated to provide the administrative support for EFSP’s fund distribution through a local board […]