BIDDEFORD — On Dec. 4, York County Superior Court Justice Paul Fritzsche approved the motion to dismiss a case brought against the city of Biddeford by Valerie Page, who alleged the city hadn’t properly maintained the pathway that her late husband, Sean Page, was crossing when he was struck and killed by an Amtrak Downeaster […]

Signs along Route 5 in western York County are shown in this recent photo. In the distance, snow-capped mountain peaks can be seen beneath a cloudless, blue sky.

YORK — For Tom Bradbury and his neighbors, the town foghorn is more than just a familiar, wistful noise ”“ it represents something greater, like peace itself. “There’s a sense that someone is on guard, watching over those who are on the water,” Bradbury said. “We find it a very pleasing, comforting sound.” That’s why […]

AUGUSTA — Methamphetamine labs have proliferated at a startling rate across Maine, and drug agents say that the growth in the costly and dangerous raids has stretched their resources. Maine officials busted 28 meth labs this year, up 12 from last year and more than six times as many as three years ago, said Roy […]