The promoter of the concert series at Westbrook’s Rock Row development promised improvements last week, but is still researching ways to address noise issues after the first two concerts this year produced hundreds of complaints. A Press Herald survey of noise readings in Westbrook and Portland during a concert Saturday found that levels still exceeded […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — For the second consecutive year, the number of nesting piping plovers in Maine has climbed to record numbers. The Coastal Bird Project counted 83 nesting piping plovers this month, up from last year’s record of 68 and more than double the number of nesting pairs a decade ago. It’s a positive […]

BERWICK – The costume barn at Hackmatack Playhouse has droves of costumes, as in racks and trunks and boxes of just about anything from any era in any color you can think of. The containers are labeled by category – hats, scarves, veils, vests – and by scores and decades from the 1800s up to […]

BUXTON — A close Board of Selectman’s race in Buxton has spurred requests for a recount vote on June 29. There were six candidates running for two seats on the Buxton Board of Selectmen. Mark Blier was re-elected to the Board of Selectmen with 276 votes. Scott Warchol was elected to the board with 234 […]

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi, was buried under heavy security early on Tuesday, a day after his dramatic collapse and death inside a Cairo courtroom, his family and a member of his defense team said. Morsi’s family attended funeral prayers in the mosque of Cairo’s Tora prison, followed […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is working the phones to convince wary leaders in Asia and Europe that Iran was behind alleged attacks on shipping in a key Middle East oil route — and that it’s a problem for the whole international community to deal with, not just the United States. While […]

SACO — When Kenneth Cyr told his wife Theresa that he was going to bicycle about 500 miles from their home in St. Agatha to Old Orchard Beach, she knew he’d go through with it. “I wasn’t surprised. It was one more thing that Ken wanted to do,” she said Saturday morning outside the Hampton […]

BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from May 31 to June 7: • Brianna M. McGoon, 19, of Biddeford, was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle. • Eric W. Soletto, 26, of Biddeford, was arrested for an outstanding warrant. • Samantha E. Oakes, 23, of […]

SANFORD — Flag Day is celebrated June 14 in ceremonies across the country and in Sanford, the Sanford Elks Lodge #1470 honored Flag Day with an event on Saturday morning at Central Park, where the weekly Farmers’ Market was in full swing. Chaplain Shawn Hubbard gave a prayer asking for a blessing of the flag and […]