This weekend, sugar houses across the state are opening their doors to the public for Maine Maple Sunday, an annual tradition now in its 35th year. During Maple Sunday, which some farms observe on Saturday, maple producers offer tours of their operations. Some also have farm and barn tours. Others have breakfasts and some have […]
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Woman charged after allegedly using drugs in public restroom
SANFORD — Police, responding to a report of someone allegedly using drugs in the public restroom of a convenience store Wednesday night, took a 40-year-old Berwick woman into custody. Christiane Hollis was charged with seven counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, said Sanford Deputy Police Chief Tim Strout. He said police were called to […]
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Saco School Board approves school budget
SACO — The Saco School Board has approved a nearly $39.3 million budget proposal to be forwarded to the City Council. The School Board approved the budget proposal unanimously Wednesday night, with School Board member Lynn Leary absent. Wednesday’s approval was the first of three approvals needed for the school budget. The City Council must […]
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Burglary suspect turns herself in to police
ALFRED — A Gorham suspect in a burglary earlier this year turned herself in to authorities earlier this week and remained incarcerated at York County Jail on Thursday. Jennifer Talbot, 34, is accused of stealing a handgun — a .22 caliber Beretta — and about $200 from a home on Clark’s Mills Road back in January. […]
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Mother, son behind bars following Dayton altercation
DAYTON — Maine State Police arrested a mother and son following a domestic dispute in Dayton on Wednesday. State troopers say that they responded to a domestic disturbance at Dyer Road in Dayton on Wednesday. When troopers arrived on scene they discovered that Brian King, 26, of Dayton, had kicked in the door to the […]
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US tariffs on Canadian lumber are controversial in Maine
AUGUSTA — The Trump administration’s tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber have divided the nation’s most heavily forested state, where the governor says high prices are gouging the American people while others say the tariffs have steadied a struggling industry. Maine’s Republican governor, Paul LePage, claims the public is “held hostage” as lumber companies see record […]
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Fed raises key rate and foresees 2 more hikes this year
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate Wednesday in a vote of confidence in the U.S. economy’s durability while signaling that it plans to continue a gradual approach to rate hikes for 2018 under its new chairman, Jerome Powell. The Fed said it expects to raise rates twice more this year. And […]
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With police near, suspected Austin bomber blows himself up
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — As a SWAT team closed in, the suspected bomber whose deadly explosives terrorized Austin for three weeks used one of his devices to blow himself up. But police warned that he could have planted more bombs before his death, and they cautioned the city to stay on guard. Mark Anthony Conditt, an […]
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Public input wanted for parking plan
BIDDEFORD — The city of Biddeford will be creating a parking management plan and public input on what that should look like will be solicited in a variety of ways including public meetings and written comments. On Tuesday, City Council unanimously passed a measure that calls for at least three public meetings with the opportunity […]
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OOB proposes budget with 3 percent tax increase
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach town manager has presented a 2019 fiscal year budget proposal that would increase the property tax by 3 percent. Town Manager Larry Mead presented a $16.4 million proposed municipal operational budget on Tuesday night. Mead said the School board is expected to present a budget proposal that […]