ALFRED — The proposed York County budget for the year that begins July 1 is up by about 1.88 percent from the current year. Following a meeting marked by lengthy discussion over a proposed drug dog for use by sheriff’s deputies, the York County Budget Committee on Wednesday agreed to send a proposed $20 million […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The basement of Loranger Memorial School has been given a new life as a makerspace. Loranger Memorial School Instructional Technology Integrator Donna Stearns said she wanted to establish a makerspace in the school where students could design, build and create through hands-on projects. Where to put it was on of the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration delivered a gut punch to America’s closest allies Thursday, imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum from Europe, Mexico and Canada in a move that drew immediate vows of retaliation. Stock prices slumped amid fears of a trade war, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling nearly 252 points, or […]

MaryAnne Kinney, whose family owns Kinney’s Sugarhouse in Knox, is planning her own one-woman march on Washington, D.C., in June to protest a proposed federal regulation that would require maple syrup labels to indicate the product contains “added sugar.” Maple syrup is naturally high in sugar – so high it triggers the new requirement, which […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A top aide to Kim Jong Un will make a rare visit to Washington Friday to hand a letter from the North Korean leader to President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said after reporting “good progress” in talks between the two sides to revive an on-again, off-again nuclear summit. […]

ALFRED — A former teacher charged with 14 counts of sexual misconduct involving a student during her tenure at Kennebunk High School is asking a judge to exclude photos of texts from a cell phone at her upcoming trial. Jill Lamontagne pleaded not guilty to six counts of gross sexual assault, six counts of sex […]

WATERBORO — A child was injured and his mother arrested and charged with driving to endanger Wednesday after her car hit a tree on Crescent Drive in the Lake Arrowhead sector of North Waterboro. The child, a 5-year-old, was hospitalized with significant but non life-threatening injuries, said York County Sheriff William King on Thursday morning. […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of Michael Jackson sued ABC and parent company Disney on Wednesday, saying a two-hour documentary on the singer’s last days improperly used the King of Pop’s songs, music videos and movies. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles alleges that last week’s special, “The Last Days of […]

ALFRED — A York County Superior Court justice has ordered a Limington man charged with killing his neighbor in an attack with a machete two years ago to undergo a competency exam. Justice Wayne Douglas ordered the exam, to be conducted by the State Forensic Service, in April. The exam is to determine Bruce Akers […]

BIDDEFORD — A community advocate who had announced his independent candidacy for Biddeford’s District 12 seat in the Maine House of Representatives in April, has withdrawn from the race. Matt Lauzon, 33, was a first-time candidate for office in 2016 when he ran against State Rep. Martin Grohman. He drew more than 1,600 votes in that […]