Federal and state law enforcement officers spent much of Friday evening searching this home at 60 Avery Road in Alfred after arresting Robert Infante, 47, who lives there, on federal explosives charges. Investigators found and detonated a number of pipe bombs and also discovered more than 100 marijuana plants growing in the basement. Infante is […]

BIDDEFORD — A casino, pig roast, brewfest and La Kermesse Idol auditions were some of the activities that took place on Friday, the first day of the 28th annual festival that celebrates the city’s rich Franco-American heritage. This year the La Kermesse Franco-Americaine festival is being held at a new venue, at the Biddeford Ice […]

The Budweiser Clydesdales pull a wagon during the La Kermesse parade in 2007. (Journal Tribune File Photo)

Drew Mann assembles a bungee-jump ride outside the ice arena in Biddeford on Friday in preparation of the La Kermesse Festival, which will be scaled down from previous years. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

ALFRED — A York County Superior Court jury will begin deliberations today in the murder trial of Darlene George and her brother, Jeffrey Williams. Jurors must decide whether or not the two took part in the murder of Darlene George’s husband, Winston George. Winston George was found dead of asphyxiation in the basement of his […]

Assistant Attorney General Lisa Marchese addresses the jury Thursday during closing statements at the York County Courthouse. Darlene George and Jeffrey Williams are on trial for charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder in relation to the June 2008 death of Winston George, Darlene George’s husband. (LIZ GOTTHELF/Journal Tribune)

SANFORD — Thirty workers at Evonik Cyro will be laid off in the fourth quarter of this year as the company closes a production line in an effort to streamline its manufacturing operation. Employees were to be told the news at midday, said Plant Manager Drew Scott. He said the workers, many of whom are […]

DAYTON — York County Sheriff Maurice Ouellette said he has met with leaders of the Outlaw Motorcycle Association and doesn’t expect any problems when the bikers gather at their compound on Hollis Road for a memorial to a fallen brother Saturday. The biker’s memorial for Thomas “Tomcat” Mayne, 58, who was killed in a shoot-out […]

KENNEBUNK — Arundel students will no longer be required to attend Thornton Academy Middle School after the 2010-11 school year, the Regional School Unit 21 board of directors decided  Monday night. The contract between the Town of Arundel and the Thornton Academy Middle School will be terminated as of June 30, 2011, which will then […]

Chelsea, left, and Kimberly Grant consult a GPS unit while searching for hidden containers in the woods behind Mildred L. Day School in Arundel on Tuesday. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)