KENNEBUNK — School district and local officials held a press conference Thursday to address questions and concerns from the community after a school and day care center were closed due to two reported cases of the swine flu. Gov. John Baldacci directed School Administrative District 71 Superintendent Patrick Manuel to close Kennebunk Elementary School and […]

KENNEBUNK — Kennebunk Elementary School and the Crayon Academy day care center in Arundel are closed today due to two suspected cases of the swine flu. Governor John Baldacci announced the school closures Wednesday due to two children with the suspected H1N1 influenza, also known as the swine flu, according to a statement from the […]

ALFRED — Ross Morrill allegedly told police that he had been hearing voices for several days that told him his stepfather was going to hurt him and his mother. On Saturday afternoon, as his parents were outside washing their car, Morrill allegedly said he picked up a 30.06 rifle he had earlier hidden under his […]

Ross Morrill, 22, right, stands with his attorney Darren Locke during his first appearance at York County Superior Court in Alfred Tuesday. Morrill is accused of shooting and killing his stepfather, Robert Morrill, on Saturday in Acton. (DREW MCMULLIN/Journal Tribune)

ALFRED — A plaintiff who filed a complaint against the waste-to-energy incinerator in downtown Biddeford is asking that York County Superior Court reconsider its decision to dismiss the complaint. On April 16, Superior Court Justice Paul Fritzsche rendered his decision to dismiss, with prejudice, a case filed by Saco resident Mark Johnston against Maine Energy […]

ACTON — A 55-year-old Hopper Road man is dead and his son has been charged with killing him. Robert Morrill died at Goodall Hospital in Sanford Saturday afternoon, reportedly of a gunshot wound to the chest. Later Saturday, Maine State Police arrested and charged his son, Ross Morrill, 22, with murder in connection with his […]

Maine State Police Sgt. Kevin Burton spoke briefly with reporters outside the entrance to 1009 Hopper Road in Acton Saturday, where police believe 22-year-old Ross Morrill shot his father, Robert, 55, in the chest with a hunting rifle. The elder Morrill died a short time later at Goodall Hospital in Sanford. Ross Morrill has been […]

BIDDEFORD — A civil complaint filed by Saco resident Mark Johnston, alleging the waste-to-energy incinerator in Biddeford’s downtown produced a nuisance odor, was dismissed April 16 by York County Superior Court Justice Paul A. Fritzsche. The case against Maine Energy Recovery Company was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be filed again in Superior Court. […]

AUGUSTA — A legislative hearing to extend gay marriage to Maine took on the atmosphere of a religious revival Wednesday as ministers made impassioned speeches for and against the bill before thousands of cheering spectators packed into a civic arena. Gay couples also took turns pleading for recognition of their partnerships, while opponents warned that […]