DAYTON — Dayton Consolidated School has made national news for embracing American Sign Language in order to communicate with a hearing-impaired kindergartner. Students and staff are learning sign language to communicate with 6-year-old Morey Belanger, and the school has posters through out the school to assist in the learning process. Morey and her school have […]

South Portland firefighters were called to Main Street around noon Wednesday to rescue a dog stuck on the roof of a building. When the crew of Ladder 45 arrived, they faced a daunting task. The dog turned out to be a full-grown St. Bernard named Bear. Bear had somehow broken through a second floor window […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sylvia Miles, an actress and Manhattan socialite whose brief, scene-stealing appearances in the films “Midnight Cowboy” and “Farewell, My Lovely” earned her two Academy Award nominations, died Wednesday. Miles died in an ambulance in New York on the way to a hospital after complaining to a home health care worker that […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal with Mexico to stem the flow of migrants at the southern border, the two countries appear unable to agree on exactly what’s in it. Stung by criticism that the agreement mostly ramps up border protection efforts already underway, Trump on Monday hinted […]

SACO — Residents in Saco approved a nearly $40.5 million fiscal year 2020 school budget in a 389 to 204 vote on Tuesday. The $40.5 million school budget on Tuesday’s ballot was one that had been approved by the Saco City Council on March 13 and was nearly $1.4 million less than the budget proposal […]

SANFORD – The following people were arrested or issued a summons by Sanford Police May 25 to June 10: • A 14-year-old was issued a summons charging assault on Boyd Street. • Kate F. Pimental, 23, Acton, was arrested and charged with operating under the influence at the intersection of Mill Street and Reed Court. […]

YORK COUNTY — The towns of Buxton and Dayton held local elections on Tuesday. In Buxton, Mark Blier was re-elected to the Board of Selectmen with 276 votes. Scott Warchol was elected to the board with 234 votes, filling a seat vacated by Clifford Emery. Warchol won by a slim margin, besting candidate Thomas Peters […]

KENNEBUNK — Residents in Kennebunk, Arundel and Kennebunkport approved the Regional School Unit 21 fiscal year 2020 $50.3 million budget by about 71 percent of the vote. The three towns collectively voted 1,277 to 528 to approve the budget.  Kennebunk, residents voted 896 to 368, Kennebunkport residents voted 286 to 85 and Arundel residents voted […]

BIDDEFORD — On Tuesday, Biddeford voters approved the education budget, the only question they were asked to vote on at the polling place at the Tiger Gym at Biddeford High School. At 196-58, the vote was overwhelming in favor of the K-12 $38.9 million expenditure budget — which includes about $689,500 for adult education. However, […]