KENNEBUNK — A local gardening expert and author will be sharing her expertise once again on stage at one of the most illustrious annual events in Boston. On March 14, Kerry Ann Mendez, owner of Perennially Yours in Kennebunk, will be appearing at the 2018 Boston Flower & Garden Show at the Seaport World Trade Center. Mendez […]
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Will stock plunge hurt U.S. economy?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The tumble in U.S. stock prices has inflicted psychological pain and financial losses — at least on paper — for people with a meaningful stake in the market. Their anxiety conjures another fear, too: That consumers and businesses might slash their spending in response. Consumers are the engine of U.S. economic growth, […]
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Border collie wins Westminster agility contest
NEW YORK (AP) — When your name is famous, you’ve got to live up to it. Like a black-and-white blur, a border collie named Fame(US) — pronounced like “famous” — streaked to a win in the Westminster Kennel Club dog show’s agility championship Saturday night, finishing with a leap into handler Jessica Ajoux’s arms. “It’s […]
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Grand Canyon helicopter crash kills three, injures four
PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) — A tour helicopter carrying seven people on board crashed in the Grand Canyon, killing three people and injuring four others. Six passengers and a pilot were on board the Papillion Grand Canyon Helicopters chopper when it crashed around 5:20 p.m. Saturday on the Hualapai Nation near Quartermaster Canyon, Hualapai Nation Police […]
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Bridge between Maine, New Hampshire could open in May
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A bridge being built between New Hampshire and Maine is now expected to open in May, although transportation officials say the $170 million project doesn’t have serious problems. The new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge will replace an old one connecting Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kittery, Maine, along the Route 1 Bypass […]
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Students attempting to visit every Maine state park
THORNDIKE (AP) — Students from a Maine middle school are attempting to visit every state park in the Pine Tree State this year. The students are from Mount View Middle School in Thorndike. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry says the students got started in early February by picking up park passports and […]
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Dehyrated meal firm, laboratory receives grant
PORTLAND (AP) — A company that makes dehydrated gourmet meals and a manufacturer of outdoor equipment are among the recipients of $24.5 million in grants from the Maine Technology Institute. The grants were financed by a $45 million bond approved by voters last year. Kittery-based Good-To-Go LLC, the dehydrated meal company, will receive $150,000 to […]
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Freeport woman dies in house fire
FREEPORT (AP) — The Maine state Fire Marshal’s Office says a Freeport woman has died in a fire in her home. Authorities say firefighters found the body of 68-year-old Donelda Madore early Saturday morning near the stairs in her living room. Investigators say it appears she was overcome by smoke as she tried to escape. […]
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Update: Saco water break results in partial road closure
SACO — A water main break on Portland Road (US Route 1) near the intersection with Cascade Road on Saturday night resulted in a partial road closure. According to a press release from the Saco Police Department, officers responded to a reported water main break in the area about 8:36 p.m. Saturday and found a portion […]
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Sanford names new Parks and Recreation director
SANFORD — The city of Sanford has hired a new Parks and Recreation director. Alan Grady, who worked as Assistant Recreation Director in Gorham for more than eight years before taking a job as recreation director in Westborough, Massachusetts in 2014, will join the city staff Feb. 26. According to his LinkedIn profile, Grady graduated […]