OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The aunt of an Old Orchard Beach man who killed his grandmother believes he deserves the life sentence he received.Derek Poulin, 29, was convicted of murder and sentenced to a life sentence and a concurrent 30-year sentence for arson by Justice John O’Neil in York County Superior Court in 2015. He […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — A novel challenge originating in a Kennebunkport eatery is hoping to pepper York County diners with artwork and in the process give a boost to local charities. Jackson Yordon, who operates the Salt and Honey Restaurant teamed up with event planner and artist Danie Connolly to come up with a unique way to […]

SANFORD — One of first jobs Bill Kostis performed at Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport was painting numbers on one of the runways. He was in high school at the time — he graduated in 1966. One of his other jobs in those days involved keeping the 1942 Westinghouse beacon in good order. “I used to […]

SACO — Students from Thornton Academy took part in a project to bring awareness to storm drains and help reduce pollution entering Goosefare Brook. The students recently partnered with the Goosefare Restoration Project and with spray paint and stencils, painted reminders near storm drains in Saco’s King Street neighborhood that water that goes down the […]

SACO — In the span of a few short years, a initiative of the Catholic church intended to provide foster children in the area with school supplies has expanded dramatically and now assists students from as far away as Kenya. Good Shepherd Parish, made up of Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco; St. Joseph Church […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A protest against U.S. immigration policy forced the evacuation of the Statue of Liberty on the Fourth of July, with a group unfurling a banner from the pedestal and a woman holding police at bay for hours after she climbed the base and sat by the statue’s robes. The woman and […]

ANSON — An Anson man was taken to a hospital Wednesday morning with serious injuries after he spent nearly 11 hours stranded in the woods after a motorcycle crash. A couple was taking a walk before 7 a.m. Wednesday when they heard someone yelling for help, Chief Deputy James Ross, of the Somerset County Sheriff’s […]

A 45-year-old man shot last month near Portland’s Oxford Street homeless shelter has died. Portland police said Wednesday that Jack Wilson died about 7 p.m. Tuesday from injuries he sustained during a shooting on June 26. Wilson’s death is now considered a homicide, and Portland police said it will be up to the Maine Attorney General’s office […]

AUGUSTA — A West Gardiner man will spend two years in prison for unlawful trafficking in cocaine in Augusta earlier this year. Dylan N. Hendsbee, 26, pleaded guilty to that charge Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center as well as to a charge of violation of violating bail conditions. The drugs were found in pants […]

LONDON (AP) — British police are investigating six claims of sexual assault or assault by Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey, three more than previously disclosed. British media reported earlier this year that London’s Metropolitan Police force was investigating three allegations against the former “House of Cards” star. Police in Britain don’t name suspects until they […]