A tick identification card, issued by the Maine Centers for Disease Control, shows the difference between deer ticks and the similar-looking dog ticks, which do not transmit Lyme disease. (COURTESY MAINE CDC)

Rosemary Whitney, owner of Focal Point Gardens on Route 111 in Arundel, stands by just some of the 300 to 400 trees and shrubs targeted by vandals overnight Wednesday into Thursday. The vandals doused the rootballs with diesel fuel and slashed tires and punctured radiators on all eight company vehicles. York County Sheriff’s Office is […]

Most people who regularly enjoy the outdoors are familiar with ticks, but few understand how dangerous the parasites can be. If they are not removed within 24 hours of attaching, deer ticks can transmit Lyme disease caused by a bacterium that can lead to debilitating symptoms if left untreated. For Jeanne Meggison of Kennebunk, the […]

Biddeford teen Alex Hoey walks through a thatch of high grass last week at Rotary Park while taking a break from skateboarding. High grass is a common hiding place for ticks, which can transmit Lyme disease. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

A ‘person of interest’ in the investigation of a Norway Bank branch robbery is taken into custody this afternoon.

BEIJING China tightens school security after third classroom attack Armed police will patrol schools in China’s capital after a farmer attacked kindergarten students with a hammer, then burned himself to death Friday in the third classroom assault in as many days. The government ordered schools across the country to tighten security, and anxious parents of […]

Attorneys for Karen McCaul say she is not guilty in the stabbing death of a Troy man.

SACO — The Historic Preservation Commission has asked for the appeal of the demolition of the former Bay View Convent Building. The city attorney has since stated the board has no standing. The Historic Preservation Commission began in March to review the building, located at 187 Bayview Road, to determine if the building, built in […]

Brothers Cole Binette, left, and Mason Binette look at home-made faerie houses Wednesday at the Kennebunk Free Library as grandfather, Mike Grenier, looks on. Children have been submitting the fantastical creations over the past couple of weeks, which will be featured at the library’s annual Faerie Festival, part of Kennebunk’s May Day Celebration, Saturday at […]

KENNEBUNK — A house made of pine cones, birch tree bark and acorns may not sound like an ideal place to rest one’s feet. But for a faerie, it’s the very definition of perfection. Brothers Cole and Mason Binette can attest to that. The Binettes are among dozens of children who have put together their […]