Following an on-premises investigation, Sanford town officials allege the lessees of Mousam View Place, also known as 47 High Street, have violated town codes by allowing and promoting sexual activity at the site and have ordered them to stop. (TAMMY WELLS/Journal Tribune)

Rachael Macaulay and her daughter Kiera decorate a pumpkin during Harvest Fest in Kennebunk Saturday. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

KENNEBUNK — This was no ordinary Harvest Fest. The annual Kennebunk festival had all of its usual attractions: Pumpkin decorating, clusters of street vendors, and the parade down Main Street, comprised of baton twirlers and children dressed in Halloween costumes. But as Jake King brought his family to the former Mobil station lot on Saturday […]

SACO — After reviewing an opinion from Regional School Unit 23’s attorney regarding a possible conflict of interest, Roland “Ron” Michaud said he is still running for the RSU Board. Michaud and his wife, Hilda, are both employed at Thornton Academy. He is the help desk coordinator, while his wife is head of the school’s […]

Miri Gubler tosses downed tree limbs onto a pile of brush while joining volunteers in creating a clearing on the top of Ossipee Hill in North Waterboro on Tuesday. JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune

WATERBORO — As the highest point in town, Ossipee Hill has served for 224 years as an environment for locals to get outdoors, stretch their legs and take in the wonders of nature. Starting last Thursday, conservation workers set out to clear off the top of the hill, also known to residents as “Ossipee Mountain,” […]

Jason Ozoma crushes stones on a trail leading to the summit of Ossipee Hill in North Waterboro on Tuesday; the stones were used to slow the flow of water down one of the trail’s wetter paths. JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune

Matt Stone hauls downed tree limbs onto a pile of brush while joining volunteers in creating a clearing on the top of Ossipee Hill in North Waterboro on Tuesday. JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune

Biddeford Pawn and Loan at 193 Main St. in Biddeford is shown here. (Submitted photo/Courtesy of York County Sheriff’s Office)

BIDDEFORD — Suspects have been charged with burglary and theft in relation to numerous burglaries that have taken place in Biddeford and a pawn shop owner has been charged with receiving stolen property. According to Biddeford Police Chief Roger Beaupre, Jesse Seward, 28, and Nathan Poland, 30, both of Biddeford, were arrested on Oct. 3 […]