YORK COUNTY — March brings the beginning of spring, and here in Maine, March also brings Maine Maple Sunday. Maine Maple Sunday, now in it’s 36th year, is traditionally held on the fourth Sunday of March. It’s a celebration of the state’s official sweetener, maple syrup. Syrup producers from across the state open the doors […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A Civil War flag that was carried by a Maine regiment into battles in Louisiana and Texas and later passed down by a family in Colorado completed a 156-year journey through history last week when it arrived back in Maine. War-torn and tattered but protected in a wooden frame, the flag was […]

SACO — Officials in Saco have launched an investigation following allegations of misconduct against the city’s police chief and deputy chief, the city administrator said Monday Police Chief Raynald Demers and Deputy Chief Corey Huntress were placed on paid administrative leave on Friday for reasons that have not yet been publicly disclosed. City Administrator Kevin Sutherland said […]

HALLOWELL — After 14 years, Deb Fahy is stepping down as executive director of the downtown Harlow Gallery. Fahy has served as executive director for the landmark art space since 2004. She told the Kennebec Journal in October 2018 that she was instrumental in instituting strategic plans that helped the gallery grow. “My time at […]

The Saco police chief and a deputy chief were placed on paid administrative leave Friday and city officials plan to hire a third-party investigator. City Administrator Kevin Sutherland notified police department employees of the decision in an internal memo that was obtained by NewsCenter Maine (WCSH/WLBZ). Sutherland did not tell employees why Chief Raynald Demers and […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs like “Miserlou” and “Let’s Go Trippin’” earned him the title King of the Surf Guitar, has died at age 81. His former bassist Sam Bolle says Dick Dale passed away Saturday night. No other details were available. Dale liked to say […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Residents in parts of southwestern Iowa were forced out of their homes Sunday as a torrent of Missouri River water flowed over and through levees, putting them in a situation similar to hundreds of people in neighboring Nebraska who have been displaced by the late-winter flood. Heavy rainfall and snowmelt have […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A new, troublesome topic hovered over the St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York this year: Britain’s failed Brexit deal with the European Union that could squeeze Ireland’s economy. But nothing could put a damper on the largest American celebration of Irish heritage on Saturday, with tens of thousands of marchers […]

LIMERICK  — York County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a suspect they believe vandalized a vehicle parked at the Town Hall. According to York County Sheriff William L. King Jr., deputies investigating a report of vandalism at the Limerick Town Hall on Thursday discovered a vehicle that had been scratched down to the bare metal, causing […]

BIDDEFORD — Catholic Charities Maine today announced that two of its programs have been awarded a one-year grant from United Way of York County totaling $33,000. Independent Support Services will receive a total grant of $8,000 to support outreach to senior citizens in the community and homemaker services that enable them to remain living independently in their home. […]