DECEPTION ISLAND, Antarctica — Earth’s past, present and future come together here on the northern peninsula of Antarctica, the wildest, most desolate and mysterious of its continents. Clues to answering humanity’s most basic questions are locked in this continental freezer the size of the United States and half of Canada: Where did we come from? […]

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WATERBORO — Zackery Morgan Butterfield, 20, 52 May St, was arrested Jan. 15 on Main Street by York County sheriff’s deputies and charged with domestic violence criminal threatening. DRUG VIOLATIONS LIMINGTON — Nicholas A. Spencer, 21, 35 Fieldstone Lane, Falmouth, was issued a summons Jan. 9 charging possession of a useable amount of […]

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — An icy Niagara Falls drew a small but hardy stream of tourists Friday intent on witnessing the extraordinary crystalline spectacle, if only long enough to click some photos. Weeks of sustained cold had visitors marveling from behind scarves and viewfinders at the waterfalls’ glacial buildup and mist-encased trees and lampposts that […]

From Staff Reports The Maine Department of Transportation is looking to Talk Transportation and is seeking public input regarding transportation issues. To that end, the department will hold a series of public meetings throughout the state this month as well as March and April. Input from the public and other stakeholders will be considered by […]

BIDDEFORD — Mayor Alan Casavant is looking to fill an empty seat on the City Council, following the unexpected resignation of Ward 3 Councilor Bradley Cote at Tuesday’s council meeting. Just seconds after the 7-2 vote that authorized nearly $1 million in funding to address safety concerns at Biddeford Municipal Airport, Cote leaned forward and, […]