The old, long defunct sawmill at the intersection of routes 11 and 110 in West Newfield has been a local landmark for many years. TAMMY WELLS/Journal Tribune

AUGUSTA — A joint legislative committee is scheduled to wrap up discussions Tuesday on a proposed package of reforms designed to make the Maine workers’ compensation system more advantageous to injured workers. The Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee is expected to send an omnibus bill to the full House and Senate that contains several – […]

NAMCHE, Nepal (AP) — Scaling Mount Everest was a dream few realized before Nepal opened its side of the mountain to commercial climbing a half-century ago. This year the government issued a record number of permits, leading to traffic jams on the world’s highest peak that likely contributed to the greatest death toll in four […]

BUXTON — A driver apparently suffering from a medical problem crashed into a home on Turkey Lane in Buxton early Tuesday morning, but nobody inside the residence was hurt. According to Buxton Police, officers were summoned to 34 Turkey Lane about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and discovered that a 63-year-old Gorham man had hit the structure […]

SPRINGVALE —  A few years ago, not long after the Sanford Springvale Historical Society acquired the old Sanford Town Hall in Springvale, they quickly learned, after a driving spring rainstorm, that re-coating the metal roof of the structure wouldn’t be enough to keep the water outside. A new roof for the 1873 structure was an […]

KAWASAKI, Japan (AP) — A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming “I will kill you!” attacked a group of schoolgirls and adults as he walked toward a school bus parked at a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, killing two and injuring 16 before killing himself, officials said. Most of the […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Kennebunkport Police from April 26 to May 12, 2019: • Mohamed Madar, 49, of Portland, was issued a summons for assault after officers investigated an incident that occurred on April 8, 2019.  He is scheduled to appear at the Biddeford District Court on June […]

SACO — Hard work and talent truly does pay off. As evidence of that, Molly Scott, a graduating senior at Thornton Academy, is this year’s recipient of the Marcel ‘Mike’ Drapeau Alumni Band Scholarship, an award of $1,000. The scholarship award was announced at the Scholarship Benefit Concert held at the First Parish Congregational Church […]

A motorcycle passenger from New Hampshire was seriously injured early Monday evening in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Meadow Road (Route 121) and Poland Spring Road (Route 11) in Casco that shut down traffic for about an hour. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office responded with Casco Fire/Rescue around 5:30 p.m. to the crash, […]

BIDDEFORD — Just past Ram Island a mile out into Saco Bay, a University of New England boat pitched and bobbed in the choppy surf as a team of researchers hoisted a rope covered in 2 tons of kelp from the water. The long ribbons of brown seaweed glistened in the sun as they dangled […]