WELD — A woman was rescued from Tumbledown Mountain on Sunday afternoon after she was injured while hiking, according to Maine forest rangers. Rangers were called at about 2 p.m. to assist the Maine Warden Service, NorthStar EMS and other Franklin County rescue workers. Chief Ranger Pilot John Crowley flew a helicopter from Augusta and […]

Maine’s newest concert venue at Westbrook’s Rock Row development finished its first show Sunday evening, but not before neighbors for miles around complained of the noise. Thumping bass and booming music from hip-hop and funk artist Anderson .Paak carried through the mild spring evening as far as Pride’s Corner and into the Back Cove area […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Holzhauer’s “Jeopardy” winning streak is still going and he may be on track to surpass Ken Jennings’ record earnings in the next month. Holzhauer on Monday won his 28th straight game with an additional $130,222 in winnings, the second highest single-day sum ever recorded on the show. The professional sports […]

DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Presidential biographer Edmund Morris, best known for writing a book about the life of Ronald Reagan, has died. He was 78. Morris died Friday in a hospital in Danbury, Connecticut, a day after suffering a stroke, his wife, Sylvia Jukes Morris, told The Associated Press on Monday. “We at Random House […]

TOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he is not “personally bothered” by recent short-range missile tests that North Korea conducted this month, breaking with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is hosting the president on four-day state visit full of pageantry Standing beside Trump at a news conference after hours of talks, Abe disagreed […]

ARUNDEL  — Across America, many choose to use Memorial Day Weekend as a way to connect with family and neighbors and that’s exactly how participants felt attending Sunday’s Memorial Day Remembrance in Arundel. Held at the Arundel Fire Station on Limerick Road, Arundel families and neighbors gathered to pay tribute to the sacrifices and lives […]

KENNEBUNK – The Kennebunk Farmers’ Market will accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cards beginning Saturday, June 1. SNAP helps millions of low-income individuals and families to have a healthy, nutritious diet through the purchase of eligible foods. The program is administered by the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Kennebunk […]

KENNEBUNK — The 33rd Annual Meeting and Celebration for United Way of York County was held at Village by the Sea in Wells and included the election of new board members. Newly elected to serve on the board are Susan Austin of MSAD 60, Lynn Brandsma of the University of New England, Jud Knox of York […]

SANFORD — The music was loud, the cheers were enthusiastic, and the welcome was “wow” at Sanford High School  as students approached the entrance to the school building on Friday morning. The idea was to help students feel welcome and valued. On Friday afternoon, students turned that around, letting school staff – teachers, ed techs, […]