AUGUSTA — Officials from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection have announced that they will require the testing of all sludge material licensed for land application in the state for per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS). According to a press release, the DEP has set an aggressive schedule for testing which must be concluded before any sludge […]

SACO — Some walked to support loved ones living with cancer. Some walked in memory of those who died of the disease. Some walked to remember Mary Kerry Libby, for whom the walk is named; others, because, it is a tradition in Saco this time of year, because it was a beautiful day, and because […]

YORK COUNTY — Ingrid Creutz, 5, dipped a wooden spoon into a bowl of maple cream and took a taste. Then, the Steep Falls youngster, on a trip to Morin’s Sugar House in Limerick with her mother, just smiled. Was it good? She smiled wider. There’s no doubt about it, maple syrup — the real […]

LONDON (AP) — Singer and songwriter Scott Walker, whose hits with the Walker Brothers in the 1960s included “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore,” has died. He was 76. The record company 4AD announced the death on Monday. The Walker Brothers enjoyed a string of hits that also included “Make It Easy on Yourself.” Scott […]

Richard Paine Jr. spent his adult life amassing an antique automobile collection that has few rivals. In 1963 he founded the Seal Cove Auto Museum on the quiet side of Mount Desert Island to display his most-prized cars from the late 19th- and early 20th-century period known as the Brass Era. Despite its remote location, […]

His afternoon started with a “kith.” Sebastian Shields, a seventh-grader from Saco Middle School and champion of York County, was the last speller in the first round of the Maine State Spelling Bee. Three and a half hours later, he was also the last speller standing on the stage inside Hannaford Hall, a wide grin […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller has wrapped up his investigation, but whether the public will get answers to consequential questions about President Donald Trump and Russia remains to be seen. Attorney General William Barr is combing through Mueller’s report and will release at least some of his findings publicly. A look at what […]

WELLS — State Rep. Dan Hobbs, D-Wells, offered his support for, LD 656, An Act To Increase the Penalty for Passing a School Bus with Its Red Lights Flashing before the Legislature’s Transportation Committee on Thursday. The bill, which is sponsored by Rep. Richard Cebra, R-Naples, would allow the assessment of six demerit points on a driver’s […]

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — More than 450 passengers were airlifted off a cruise ship that got stranded off Norway’s western coast in bad weather before the rescue operation was suspended Sunday so the vessel could be towed to a nearby port, Norwegian authorities said. Five helicopters flying in the pitch dark took the evacuated passengers […]