ALFRED – After deliberating for about three hours in a case of an assault charge involving a Buxton town selectwoman, the court declared a mistrial after a hung jury on Thursday. Buxton Selectwoman Jean Harmon was on trial Thursday at  York County Superior Court for allegedly assaulting Solid Waste Manager Gregory Heffernan on Oct. 3. […]

SPRINGVALE – Whether you’re interested in blueberries or apples, fresh vegetables, or locally grown mushrooms, or merely taking a leisurely walk and seeing some sights on the way, you can do all those things on Sunday at the annual Springvale Farm Walk. The event coincides with the state’s annual Open Farm Day, a day where […]

WELLS – Just a few months after she was born, Zachary and Stacey Donnell tucked their daughter, Norah, into her stroller, and took her out for her first foray on a lobster boat. She started spending more time on the boat when she was 5. “We’d go out as a family,” her mother Stacey, said. […]

The Portland International Jetport is receiving nearly $6.8 million from the federal government to expand its deicing pad and help the airport manage wintertime flight traffic. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, says the U.S. Department of Transportation grant awarded to the jetport to expand the deicing area also will allow for overnight parking of aircraft, as […]

A gathering of an anti-immigrant group planned for this weekend in Canaan prompted someone to distribute an anonymous postcard calling the meeting a “white supremacist picnic.” The label is misleading and has led to confusion, said Tom Kawczynski, an administrator of the Facebook group Maine for Mainers, which describes itself as being “for U.S. citizens […]

SOLON — A local business that breeds rough coat collies was confirmed by authorities Thursday as the location where nearly 100 animals in need of “urgent care” were seized by animal welfare agents executing a search warrant earlier this week. Somerset County Chief Deputy Michael Mitchell said police supervised the search and animal seizure at R-N-D […]

SACO – After nearly a year of looking for solutions to traffic congestion along the Route 112 corridor in Saco, city and state officials are recommending building a new connector road, adding traffic lights and prohibiting turns at key intersections. The connector road would cost a $5 million and carry traffic between routes 112 and […]

BIDDEFORD – Drug agents on Wednesday arrested a man and a woman for allegedly selling methamphetamine. Agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency for the last month had been investigating 23-year-old Kailey Prejean in connection with meth trafficking in the Biddeford-Saco area. Undercover agents had purchased drugs from her several times before Wednesday, when they […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Will & Grace” is coming to an end, again. NBC said Thursday that the rebooted sitcom will wrap after its upcoming 2020 season, with the air date to be announced. “Will & Grace” was part of a wave of revivals when it returned to TV in 2017. The third and final […]