KENNEBUNK — Kennebunk plans to ring in spring with its annual May Day Festival, now in its 16th year, featuring a host of events at numerous businesses and locations along the downtown corridor. Slated for Saturday, the festival will be replete with community events, such as a pancake breakfast at Duffy’s Tavern & Grill from […]

URUMQI, China — Chinese authorities said Thursday that two religious extremists carried out a terror attack at a train station in far-western Xinjiang region by detonating explosives, in an apparent suicide bombing that also killed one other person and wounded 79. The official website for Xinjiang’s regional government said police identified two suspects with a […]

BEIRUT — Clashes between Syrian government forces and opposition fighters killed 14 rebels in a flare-up overnight along a strategic corridor between Damascus and the Lebanese border, activists said Thursday. The fighting in Zabadani ”“ a town near Damascus and the last rebel stronghold in the area ”“ is part of the larger battle for […]

SACO — A vote to fund a Stackpole Bridge project has been moved from the June election to the November election, to allow time for fundraising efforts for a restoration project. The Stackpole Creek Bridge is a non-engineered, keystone arch bridge on Simpson Road and was built in 1848. The bridge made Maine Preservation’s 2013 […]

KENNEBUNK — The York County Democratic Committee will host a forum, featuring Democratic primary candidates running for York County Sheriff Thursday, May 15. Candidates William King, Dana LaJoie and Paul Main will discuss their background and positions on current issues, and answer questions, organizers say. The forum will take place at the Kennebunk Town Hall […]