WESTBROOK (AP) — Maine residents have likely seen the last of a big snake that created a media sensation when it was spotted eating a beaver along a riverbank. According to a state biologist, the snake dubbed “Wessie” by Westbrook, Maine, residents, likely didn’t make it past October because of cold weather. Reptiles are coldblooded, […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The state of Maine has adopted a new vaccine requirement for seventh-grade students. Starting this September, seventh-grade public school students will be required to receive a second dose of Tdap, a vaccine that protects against tetanus, pertussis and diphtheria. The state Department of Health and Human Services adopted the rule last week. […]

ROCKPORT (AP) – State police in Maine say a man was critically injured when fire destroyed his mobile home in Rockport. Police say 64-year-old Bruce Fales suffered smoke inhalation on Tuesday morning. Troopers said that Fales was initially taken to PenBay Medical Center in Rockport and later transferred to another facility. Police say Fales was […]

AUGUSTA (AP) – Retail gas prices in northern New England are continuing a climb that has gone on for several weeks. Gas price website GasBuddy’s survey says the average retail gasoline prices in Maine have risen 4.3 cents per gallon in the past week. They now average $2.39 per gallon. In New Hampshire, average prices […]

PARSONSFIELD — Selectmen here say significant equipment failure late last week meant the snow plow contractor for two sections of the towns’ nearly 100-mile road network couldn’t complete the work  during a 25-inch snowfall and so he quit. But the situation is on the mend, with the contractor from the third section pitching in, help […]

FROM STAFF REPORTS  SPRINGVALE — A 24 year-old Sanford man died in a traffic crash on Main Street (Route 109) on Friday night. Peter Thomas was driving south near 134 Main St. in the Springvale section of the city just before 7 p.m., when, according to Sanford Police Chief Thomas Connolly, he pulled around another vehicle, crossed the center line, and collided […]