SACO — An agreement has been reached between J & B Partners, owners of land on Saco Island, and the city of Saco, which will resolve the notice of violation and stop work order issued by the city due to the tree cutting that occurred on Dec. 1.   The city alleged the tree cutting operation […]

VASSALBORO — Six officers in four York County departments  are among Maine’s 52 newest police officers who  graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy on Friday.  The officers spent eighteen weeks in study and training and most will begin patrolling immediately, in time for Christmas and New Year’s Eve enforcement efforts, said Maine Public Safety […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine hunters are on the prowl for coyotes. The state’s annual “night hunt” for coyotes begins on Saturday. It’s legal to hunt coyotes all year, but it’s only legal at night from Dec. 16 to Aug. 31. The state has no bag or possession limit on coyotes, which live all over the […]

SYDNEY (AP) — A South Korean-born Sydney man was charged Sunday with acting as an economic agent for North Korea in Australia by allegedly attempting to broker sales worth tens of millions of dollars for Pyongyang that included components used in ballistic missiles. The Australian Federal Police said 59-year-old naturalized Australian Chan Han Choi used […]

BRUNSWICK (AP) — A bank foundation is donating $450,000 to support job growth and small businesses in rural Maine. KeyBank Foundation is giving the money over three years to Coastal Enterprises Inc. in Brunswick. A spokesman says the money will support Coastal’s small business lending, advisory services and partnership efforts with local organizations. CEI plans […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine task force is set to meet for the first time to come up with state-level fixes to the health care system. The task force is set to meet Wednesday and discuss proposals like a single-payer health care system. Meanwhile, Congress is deciding whether to repeal a key provision of former […]