AUGUSTA (AP) — Lawmakers on Tuesday started considering a proposal to grant lobster licenses to dozens of people who have been on the waiting list for years. Maine uses a waiting list system to allow new people into its lucrative lobster fishery, and critics of the system have complained that it takes too long to […]
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South Coast Senior College to host open house
WELLS — South Coast Senior College at York County Community College in Wells is preparing to hosts its 2019 Spring Semester Registration Open House. The event will be conducted from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at the college, which is located at 112 College Drive in Wells. Adults, ages 50 and up, are […]
Motorist dies following turnpike crash in Wells
WELLS — A Worcester, Massachusetts motorist died at Maine Medical Center in Portland on Monday night following a single-vehicle crash on the Maine Turnpike in Wells earlier in the day. Con Van Huynh, 46, lost control of the vehicle in the northbound lanes. Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said that the SUV which Huynh […]
Makin’ the rounds for literacy
SACO — Students, teachers, school board members and other elected officials have all been challenged to open a book and read aloud to a child. Acting Commissioner of Education A. Pender Makin launched the state-wide, month-long, literacy program at Young School on Monday morning, which serves students from kindergarten to second grade in Saco. Participants […]
Bonbons for Bonbon: Cards, donations sought to help animal rescue
SANFORD — Bonbon is a sweet kitty with glossy black fur and a white spot smack dab in the middle of his chest. Bonbon likes to cuddle and he likes to play. He is a charming feline. Bonbon is also one lucky kitty — lucky because a year ago when his owner called Another Chance […]
Saco to host public meeting about jetty
SACO — The city of Saco is seeking feedback from residents as it continues to work with the Army Corps of Engineers on a proposal to mitigate beach erosion caused by the Saco River jetty. The city is hosting a public information session at City Hall from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. The jetty […]
Paris apartment fire kills eight; police suspect arson
PARIS (AP) — A fire in a Paris apartment building early Tuesday that authorities suspect was an arson attack killed eight people and sent residents fleeing to the roof or climbing out their windows to escape. A 40-year-old female resident was detained at the scene as police opened an investigation into voluntary arson resulting in […]
Trump campaign takes steps to prevent a challenge within GOP
WASHINGTON — Worried about a potential Republican primary challenge, President Donald Trump’s campaign has launched a state-by-state effort to prevent an intraparty fight that could spill over into the general-election campaign. The nascent initiative has been an intense focus in recent weeks and includes taking steps to change state party rules, crowd out potential rivals […]
‘Young and the Restless’ actor Kristoff St. John dead at 52
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kristoff St. John, who played the struggling alcoholic and ladies’ man Neil Winters for 27 years on ”Young and the Restless ,” has died. He was 52. Los Angeles police were called to his home Sunday and his body was turned over to the coroner. The cause of death was not immediately […]
Maine man accused of killing fellow prison inmate pleads not guilty
ROCKLAND — A 34-year-old Thomaston man accused of killing a fellow inmate at the state prison farm pleaded not guilty Monday at his initial court appearance. Zachary Titus is charged with murder in connection to the death of Dana R. Bartlett, 28, on June 24, 2018, at the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren. Titus said he […]