This might be Joe Rafferty’s 40th season at the helm of the Kennebunk High School football program, but the legendary coach still gets fired up for big games. His squad certainly has one this week as the Rams head to South Berwick tonight for a Class B South showdown with the Marshwood Hawks. “It’s exciting. […]
October 2018
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‘We’re like brothers’
The Old Orchard Beach football team enters tonight’s regular-season finale with a 3-4 record, but a win over visiting Traip Academy would guarantee the Seagulls a spot in the Class E playoffs. The Seagulls, who lost plenty of talent from last year’s team, have been able to work through an up-and-down campaign to put themselves […]
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York County voters to decide future of county treasurer position
ALFRED — York County voters on Nov. 6 will decide if they wish to abolish the elected position of York County treasurer. If the vote is affirmative, it would become effective Jan. 1. The term of current treasurer, Frank Wood, expires Dec. 31. As well, voters will also see the names of two people on […]
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Two run for York County treasurer
ALFRED — In what could be the last election for a York County treasurer, two candidates are running for the open seat. Democrat Bob Mills of Biddeford has thrown his hat into the ring, as has Republican Bradford Littlefield of Sanford. The current treasurer, Frank Wood, is not running for reelection. In addition to the […]
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New chief at helm of Alfred Fire and Rescue
ALFRED — When Chris Carpenter was 14 years old, he walked into the Goodwin’s Mills Fire Station and signed on as a junior firefighter. It was a familiar place to be — his father Rod Carpenter was deputy chief at the time. The elder Carpenter later became chief of the agency. While some other his […]
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Karen Lee Gillman
BRUNSWICK – Karen Lee Gillman, age 81, of Brunswick (formerly, Winslow) passed peacefully on October, 4, 2018. Karen was born on September 16, 1937 in Wichita, Kansas to Myra and Raymond Hein. She was predeceased by her second husband, Richard Gillman, her parents and sister, Janice Rae Hein, and cousin, JoAnne Bell. She is survived by her daughters, Sandra […]
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Trojans down Red Riots, head to Class A volleyball quarterfinals
SOUTH PORTLAND — The No. 9 Thornton Academy volleyball team won the first two sets in a Class A South preliminary round showdown, but No. 8 South Portland would rally to take the next set. The Golden Trojans would rebound from the third set loss to take the fourth game 25-23 and punch their ticket […]
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Maine Turnpike awards $39.5 million contract for York tollbooth
The Maine Turnpike Authority plans to begin construction of a new tollbooth plaza in York next month. Reed and Reed, a construction firm from Woolwich, was awarded a $39.5 million for the three-year project on Thursday. The company will build a new tollbooth plaza about a mile and a half north of the present tolls. […]
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CMP to bury proposed transmission line under Kennebec Gorge
Central Maine Power wants to bury the portion of its planned electrical transmission line from Quebec that crosses the scenic Kennebec River Gorge, a concession to environmentalists and local activists opposed to the project. The company on Thursday notified regulators that it intends to drill under the river, in northern Somerset County, instead of crossing […]
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Overall crime in Maine declines for 6th year, but rape reports increase
The number of crime reports in Maine dropped in 2017, marking the sixth straight year of overall decline, the state Department of Public Safety said Thursday. At the same time, however, reports of some of the most serious offenses ticked upward last year. Reported rapes increased to 448 cases from 383, a 17 percent jump […]
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