PARIS (AP) — The man behind a deadly knife attack in central Paris was born in Chechnya and had been on police radar for radicalism, and his parents have been detained for questioning, French authorities said Sunday. Counterterrorism investigators are working to determine whether the man who stabbed five people in a busy neighborhood in […]

The York County Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program known as WIC  will host an Open House at its Sanford, Kittery and Biddeford clinic sites on separate dates in May.  The first is in Sanford, at 6 Spruce St.,  set for Tuesday, May 15; the second, at 15 York St., Building, Suite 2  in Biddeford […]

WEST KENNEBUNK — Students eyeing careers in science, technology, engineering and math should take a good look at a new program offered this summer by the Animal Welfare Society. From Aug. 20 to Aug. 24, the Animal Welfare Society’s Humane Education program will offer its first Animal Care Intensive, a week-long series of hands-on STEM-focused […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — The Boathouse Restaurant, the newest dining venue of the Kennebunkport Resort Collection, is now open with an innovative menu developed under the leadership of Executive Chef John Shaw.  The restaurant, located on the Kennebunk River and steps from Dock Square, has also been redesigned to reflect vibrant “maritime chic” interiors that celebrate the surrounding water […]

What’s the nicest thing you can give a working wife with children on Mother’s Day?  Answer—a week off, a week away from alarm clocks, cooking, cleaning, laundry, lunches, and endless to-do lists.  I have given my wife this gift for forty years.  What she did with it was surprising. Her sister hatched the idea.  “We’ll […]

SANFORD — From the struggle for Independence to today, America’s military and their families have made sacrifices for their country. Some died in battle, some were wounded — and some never came home. To honor and remember those sacrifices, the Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery Association is planning to install a series of monuments at […]

SPRINGVALE — A resident of a home at 36 Morrison Road that burned to the ground early Saturday is crediting passersby who saw the blaze and pounded on the door for saving his life and the lives of his five family members. “He saved our lives, there is no doubt in my mind,” said John […]